The (Real) Day in the Life of a Seminarian | Featuring J.P. Thornton

Seminarian J.P. Thornton gives us a behind the scenes look at a day in the life of a Catholic seminarian at The Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Thornton is a Theology III seminarian from the Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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[@lanceglassgow3761]

How inspiring to see these young priests. Totally awesome. The ultimate in counter culture.

[@randymudge7435]

I was going to be a priest during late grade school. I'm not sad that I didn't take a vocation, since I found mission and purpose in my life. I feel like I've done what the Lord wanted me to do for a number of reasons. But, I think I would have loved being a priest! God Bless these young men, and may our prayers be with them. :)

[@normandotorres6380]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful experience of being a man of God. May the mother of Jesus always be with you.

[@evelynbattad1544]

My prayers to seminarian J.P. Thornton and all seminarians of the world so that they will become Holy priests in GOD's time. Thank you for sharing your story to us. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

[@pilgrim3387]

Excellent. Best of luck to you and your fellow Seminarians. God bless you all and keep you safe.

[@lilians463]

Thank you for doing this video well done. I think you explained so easily to understand to see how is life as a Seminarian. I am planning to show it to my Son who is 13 years old. I am praying to our Lord for him to become a Priest. Thank you God Blessed you I will keep all of you in my prayers

[@petertrausch3245]

I think this day in the life video is very much needed! It can be intimidating as a young man considering seminary without knowing what it’s like.

[@ugbenennekachinedusandra6117]

God please be with them

[@glenn212now]

I'm writing a screenplay about a character who is a priest. So I've been doing a lot of research about the seminary etc. This was definitely one of the most fun and informative videos I've seen. Great job.

[@anthonymcnamara6306]

Wow , what an amazing Seminary, Well done young man for making such beautiful video of a happy place to study to become a Priest, and it looked like there are a very large number of men responding to Gods call, God bless you all. Ps and all so happy, a great sign to the presence of the Holy Spirit. Well done.

[@SHARKFORDINNER]

That was such a wonderful video. Thank you.

[@elijahkwizera1794]

I thank God for your calling and for your vocation and i pray that amidst all that is going on in the world today, He continues to strengthen you and the church in spreading and preaching his word. United in prayer.

[@TheCombatartist]

You ARE chosen, thank you for listening to your calling 🙏🏼

[@carolhensen8005]

Thank you God Bless you,I will keep all of you and your fellow seminarians, Priests throughout the world in prayer and thanksgiving for being Shepherds of Christ…..Amen

[@Ames_93]

Thank you for creating this. I really enjoyed seeing your world. Will be praying for you and all priests. 🙏✝️📿

[@JohnStokman]

This is awesome!

[@X.F.P.]

Very good and interesting!

[@sro1020]

Father’s action response team F.A.R.T

[@kesml]

bless you brothers!!

[@jimgibson4978]

Its good to see a Jesus focused seminary, I wish we could see more of this conveyed in the Church itself. God bless you and help you in your studies. The Church needs to have future leaders that are Christ focused.

[@elizabeth.annrose]

God bless.

[@tappanzee3490]

ROCKING THE CTK STICKER!!

[@LydiaVacs]

God bless these men for committing their lives to help others and love God ❤

[@b-a-boon]

AMEN LYDIA

[@jamesbrule4465]

Hey JP good to see you

[@brycestrong8195]

Whether intended or not, this makes a very good recruitment video for those who may be considering a call to the consecrated life. If i was younger, i certainly would have taken a closer look at this path in life.

[@findmeanywere]

I jave decided to become a priest and also percue my other career as well which is law enforcement and medical so far its doing good

[@Hallow334]

Great video! Was that Jeff Cavins I saw walk past the camera??

[@COGMOFWOC7]

Will the brother from Connecticut go back to Connecticut? I am discerning seminary in CT, but I might have to go to Saint Charles Borromeow in Philly. God bless you. Please pray for me.

[@blankimolina]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Psychohippydude]

really enjoyed this! And it really does capture seminary life! Only in Maynooth we didn't have the Birkenstock extention rule... :(

[@casadechris923]

De zinger? I have an app but curious about the textbook -compendium of church documents. I am an American who works in Asia. Going home to the states every couple of years and I meet permanent deacons and I have in-depth theological discussions or an attempt and worried that some dioceses deacon formations are all about dishing out men to fill voids in parishes but are not fully trained. There are currently so many groups affiliated such as with Communion and Liberation and a few others whose member have training weekly that are much more theological prepared. Carry on and Vivat Jesus!

