A Day in the Life of a Catholic Seminarian

What's seminary like? Follow Jon as he takes you through a day in his life at Borromeo & Saint Mary's Seminary in Cleveland, Ohio.
-- Chapters --
0:00 Intro
0:24 Morning
1:29 Breakfast
3:24 Mass
3:45 Jon's Story
5:04 Lunch
5:13 Class
5:27 What is seminary like?
6:00 Gym
6:50 Evening Prayer
6:57 Dinner
7:17 Outro
-- LINKS --
Website: www.stmarysem.edu/
Website: www.borromeoseminary.org/

[@Joseisabluelion]

Im 13 and I am being called by God, I’ve wanted to be a priest ever since I entered elementary school. Pray for me and my vocation

[@sacredheartwads]

🫡

[@connorpower8511]

Don’t do it bro

[@jtompa19_____]

@@connorpower8511why not??? if he wants to become a priest and is called by God is absolutely should do it

[@MaddenFleming]

Don’t listen to connorpower, only listen to God because he speaks truthfully and he knows you

[@Dylan-oy3ch]

🙏

[@paulangel4877]

So good! I’m finishing up college and hope to enter seminary next year. Nothing better than loving God!

[@sacredheartwads]

You're amazing! Best of luck, Paul.

[@badabooms8841]

I have to imagine you were literally wanking off when you typed that. You should really try taking your " Nothing better than loving God " to the worst imaginable neighborhoods in America or soup kitchen, hell start with a soup kitchen, and see how long your shit-eating punched in the face happy go lucky Nothing Better than loving God fake self lasts.

[@bazzoncell6696]

You are absolutely right, nothing is important than answering for the Divine call. I am a young priest just 1 year of service. I love my vocation and the service. I work in a remote are in Ethiopia and i love my vocation. Dear bro, i have a very nice choice. Prayer is the key for your response, so take time to pray and u will in my prayers.

[@janetplonka8110]

I highly suggest looking into the traditional Catholic seminary. Please check St, Thomas Aquinas Seminary in VA.

[@janetplonka8110]

Look into St Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Diliwyn, VA!

[@harriett107]

Jon, I just learned that you are in the seminary. Your grandparents would be so proud of you. I will keep you in my prayers. Sr. Kathy McIntyre

[@sanyamichael1135]

Pray for us always

[@bazzoncell6696]

Wow nice to see young people in the seminary. I am a newly ordained priest and i love my vocation. Its also a pleasure to see young men in the seminary. People speak about the close of seminaries because of lack of new generation, but after seeing this video i changed my mind that God can call even the youngest of our generation. Praised be God.

[@sacredheartwads]

Congrats on being ordained! God has a great plan for your life.

[@ericlastima2076]

Hello Father Cell, I am Eric desiring to become a Priest of Jesus Christ, i am praying that there would someone who can help to become one.

[@bazzoncell6696]

@@ericlastima2076 dear friend, its the best choice of life to be answered. And i am happy to hear that you have zeal to become the servant of the Savior. I will pray for you dear. Ready to accompany and help you my brother. Most welcome!!!

[@bazzoncell6696]

dear friend, its the best choice of life to be answered. And i am happy to hear that you have zeal to become the servant of the Savior. I will pray for you dear. Ready to accompany and help you my brother. Most welcome!!!

[@Awakeningspirit20]

@@sacredheartwads I wish I could explore these paths. No one helps me or knows. I'm very beyond the point I even could explore them, I feel damned. I know there's no one coming to help, I'm not like others who get shepherded by their friends, family, parish into this. I have none of the above connected to the Church. I don't even think there is a way within the Church's requirements for me to do this, I can't even go to Confession which means I can't receive the Eucharist which means I'm cut off from God.

[@amymuhl6869]

Jon, this is outstanding. I hope you can share this with more people. You should be so proud of yourself. Your sense of humor and honesty shines through, and your heart and sincerity is the same since you were one of my students! God Bless!

