Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary
Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary (formerly Blessed John XXIII National Seminary) is a Roman Catholic seminary in Weston, Massachusetts. It offers a graduate-level program designed for priesthood candidates aged 30 and above, often called "second-career vocations" or "delayed vocations".[1]
Founded by Boston Archbishop Richard Cardinal Cushing in 1964, the seminary was chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1972 and became accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in 1983. It awards graduates the M. Div. degree.
Gallery
- An aspiring seminarian on a vocational discernment retreat in solitary afternoon prayer before the altar in the chapel
- Collection of items in the sacristy including white papal zucchetti, a chalice from the 15th century, rare Roman Missals, and 1st degree relics from various Roman Catholic saints
- A reading area in the library of Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary
- Reliquary with relics from St. James, St. Matthew, St. Philip, St. Simon, St. Thomas, St. Stephen and other saints
References
- ^ Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac 2005 Edition, ed. Matthew Bunson. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2004. p. 542. ISBN 1-59276-069-4
External links
- Official website
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- Archbishops
- John Joseph Williams
- William Henry O'Connell
- Richard Cushing
- Humberto Sousa Medeiros
- Bernard Francis Law
- Seán Patrick O'Malley
- Auxiliary bishops
- Cristiano Borro Barbosa
- Robert Francis Hennessey
- Mark William O'Connell
- Robert Philip Reed
- Peter J. Uglietto
- Emeriti bishops
- John Anthony Dooher
- Arthur L. Kennedy
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of the Holy Cross
- Basilicas and shrines
- Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Boston
- St. Anthony Shrine, Boston
- St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine, Boston
- Our Lady of Good Voyage, the Seaport Shrine
- Parishes
- Holy Name, West Roxbury
- Holy Trinity, Lowell
- Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston
- Our Lady of Good Voyage, Gloucester
- Our Lady Help of Christians, Newton
- Sacred Heart, Cambridge
- St. Albert the Great, Weymouth
- St. Charles Borromeo, Waltham
- St. John the Baptist, Salem
- St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge
- St. Joseph, Boston
- St. Leonard, Boston
- St. Mary, Dedham (History)
- St. Mary, Milton
- St. Mary, Newton
- St. Mary, Waltham
- St. Mary, Winchester
- St. Mary – St. Catherine of Siena, Charlestown
- St. Paul, Cambridge
- St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr, Chelsea
- St. Susanna, Dedham
- Former parishes
- Holy Cross, Boston
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, East Boston
- St. Aidan, Brookline
- St. Catherine of Sienna, Charlestown
- St. Joseph, Roxbury
- St. Mary, Charlestown
- St. Stephen, Boston
- Seminaries
- Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary
- St. John's Seminary
- Colleges
- Boston College
- Emmanuel College
- Labouré College
- Merrimack College
- Regis College
- St. John's Seminary
- Closed
- Marian Court College
- High schools
- Academy of Notre Dame, Tyngsboro
- Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington
- Austin Preparatory School, Reading
- Bishop Fenwick High School, Peabody
- Boston College High School, Dorchester
- Cathedral High School, Boston
- Catholic Memorial School, West Roxbury
- Central Catholic High School, Lawrence
- Cristo Rey Boston High School, Dorchester
- Fontbonne Academy, Milton
- Lowell Catholic High School, Lowell
- Malden Catholic High School, Malden
- Newton Country Day School, Newton
- Notre Dame Academy, Hingham
- Notre Dame High School, Lawrence
- St. John's Preparatory School, Danvers
- St. Mary's High School, Lynn
- Saint Sebastian's School, Needham
- Ursuline Academy, Dedham
- Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood
- Closed
- Cambridge Matignon School, Cambridge
- Don Bosco Technical High School, Boston
- Elizabeth Seton Academy, Boston
- Hudson Catholic High School, Hudson
- Marian High School, Framingham
- Mount Alvernia High School, Newton
- Nazareth Academy, Wakefield
- Pope John XXIII High School, Everett
- Presentation of Mary Academy, Methuen
- Sacred Heart High School, Kingston
- Saint Clement High School, Medford
- Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Boston
- St. Dominic Savio Preparatory High School, Boston
- Trinity Catholic High School, Newton
- Former
- Archbishop Williams High School, Braintree
- Cardinal Spellman High School, Brockton
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- Charles A. Finn
- Gerald Fitzgerald
- John Geoghan
- George Kerr
- Philip King
- Mimie Pitaro
- Patrick O'Beirne
- Dennis J. O'Donovan
- Paul Fitzpatrick Russell
- Paul Shanley
- Henry A. Walsh
- The Pilot (archdiocese newspaper)
- CatholicTV
- Regina Cleri
- Catholic Archdiocese of Boston sex abuse scandal
- United States portal
- Catholicism portal
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