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parent dinner + talent show
To close Parent Day @ SJVCS, we had a delicious dinner and Talent Show by some gifted brother seminarians. Songs, poetry, music, and Randy performing “Mack the Knife” like Louis Armstrong. —Awesome night!
Parent Day Mass + lion tattoo

On Parent (visiting) Day, we had a beautiful Mass with all our families. Our Rector, Fr Michael, had a great homily about the formation of Men here at St John Vianney College Seminary using a story of a wuss getting a tattoo of a lion on his back. You can’t pick and choose areas that are easy to change. If you’re getting a tattoo, you can’t leave off some parts … it needs to be complete in order to claim the real thing. Any real formation requires some level of sacrifice and pain in order for true growth. It’s not just a Catholic idea, either. —powerful
Parent Day
Today we had lots and LOTS of vistors! It was “Parent Day” where immediate family is invited to spend the evening together for a tour, Mass, dinner and entertainment. With 65 seminarians, we had a record number of people (about 300) from all over the world. Everything went great! Everyone worked together to prepare, plan, execute and clean-up (I even served wine). We had some great entertainment, ranging from solos, poetry, skits (“Making Beans” & “Pick-Pocket”) and some music (including “Amore“). –We’ve got a talented & blessed house!
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