[@dvdortiz9031]

There is no pride in any servant of God, only sheer serenity and inner peace to please Him

[@Ansankocharackal]

I am from kerala... So happy of seeing you video❤❤❤❤❤

[@Elizabeth-iw3wd]

I know this is unrelated. PLEASE do something to stop the abuse of elephants in Karela 🙏😭😭😭 God bless this young man on his journey to the Priesthood 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@rafaguay5804]

Jon, this is Fr. Harold from DC. Great to see you and your usual joy. God bless you

[@sacredheartwads]

Thank you Fr. Harold!

[@PrinzOtto]

I graduated from Borromeo in 1977. It has changed a lot. You're using the High School Chapel? I think I heard St Mary's moved on to the campus also. Times have changed I truly loved that place and everyday that I spent there. God bless you son, stay close to Him.

[@richardbarrett7236]

You are such a nice young man! Your happiness made me smile! All the best to you! 😀👍🏼

[@sacredheartwads]

Thank you!

[@lunasimeon1490]

Bless you and your parents for being there for you.

[@firstnamelastname3558]

5:00 “There’s just nothing better than living life with Christ.”

[@kimandhongnguyen5350]

I pray for all seminarians and all the priests everyday❤❤❤🎉🎉😊😊😊

[@oliverford5367]

Well done for following your path. Reading the holier-than-thou comments on this video, I understand why Pope Francis doesn't like the TLM. It seems to attract a culture of superiority and self-righteousness. This video has serious moments, but also fun. Life has both

[@FrJackM]

Jon, your wonderful sense of humor will be one of your greatest gifts as a priest. You're in my prayers.

[@ChristianLehrer]

Wonderful video. Thank you for sharing your faith journey to serve the people of God and the discernment that will continue, every day. Many Blessings, Father Christian+

[@sacredheartwads]

Thank you :)

[@moseschickenwater5861]

Hey John glad to see you as the star of this flick!

[@sanyamichael1135]

sem. Jon I love it I too am a seminarian and I enjoy my vocation may God help us

[@sacredheartwads]

Best of luck!

[@ohporter]

Great video!

[@sacredheartwads]

Thanks!

[@abigailcook4999]

Awww, Jon!! Dan, this video is amazing!

[@sacredheartwads]

Thank you!

[@ma567i]

God Bless you young priest. Stsy focus and strong

[@splinterbyrd]

Moderately impressed....

[@danielkyarie4392]

Keep up bro, I'll keep you in my prayers, am in religious life🙏🏽 so be assured of my prayers

[@__cristianroque]

Very nice! 👏🏾

[@wreloise1]

I enjoy the sense of humor

[@TheBlessedPlanner]

So beautiful ❤ God bless you

[@carolhensen8005]

Thank you, interesting little journey, our prayers are offered up for all seminarians and clergy in our diocese to help us to receive the Eucharist often and to pray for peace and harmony in our Beautiful Catholic Churches……

[@joepugh678]

I never thought of seminarians commuting; I always thought they lived on campus. Anyway, it's heartwarming to see you have so much fun. It's nice to see that seminarians can be both students and boys at the same time. But you must have more than once class per day...

[@froggiechar]

Jon, thank you for sharing and making this great video, of your daily life as a seminarian! You made it very special and also enjoyable. I also found out that you and I have something in common, besides our deep love for Jesus and h is Blessed Mother .......I can't swim, either! I had a very dear childhood friend, Fr. Gary Weisnberger, who saved my life, when I was drowning in the deep end of a swimming pool, when I was a 16 year old minor seminarian. He'd always say to me: "Charlie, you're a great swimmer, alright - just like a ROCK, straight to the bottom!" RIP, my dear friend Fr. Gary, who died last Sept. 4th of terrible mouth cancer. Gary and I grew up in Kingston, Washington, on the Puget Sound! God bless you, Jon! Peace and much joy, Bro. Charles Pratt, O.H.

[@sacredheartwads]

Glad you enjoyed the video! God bless

[@TonyOmila7x]

AMEN.

