December is a particular month during which our attention is drawn towards a cave in Bethlehem and a small manger. It is a particular month for the Seminary community too. During this month, our timetable is modified, the premises are decorated and special activities are held.
During Advent, community prayer time increases. Every day, we recite the Office of the Reading at 6.15am. The daily Mass includes a homily on the Word of God. As from this year, the Christmas Novena, prepared by the seminarians, started on the 14th December. This year too, on Thursday, 10th December, the seminarians paid a visit to some priests who, because of their age and health, are house-bound.
In the last days prior to Christmas Day, the seminarians and formators decorated the premises. Various activities were held. These included a gathering for altar boys and members of Vocation Groups, dinner for the lecturers, a traditional Mass celebrated in a cave and the finally, an activity, with the relatives of the seminarians.
This year, the seminarians started their holidays on Friday, 18th December, the day when the last lectures for 2015 were held. They will return to the Seminary on Tuesday, 5th January 2016.
