![]() ![]() Each candidate’s application and document submission are carefully and prayerfully reviewed by the individual members of the Admissions Committee and by the Committee as a whole. Sacred Heart’s pre-admission checklist includes the documents that must be submitted and the steps that must be taken prior to being considered for admittance, including (but not limited to): a criminal background check, medical records, driving record, psychological evaluation, letters of recommendation (including from the sponsoring bishop and the man’s pastor), and applicant essays on the priesthood and celibacy. This committee includes the Rector, Vice Rector, Director of Formation and a Spiritual Director, each of whom is a priest. The second aspect of the admissions process is the discernment by the Admissions Committee of Sacred Heart Major Seminary. ![]() Prior to applying to the seminary, the candidate must receive support from his local bishop or sponsoring religious community. ![]() This process can take many months or years as he works with his pastor and vocations director. First, the man prayerfully discerns the call he believes he has received from God to become a priest. There are two distinct aspects of the admissions process. To learn more about vocations, click here. A vocation is a calling from God to serve His Church in a particular state of life. A man considering the priesthood is pursuing a vocation versus gaining knowledge to pursue a career. It differs significantly from that of an ordinary student’s application to a university – secular or religious. Please also pray for all priests, that God may strengthen and protect us as we work to serve the people of God.įor a man discerning a vocation to the priesthood, the process for admittance to a Roman Catholic Seminary is extensive and rigorous. As we continue to engage in the exciting work of forming future priests, I ask for your prayerful support. The seminary does not tolerate sexual abuse or abuse of any kind within its own programs, and further, discerns rigorously the candidates who are admitted, all of whom are evaluated throughout their studies. Sacred Heart Major Seminary has and will continue, to adhere carefully to the universal and national norms articulated by the Church for the formation of candidates for the priesthood. The work of priestly formation is a comprehensive and continual effort on the part of the whole seminary community, including the Board of Trustees, the faculty and the staff. We offer links to core documents and resources that are used regularly and that you may find helpful. To manifest accountability, and to increase understanding and awareness, we are providing information about what it means to train a priest today for a lifetime of healthy, holy, and joyful ministry. Be assured of our resolute commitment to pray for healing for victim-survivors, commending this work to the mercy and love of the Sacred Heart. ![]() The events of recent months prompt me to offer words of deep sorrow for the horrific acts of sexual abuse by bishops and priests, and the shameful deception to hide or ignore these crimes and predatory behaviors. No matter our circumstances, we must remember whom we love and serve – may Jesus Christ be praised now and forever! ![]()
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