Many people wonder how seminarians pass their day at the Seminary. For seven whole years, the seminarian spends many weeks ‘locked up’ in this house of formation where he prepares himself for life as priest.
The Seminary helps the seminarian gain a holistic formation. First of all, the seminarian is aided to think about and reflect on his priestly vocation. Throughout the seven years at the Seminary, he has to be certain that his priestly vocation is truly God’s call. For this reason, various formators help the seminarian understand and accept his real self and to mature spiritually. The formators who are chosen to accompany the seminarian along the years of formation are people with experience in this field. The pastoral experience gained during weekends and during the intermediary year help the seminarian to take on more heartily the role of a shepherd.
Meanwhile, the seminarian has the duty to prepare himself well academically for this difficult mission. For this reason, during his stay at the Seminary, the seminarian reads philosophy and theology at tertiary level. In fact, the Faculty of Theology at the Gozo Seminary is affiliated with the Angelicum Pontificia Università San Tommaso d’Aquino. Various lecturers visit the Seminary and give lectures everyday, except on Thursday.
Seminarians Joseph Attard and Mario Curmi sat for the examination de universa (comprehensive), which marked the end of their accademic studies at the Seminary. The other seminarians ended their lectures for the year on Friday 29th May. They will be sitting for their examinations from Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 11th June.
