Seminarian Handbook

St. Peter’s Seminary

Updated September 2022

1.0 The Way of Life for Seminarians

1.1 Seminary Committees Structure

1.2 Seminarians’ Summer Period of Formation

1.3 Institutional Services

1.4 The A. P. Mahoney Library

2.0 The Formator

2.1 The Role of the Human Formation Counsellor

2.2 The Group System: Formation Groups & Residence Halls

2.3 Use of Psychology in the Formation of Candidates

3.0 Benchmarks for the Stages of Formation

3.1 Specific Benchmarks for Spiritual Growth

4.0 Human Formation

4.1 Spiritual Formation

4.2 Intellectual Formation

4.3 Pastoral Formation

5.0 Introduction

5.1 Benchmarks of Formation

5.2 Yearly Assessment Process

5.3 Creating a Personal Plan of Formation

5.4 Personal Plan of Formation

5.5 Peer Review

6.0 Introduction to Petitions

6.1 Timetable for Making Petitions

6.2 Institution of Lectors

6.3 Institution of Acolytes

6.4 The Admission to Candidacy for Ordination as Deacon and Priest

7.0 IT User Agreement Form

7.1 Print/Video/Electronic Image Release Form

7.2 Examination of Candidates for Candidacy, Ministries and Orders

7.3 Sample Petitions for Ministries, Candidacy and Orders

7.4 Benchmarks Handout

7.5 Yearly Self-Assessment

7.6 Personal Plan of Formation

7.7 Peer Evaluation Form