Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:51:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.materdeiseminary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Updated-Seminary-Logo-9-24-25.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 32 32 117865613 Preparations for Upcoming Ordinations https://www.materdeiseminary.org/2026/04/22/preparations-for-upcoming-ordinations/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:44:59 +0000 https://www.materdeiseminary.org/?p=9329 Dear friends of the seminary, As the end of the academic year quickly approaches, there is much activity at Mater Dei Seminary. Our seminarians who are advancing toward the holy priesthood are currently on retreat, taking time for prayer, recollection, and spiritual preparation before the important steps that lie ahead. Holy Week also provided a ... [Read more...]

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]]> 9329 Beginning of the New Semester https://www.materdeiseminary.org/2026/01/09/beginning-of-the-new-semester/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:27:47 +0000 https://www.materdeiseminary.org/?p=9132 Dear friends of the seminary, With the Christmas season still fresh upon us, the seminary community has returned to its ordinary rhythm of daily life at the seminary. Following the Christmas recess, classes have resumed, and a new semester is now underway. The opening days of the term were accompanied by the Church’s great feast ... [Read more...]

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]]> 9132 End of the Fall Semester & Ordinations https://www.materdeiseminary.org/2025/12/20/end-of-the-fall-semester-ordinations/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 02:42:38 +0000 https://www.materdeiseminary.org/?p=8948 As the fall semester draws to its close, Mater Dei Seminary pauses to give thanks to Almighty God for the many graces received during these past months of formation. The closing weeks of the semester were marked in a particular way by the sacred liturgy and by the advancement of several of our seminarians in ... [Read more...]

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]]> 8948 Advent and the Upcoming December Ordinations https://www.materdeiseminary.org/2025/11/27/advent-and-the-upcoming-december-ordinations/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 03:28:05 +0000 https://www.materdeiseminary.org/?p=8859 As the first semester of the 2025–2026 scholastic year draws rapidly to a close, we give thanks to Almighty God for the many blessings He has bestowed upon Mater Dei Seminary. These past months have been filled with study, prayer, community life, and the steady work of priestly formation. We are deeply grateful for the ... [Read more...]

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]]> 8859 New Scholastic Year 2025-2026 https://www.materdeiseminary.org/2025/09/20/new-scholastic-year-2025-2026/ Sat, 20 Sep 2025 21:47:17 +0000 https://www.materdeiseminary.org/?p=8202 Dear friends of the seminary,   The summer has quickly come to an end, and our seminarians have now returned for the beginning of the academic year. By God’s grace, we were blessed to open our 36th year of classes at Mater Dei Seminary on September 8th, the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed ... [Read more...]

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]]> 8202 In Gloria Dei: First Solemn High Mass 2025 — Now Available https://www.materdeiseminary.org/2025/07/31/in-gloria-dei-first-solemn-high-mass-2025-now-available/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:46:38 +0000 https://www.materdeiseminary.org/?p=8110 Dear friends of the seminary,   On the Feast of St. Catherine of Siena (30 April 2025), at Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Omaha, Nebraska, Fr. Martin Sentman, CMRI, offered his First Solemn High Mass. We are pleased to present the recording of that sacred occasion under the title In Gloria Dei, that it may ... [Read more...]

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]]> 8110 Annual Priests’ Meeting and Upcoming Summer Camps https://www.materdeiseminary.org/2025/07/16/annual-priests-meeting-and-upcoming-summer-camps/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:17:58 +0000 https://www.materdeiseminary.org/?p=8047 Dear friends of the seminary,   Mater Dei Seminary recently hosted its annual priests’ meeting, with 23 priests attending from various missions and chapels around the country. This important gathering provided an opportunity for our clergy to review essential topics in dogmatic and moral theology, Canon Law, and liturgy. Above all, these meetings reinforced the ... [Read more...]

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]]> 8047 Upcoming Priests’ Meeting https://www.materdeiseminary.org/2025/06/30/upcoming-priests-meeting/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 02:14:37 +0000 https://www.materdeiseminary.org/?p=8015 Dear friends of the seminary,   Mater Dei Seminary will host the annual priests’ meeting next week, from Tuesday, July 8th through Thursday, July 10th. Approximately 25 priests will gather for this important occasion to review essential matters in dogmatic and moral theology, as well as Canon Law and liturgy.   The primary purpose of ... [Read more...]

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]]> 8015 Conferral of the Clerical Tonsure, Minor Orders, & Conclusion of the Academic Year https://www.materdeiseminary.org/2025/05/07/conferral-of-the-clerical-tonsure-minor-orders-conclusion-of-the-academic-year/ Thu, 08 May 2025 02:55:27 +0000 https://www.materdeiseminary.org/?p=7927 Dear friends of the seminary,   As the end of the academic year draws near at Mater Dei Seminary, we joyfully prepare for the conferral of the clerical tonsure and minor orders upon several of our seminarians on May 13. This occasion marks an important milestone in their priestly formation, as they advance on the ... [Read more...]

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]]> 7927 Priestly Ordinations 2025 https://www.materdeiseminary.org/2025/05/03/priestly-ordinations-2025/ Sat, 03 May 2025 18:06:41 +0000 https://www.materdeiseminary.org/?p=7886 Dear friends of the seminary,   The past several days at Mater Dei Seminary have been filled with immense joy and abundant blessings! On April 29th, we celebrated the ordination of four new priests in a beautifully solemn Pontifical High Mass attended by hundreds of faithful from near and far. It was truly inspiring to ... [Read more...]

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