Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary

Catholic seminary in Weston, Massachusetts

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

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston

Ordinaries

Bishops: Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus; Benedict Joseph Fenwick; John Bernard Fitzpatrick

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

Deceased: Joseph Gaudentius Anderson; Thomas Francis Markham; Emilio S. Allué; Francis Xavier Irwin; Walter James Edyvean

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston

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

Education

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