[@wreloise1]

“…Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Inspire them with the vision of your Kingdom…” USCCB

[@jameshead7899]

Christian ROTC!!! That is the best explanation of Seminary I ever heard. Thanks for taking on the heavy lifting for the rest of us.

[@andreasdedeksusilo4121]

Jesus bless you brother

[@sacredheartwads]

Thank you!

[@bmaychangeyourlife3542]

I want to do this so much

[@billyreed8360]

do it

[@1622roma]

I just hope the convent for women have the same positive outlook.

[@dvdortiz9031]

The Holy Spirit dwells in the Church since 33AD...many read the Bible but do not believe it

[@butter2747]

Loved this!

[@sacredheartwads]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@jacksonpoznich9733]

Jon, what is the song that plays at the beginning of Mass?

[@lunasimeon1490]

I pray to all seminarians

[@sacredheartwads]

Thank you!

[@foopshrine9710]

Do you need a collage degree to go to seminary?

[@princedaquiio9084]

I want to be Priest but my parents are to old and the seminary collage is far from my home. But throughout this I still have to carry my cross.

[@EbukaEbuka-ix9gx]

I'm from Nigeria, I want to join the seminary over there in Canada

[@sacredheartwads]

Amazing! God bless you on your journey!

[@Awakeningspirit20]

I write to my diocese about my desire to explore my vocational calling and hear nothing back from them... very sad. I don't have any Catholic connections anymore, not family, not friends. I just want to give it all to God and I'll never know if this call is real or not. It's probably not, long story, but I still have the desire but no one in the Church helps me to explore it.

[@sacredheartwads]

Sorry to hear that! Definitely check out the Diocese of Cleveland Vocation Office and contact them with any questions you may have. www.dioceseofcleveland.org/offices/clergy-religious/vocations-seminaries

[@cipriano3040]

I wish to join you

[@jsurim]

Why does this look so different than life in the convent?

[@jowr2000]

Compare this to the SSPX seminarian life video.

[@hectormendez6374]

Comunión en la mano en un seminario 😳

[@joenicoud5967]

I TRULY HOPE YOU BECOME A PRIEST ONLY A FEW MAKE IT GOOD LUCK PRAY FOR A RETURN OF THE TRADITION MASS YOU ARE TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER

[@sacredheartwads]

Thank you for your support of Jon!

[@sajawalgill333]

Hello! My name is Sajawal Pervez and I live in Pakistan I want to apply to become a priest in Russia pls guide me what to do I want to work in your congregation pls help me and I need your reply Will wait.I am very strong in God and I want God to help me to become a good priest help me so that one day I can become a good priest and work in the courts of God please help me and answer me What is the procedure to apply.thanks

[@sajawalgill333]

Hello! My name is Sajawal Pervez and I live in Pakistan I want to apply to become a priest.pls guide me what to do I want to work in your congregation pls help me and I need your reply Will wait.I am very strong in God and I want God to help me to become a good priest help me so that one day I can become a good priest and work in the courts of God please help me and answer me What is the procedure to apply.thanks

[@janetplonka8110]

There no rosary yo Our Lady?? No one hour of Adoration?? Please check the traditional St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in VA!

[@icycatholic]

Poorly formatted seminarians I presume Every priest that hasn’t prayed the rosary daily is most likely to leave the priesthood.

[@taku354]

Iam 10my name is Fr Rockford

[@taku354]

I want to be a priest

[@sacredheartwads]

Amazing! I'd suggest contacting your local seminary

[@SantosdeMuerte]

The biggest issue for me with modern day Novus Ordo seminaries (and I experienced this when I was in the seminary) was the lack (and often ban) on seminarians wearing clericals. You want men to grow into holy priests? Then let them dress like it.

[@jeremiahong248]

@Ants or Grasshoppers. Are you a priest now ? May I know under Vatican or SSPX ? I agree with your comments that they need to wear clericals. There is nothing to be ashamed of.

[@SantosdeMuerte]

@@jeremiahong248 no I am not a priest now. I got sick of the liturgical abuses and doctrinal errors on a daily basis. Just a simple husband and father now. God bless!

