Priests and seminarians of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary started the Lenten season with the blessing and distribution of ashes followed by a Sung Mass. We pray that you have a blessed Lent in preparation for Holy Week and the Easter season.
We give thanks to God for the five men who were ordained subdeacons on Saturday, February 10, 2018 by His Excellency, Peter Libasci, Bishop of the diocese of Manchester, NH.
Every year, on one of the Saturdays of Advent, Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrates the “Rorate Mass,” which is a candlelight Mass during Advent in honor of our Lady. The Mass starts early in the morning so that the only light during the beginning of Mass comes from the candlelight. As the Mass progresses, however, the light of dawn begins to appear in the windows so that the triple recitation of the Vespers Antiphon “Behold the Lord shall come…,” which the celebrant sings after the Last Gospel, is rendered all the more fitting.
The Rorate Mass has been a traditional part of Advent and a beautiful way to anticipate the coming of our Lord in preparation for Christmas.
Every Thanksgiving, the seminarians of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary have the tradition of playing a football game, called the “Buckley Bowl,” in honor of Fr. Buckley. After a player draft, the two teams practice the week before so that they are ready to play each other on Thanksgiving morning. This year, both teams fought hard throughout the game, and though the one team always held the higher score, the game remained close until the end. However, Deacon Michael Cunningham, who has played as quarterback for the Buckley Bowl since his first year, was able to make several key passes to ensure his team’s victory. The final score was 28-14.
Playing a hard game certainly worked up an appetite, which is always a good thing on Thanksgiving Day. All the seminarians enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving Dinner prepared by the seminary chefs, which was followed by a light schedule for the rest of the evening. We would like to thank all our benefactors who made a great Thanksgiving dinner possible.
On August 15, the Feast of the Assumption, Deacon Charles Ike, FSSP was ordained a priest in Nigeria by his Excellency Gregory Ochiagha, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Orlu, Nigeria. We give great thanks to God for the joyous occasion and we ask for your prayers for Fr. Charles Ike as he begins his priesthood in the Nigeria FSSP Apostolate.
