The daily schedule in the High School seminary forms the seminarians to live a life of order and balance. Daily life has a healthy rhythm beginning with Morning Prayer and Mass, common periods of study and recreation, daily physical exercise and in-house responsibilities. Emphasis is laid upon each seminarian becoming prayerful, responsible for himself and the community and joyfully studious. Our hope is that the high school seminary formation will prepare a young man, if he is called, for life in the Major Seminary. A daily schedule follows:
Daily Schedule:
Part of the seminary schedule is daily study hall periods. During the week students have scheduled for them between 2 1/2 and 3 hours of study hall time per day.
Schedule: Weekdays
Monday – Friday
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Rise |
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Morning Prayer followed by Meditation |
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Conventual Mass – breakfast – house chores |
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Study |
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Classes (5 min break between classes) |
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Spiritual Reading |
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Midday Prayer in Minor Seminary Chapel followed by noon meal |
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Classes and physical education |
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Study |
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Vespers in Minor Seminary Chapel (Abbey Church on Saturdays) |
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Supper followed by community time until 7:00 |
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Activity period (Instrument Practice) |
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Study |
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Rosary (7:30 – 8:30 Fridays Holy Hour, exposition of the Blessed Sacrament) |
Schedule: Weekends
Saturday – Weekday order with no classes or study hall except:
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Housework |
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Spiritual Reading |
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Study Hall |
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Midday Prayer in Abbey Church |
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Community activities (work period) |
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Rosary |
Schedule: Weekends
Sunday
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Rise |
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Morning Prayer in Minor Seminary Chapel – meditative reading |
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Breakfast |
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Spiritual Reading |
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Silent Prayer or study |
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Conventual Mass |
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Midday Prayer in Abbey Church |
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Noon Meal 4:30 Vespers and Benediction |
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Group Lectio |
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Supper followed by community time until 7:00 |
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Vespers and Benediction |
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Study |
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Rosary and Confessions |