[@jeremiahong248]

@@SantosdeMuerte Too bad you don't live in Asia or Africa. Our seminaries are still free from Libtard leftist influences.God bless you.

[@eharned935]

I completely agree with that they should be in Cassocks.

[@dvdortiz9031]

@@SantosdeMuerte there are no doctrinal errors in the Church, never have been, never will ever be!!! You are caught confused between the world and its stupidity!!!

[@builthardjock]

That Seminary is like a nightclub compared to St. Thomas Aquinas in Virginia SSPX.

[@SantosdeMuerte]

I had the same thought. Even the tone and flavour of the video. It's more of a boy's summer camp (or a ninth club as you say) than a seminary.

[@jeremiahong248]

@Built Beast. SSPX is schismatic. Modern day self righteous Pharisees. Go to FSSP and ICKSP instead.

[@SantosdeMuerte]

@@jeremiahong248 are people still going on with that tired - and repeatedly debunked - line that the SSPX is schismatic. Pope Benedict clarified that issue early in his papacy, try to keep up

[@jeremiahong248]

@@SantosdeMuerte The brutal truth is that the SSPX is indeed still schismatic because they didn't fulfill the conditions laid down by Pope Benedict XVI to lift the schism. So many people think that by making the offer, the schism is no more.

[@SantosdeMuerte]

@@jeremiahong248 I'm sorry that is not correct. Even during and after the year of mercy further faculties were extended to the SSPX by Pope Francis. He himself has confirmed that there is an "irregular canonical status" though that is very different from being schismatic.

[@eharned935]

Go watch the Institute of Christ the King Seminary and the Society of Saint Pius the X Day in the life of a seminarian. Vastly different much more order.

[@sacredheartwads]

Will have to check them out 👍

[@SantosdeMuerte]

@@sacredheartwads I don't think people mean it as an insult. I was in the Novus Ordo seminary for a number of year before I went to the TLM, and the differences (at least in Australia) are stark and quite profound. I think it's best to produce a video and image that shows the serious transcendent nature of the faith. I don't doubt that your heart and intentions for this video are in the right place. God be with you.

[@jeremiahong248]

@@sacredheartwads SSPX is schismatic. Why check them out?

[@jeremiahong248]

@E Harned. SSPX is schismatic and disobedient. Self righteous modern day Pharisees. Check up FSSP instead.

[@eharned935]

@@SantosdeMuerte Yes, I completely agree with you and in no way do I mean it as an insult. Just thought the difference in the TLM seminaries and the Novus Ordo were very different. The TLM has changed my life.

[@lanbaode]

A Day in the Life of a Breeding Station and Training Ground of the Catholic Church's (as per Andrew Greeley) "Lavender Mafia."

[@janetplonka8110]

Looks like HS

[@georgesedouard4937]

Sad. Now anyone can understand why the how of Catholic Church.

[@paulyosef7550]

Lutheran training.

[@shinyanovikov2502]

I saw a someone with long hair in your Saint paul class. I am interested if it's just a guy with long hair or a woman and if it's a woman what is she doing there. I don't want to judgemental because I had a priest tell me that even though I a guy anyone who looks at me from the back will think that I am a woman even though I am a men.

[@icycatholic]

Yes it is a women it’s obnoxious since priest can only be men. If this was the 50s they would get a broom hit ‘em till they left.

[@Fac35437]

So not much prayer at all

[@giasone777]

Oh yeah its one big party - not!

[@breakthroughmadeinusa9184]

FSSPX

[@peterectasy2957]

great. you could tell us something about sexuality -)

[@chrysrobert5026]

This kid is a Seminarian? God help is.

[@janetplonka8110]

Very Protestantism. 😢. Looks too much in the world! I highly suggest St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in VA. You will receive ALL of the minors & majors to the priesthood! This is a “Society Seminary” seminary of the world. People are moving away from the V2/ NO to the TLM. Please check out St. Thomas of Aquinas Seminary

[@lisaturtle13]

I agree. My diocese recently said that they had zero seminarians! Zero! However, the TLM Mass in the same city is booming and I have heard the Christ the King seminary is growing daily. I don’t know why someone would go for the Vat II seminary but maybe it’s just not for me to comprehend. I wish this young man all the best!

