Every Christian is called upon to share his gifts with others. This applies especially to the gift of the priestly vocation which forms the basis of every vocational meeting and every vocational activity organised by the Seminary and the Seminarians.
Lent offers a good opportunity for such activities. On Saturday evening, 7th March, the seminarians invited the altar boys and the students of the Vocations Groups (Forms 1 to 4) to meet at the Seminary. Quite a number of students, about sixty in all, hailing from the majority of the parishes, attended this activity. The theme was: “I shall arise and go to my father!” The adolescents were divided into two group, according to age, and each group developed this theme with the help of the seminarians. The activity ended with a snack and a game of football.
On Friday, 13th March, it was the turn of Form 5 and Form 6 students. They met the community of the Seminary in the evening. They were about ten students and together they participated in a short moment of prayer through the Holy Scriptures. This was an interesting moment for everybody since a particular type of prayer (known as Scrutatio) was applied. It was a new experience for many of those present. The passage from the Gospel on which this activity was based was the calling of Levi (Mk 2:13-17). Then the partecipants could enjoy the delicious lunch prepared by the kitchen of the Seminary! The last part of the activity was by far the most looked forward to. This was a football match with the seminarians. Some of the students socialised with the seminarians and played board games with them.
