by tobainc | Oct 27, 2020 | Events, News
On Saturday the 24th of October, the Feast of Saint Raphael the Archangel, eighteen men received their First Clerical Tonsure at the hands of His Excellency, Bishop Robert Finn, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Kansas City – Saint Joseph.
The Fraternity expresses thanksgiving to God as well as to His Excellency for this gift to their newly incorporated members, who had been recently incorporated on the previous Sunday, October 18th, the Feast of Saint Luke. This year, the ceremony was live-streamed on livemass.net, as there was not an opportunity for many guests to come.
In the tonsure ceremony, the candidates receive for their first time the black roman cassock and the white surplice, as well as the privilege of sitting in choir with the rest of the tonsured clerics. Please pray for these men as they continue on their journey in pursuit of the sacred priesthood, that they may be faithful to the graces God gives them in this time.
by tobainc | Sep 20, 2020 | Events, News
Celebrating his twenty-fifth year at the Glenn Korff School of Music, pianist and chanter Paul Barnes returns to the Lied Center for Performing Arts to present a contemplative and cathartic program of piano works inspired by the mystical world of Native American, Greek, Jewish, and Latin chant.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Schola will join Dr. Barnes of the University of Nebraska music department in concert on September 24, 2020. The concert draws heavily on Christian themes from both the East and West. The seminarians will sing before the performance of Franz Liszt’s late piano solo masterpiece, Via Crucis.
The event is free and open to the public in addition to being live streamed. Please find more information at https://www.liedcenter.org/event/paul-barnes-0
by tobainc | Mar 5, 2019 | Events, News
Seminarians and priests gathered on the evening of Mardi Gras for food and festivities. The vocal and instrumental skill displayed in the talent show that evening were especially impressive. The celebration of Mardi Gras is a popular one at the Seminary and is always a joyful evening of talent and laughs before beginning the austerities of Lent.
by tobainc | Feb 2, 2019 | Events, News
Every year for the Feast of Our Lady’s Purification, OLGS keeps the tradition of the blessing of candles before the Mass. The celebrant, Fr. Lillard, blessed the candles to be used throughout the year, and then distributed small candles to be held by the seminarians in a brief procession around the chapel and during certain parts of the Mass. Among other things, the lit candles are a reminder of the Canticle that Simeon proclaimed in the feast’s Gospel, saying that Our Lord is a “light to the revelation of the Gentiles and the glory of Israel.”
by tobainc | Aug 31, 2018 | Events, News
Returning seminarians traveled back to the seminary to be present on Saturday evening, August 25. To begin the new academic year, all the seminarians took park in a week-long silent retreat led by Fr. Anthony Mastroeni. Priests and seminarians thank him for traveling out to OLGS to help the seminarians in their recollection and preparation for the coming year.
Please also keep in your prayers the 15 men who arrived at the seminary on Thursday, Sept 6 to begin their first year of formation for the priesthood. Fr. James Buckley, who has always given the open retreat to first year seminarians of OLGS, traveled out to the seminary to give them St. Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises.