[@HeartEllis]

There's a lot of stuff Catholics believe that's not in the Bible,like praying to Mary

[@seongsikcho8395]

Please keep in mind Catholicism is not a Scripture only faith

[@badabooms8841]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee life is great in the Seminary hooooooo ray, hey you guys woot woot, what you dont hear about is the seminarian who got busted smoking pot, or the seminarian who quit, an on an on. what you never get told is that the Catholic Church doesn't help you get back on your feet if the decision is to kick you out of the seminary for any reason, or you decide to leave for any reason. No one tells you to have a back up plan just in case. it's just all praise the lord and weeeeeeeeeee, and when shit hits the fan it is all, wooooooo k well ill pray for you, byeeeeeee. there needs to be a day in the life of the Catholic who is poor , living on the street and doesn't know if they will have anything to eat today, or when they will get to take a shower and sleep in a bed. If you want a happy go lucky sun shine channel, make it private so people in the public cant take a giant dump on your sunshine.

[@andrewmica1914]

Very true what u wrote... These clips are so Fake... All trying to prove how holy they are... They need to get dirty with the homeless marginalised prostitues.... They will find God in the gutter not in a cathedral with smoke and incense.

[@danijeljenko184]

No cassocks - no real seminary!

[@icycatholic]

They receive cassocks during first year of theology.

[@victorlitteral5969]

Why are Catholic priests so goofy and charismatic. I find it hard to see Christ in a giggly, barely pubescent, spiritually shallow jokester. The Priesthood, and preparation for such, should be taken with greater fear and trembling.

[@sacredheartwads]

Victor, would you like to discuss this idea with someone? Feel free to call me at [phone] Ext. 2008 and I'd be happy to talk :)

[@williamkelly8026]

That's a bit harsh. We can't tell what he's truly thinking or what's in his heart although he seems very likeable and kind....and he is young & still developing/discerning. Although it made me stop and think that the role of the priest above all else is to get souls to Heaven, and that a priest has to be held to a higher standard.

[@dvdortiz9031]

You are a legalistic hipocrite

[@victorlitteral5969]

@@williamkelly8026 You're right, I don't know what is in his heart, or what he is thinking. He does also seem very likeable and kind. That which I find to be spiritually harmful is the lack of spiritual bearing present within the identity of the Roman Catholic Priesthood for many priests today. This issue I do believe may start at seminary. Men who are called by God to lead his flock are entrusted with the salvation of His people, this isn't a light task. While a priest ought be humble and relatable, he ought not confuse himself as an assistant or advisor, he is the Icon of Christ for his flock. When the flock is suffering from worldliness and materiality, the priest is then responsible for calling the people from a recognition of the fallen world, back towards a mindfulness and recognition of God. This is chiefly done through his office in the form of the sacraments. All of this requires an extremely sincere and mature spiritual bearing which ought to be approached with fear and trembling.

[@victorlitteral5969]

@@sacredheartwads Thank you for the offer, but my position in regards to this idea has been summarized in my response to @William Kelly .

[@sajawalgill333]

Hello! My name is Sajawal Pervez and I live in Pakistan I want to apply to become a priest.pls guide me what to do I want to work in your congregation pls help me and I need your reply Will wait.I am very strong in God and I want God to help me to become a good priest help me so that one day I can become a good priest and work in the courts of God please help me and answer me What is the procedure to apply.thanks

[@sajawalgill333]

Hello! My name is Sajawal Pervez and I live in Pakistan I want to apply to become a priest in Russia pls guide me what to do I want to work in your congregation pls help me and I need your reply Will wait.I am very strong in God and I want God to help me to become a good priest help me so that one day I can become a good priest and work in the courts of God please help me and answer me What is the procedure to apply.thanks