Welcoming 19 new seminarians and 10 new lay students.
Welcome from Very Rev. Stephen Salocks, Rector:
The summer of 2021 is coming to an end, and as I write these words on the eve of Labor Day Weekend, seminarians, faculty, and staff have all returned for a new year at Saint John’s Seminary. With great joy we welcome nineteen new seminarians. Orientation and the in-house retreat have prepared us for the start of a new academic year. We are joined by new and returning seminarians from the Benedictines, Carmelites, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, Franciscans of the Primitive Observance, and seminarians of the Neocatechumenal Way.After a summer that gave seminarians and faculty opportunities for more normal pastoral experiences, travel, vacations, and study, we are ready and eager to engage the work, study, and prayer of priestly formation in a more personal and complete way this year.
Those returning to the seminary building note some significant changes, most notably a new dining service and staff. Also, changes of appearance and ambience within the building remind us more clearly of our identity as a community centered around Jesus Christ and marked by prayer, fraternity, intellectual engagement, and evangelical zeal.
For over 135 years, Saint John’s has been committed to forming men who see each day as a new opportunity to follow the Lord more closely through the gift of self and accept every day as an opportunity for radical conversion: to examine their lives in terms of growth in obedience, in celibate, chaste love, and in simplicity of life. We seek to form men who have the desire, the drive, the tools, and the capacity to become more like Christ every day, year after year, and who strive to live and work in communion with their bishop, their presbyterate and the People of God. Together, we dedicate our lives to the service of our Lord and his Church. As this new year begins at Saint John’s Seminary, we are both hopeful and grateful. With the grace and blessing of God and the support of all of you, we believe we will continue to fulfill our mission to prepare good and holy priests and lay ministers for you and your families. Please know that you are always in our prayers.
God’s blessing and peace be with you all!
Saint John’s welcomes 19 new seminarians to our community

Mr. Christopher Barton
Archdiocese of Boston
1st Pre-Theology

Mr. Alden Bronson
Archdiocese of Boston
1st Pre-Theology

Mr. Lucas daCosta
Diocese of Fall River
1st Theology

Mr. Alexander deTirado
Neocatechumenal Way
1st Pre-Theology

Mr. Mattias Emanuel
Diocese of Speyer, Germany
In Residence

Mr. Moises Franchi
Neocatechumenal Way
1st Pre-Theology

Br. John-Magdalene Fanders
Discalced Carmelites
3rd Theology

Mr. Matthew Harrington
Archdiocese of Boston
2nd Theology

Mr. Joseph Jasinski
Archdiocese of Boston
1st Pre-Theology

Mr. Adam Jones
Oblates of the Virgin Mary
1st Pre-Theology

Mr. Nicholas Jones
Diocese of Providence
1st Pre-Theology

Br. Isaiah Klena
Discalced Carmelites
1st Theology

Mr. Jairon Olmos
Diocese of Providence
2nd Theology

Mr. Diego Mendoza
Neocatechumenal Way
1st Pre-Theology

Br. Moses Urlakis
Discalced Carmelites
1st Theology

Mr. Saul Quechol
Neocatechumenal Way
1st Pre-Theology

Br. Felix Mary Waldron
Franciscans of the Primitive Observance
1st Theology

Mr. Timothy Walsh
Archdiocese of Boston
1st Pre-Theology

Mr. Aaron Yohe
Archdiocese of Boston
2nd Theology
Saint John’s welcomes 10 new lay students to our community

Ami Bailey
Master of Arts in Ministry Program

Dan Ceyrs
Master of Arts in Ministry Program

Paula Chesbrough
Master of Arts in Ministry Program

Michelle Gallo
Master of Arts in Ministry Program

Br. Nathaniel Gregor, OCD
Master of Arts in Ministry Program

Susan Ho
Master of Arts in Ministry Program

Eileen Klapprodt
Master of Arts in Ministry Program

Arianne Lokuta
Master of Arts in Ministry Program

Maribeth Scott
Master of Arts in Ministry Program

Rose Tramontozzi
Master of Arts in Ministry Program
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