Some angels in white were spotted around the seminary today. It is only later that we realized that they were the 3rd year theologians who were going about in their white cassocks for the very first time as they went through the ceremony of Vestition on 20th July in the evening. The prayer service was led by the rector Fr. Aniceto Pereira who emphasized the significance of the ceremony using a reference from the Old Testament prophet Elijah. This was followed by the Eucharist

Indeed, the 14th of July was a joyful day for the St Pius X Community because the students of I Year and II Year Theology were conferred the ministry of Lector and Acolyte. The theme for the Eucharistic celebration was, “To be the Word and Bread broken for all.” Ten students from I Year Theology were instituted as Lectors and Thirteen students from II Year Theology were instituted as Acolytes. The institution of the ministry of Lector signifies the responsibility of the procl

The first Spiritual conference of the academic year 2022-23 was held on 11th July 2022. The eminent speaker of the day was Rev. Fr. K. T Emmanuel, the judicial vicar of the Archdiocese of Bombay. The Spiritual Conference began with a prayer song followed by a short prayer. Rev. Fr. Gavin Lopes introduced and welcomed the speaker to the community. The theme chosen for the conference was “The promise of obedience for the diocesan priests.” Fr. Emmanuel initiated the conference

Just like every year this year too we had the sports day inauguration. Sports is indeed an important part of Seminary life as it helps in the all-round development of each and every person. This year the theme for the Sports Day was Togetherness, Participation and Brotherhood. As usual, the brothers are divided into 4 teams, the names of which were sourced from the game AGE OF EMPIRES. We started with the teams performing a slogan and a theme song for the team. We then had Fr

St. Pius Family kick-started its year with its first program titled “A New Beginning- Saying Yes” for its Newcomers. The program began with a Prayer Song fused into an action song. Each batch of newcomers from various classes put up numerous fun-filled, entertaining, and meaningful plays and group dances. There was indeed an outpouring of insightful messages given out during these sub-programs. The Newcomers Day Program culminated with the Shepherd addressing the St. Pius Fam