[@joseroza1804]

My dream, just a dream, could never afford it 😅lots of money 💰

[@areyounatz]

I thought Deacon Brent was that guy from Veritasium.

[@user-ku1kz4gz8q]

“I’m not surprised they picked you” 😂

[@pauljordan4452]

A priest buddy disclosed that seminary does NOT teach you how to handle loneliness.

[@junepaologuarin8762]

Yeah, it's the difficult part of prayer. Your attention drifts.

[@elverdavin365]

I always want to be called by God for serving. Monk or Priest or Deacon, i dont care the position. Atleast i can serve as one of the Church.

[@seongsikcho8395]

God bless your way! I also want to become a consecrated religious

[@lordshiva9359]

Do you get ordained deacon first?

[@carolyuengling8085]

O.S. RENEWED. IT'S A GOOD DAY I IT'S A GOOD DAY TO SING, TO ACCLAIM, TO SHOUT OUT TO THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, "THANK YOU, FATHER ABBA, FOR YOU MADE ME THE LIVING WORD! THE VOICE OF TRUTH, I AM YOUR LIVING WORD;" II IT'S A GOOD DAY TO SING, TO ACCLAIM, TO SHOUT TO THE HIGHEST HOUSE TOP, "THANK YOU, FATHER ABBA, FOR YOU MADE ME THE LIVING WORD! THE VOICE OF TRUTH, I AM THE LIVING WORD!" III IT'S A GOOD DAY TO SHOUT, TO ACCLAIM, TO SING WITH ANGELS BELOW AND ABOVE: "THANK YOU, FATHER ABBA, FOR YOU MADE ME THE LIVING WORD! THE VOICE OF TRUTH, I AM YOUR LIVING WORD;" IV IT'S A GOOD DAY TO SHOUT, TO SING, TO ACCLAIM WITH NEW JOY AND NEW NAME "THANK YOU, FATHER ABBA, FOR YOU MADE ME YOUR ONLY DAUGHTER, THOUGH NOW I'M ALSO YOUR ONLY SON, I'M SHOUTING TO THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD: I AM MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD'S DAUGHTER, AND YOUR ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THE LIVING WORD! THE VOICE OF TRUTH,. I AM MOTHER AND NOT ALONE, I AM HOME TO THE LIVING WORD! I AM LOVE OF THE LIVING WORD! I AM LOVE, THE LIVING WORD!" LET IT BE, LET IT BE.😂😂🤣😅😅😘🥰🥱 ©️ COPYRIGHT BY CAROLYN CAGNOLATTI GHAVAM-YUENGLING FOREVER AND RICHARD L. YUENGLING. VIRGINIA. USA . THE UNIVERSE. 03/14/2024. 08/57. AM. ET.T. A MAJOR

[@charlieanderson5952]

Father’s Action Response Team = FART 💨

[@Steinstra-vj7wl]

I was raised a Catholic, until…I actually seriously started to read the Bible. We can read in Scriptures that Lord Jesus commanded the Apostles to first preach the Gospel to the Jews, and after also to the Heathen or Gentiles (but never vise versa!). I found out in Scriptures who of the Apostles for the first time went to Rome .. and it wasn't Peter. In the Book of Acts it says in Chapter 28 the following: 16 "And when we came to Rome, the Centurion delivered the Prisoners to the Captain of the Guard: but Paul was allowed to live in a house, by himself, with a Roman Soldier that kept him. 17 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the Chief of the there living Jews together: and when they came together, Paul said to them: "Men and Brethren, though I have committed nothing against our people, our customs, or against our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans 18 who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of guild in me. 19 But when the Jews spoke against that verdict, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had made any accusations against my Nation. 20 For this Hope (the Gospel of Jesus Christ) therefore I have called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because for the Hope of Israel I am bound with these chains. 21 The Chief of the Jews said to Paul: "We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning you, neither any of the Brethren that came from there shewed or spoke any harm of you. 22 But we desire to hear of you what you think: for concerning this sect, we know that it is spoken against everywhere". The Roman Catholic Church claims that it was Peter who went to Rome first to preach the Gospel there first and that it was Peter who founded the Church there. Question: who lies? God,... or the Roman Catholic Church ? And what about the Letter in the Bible from Paul to the Congregation of Galatians where it says this in Chapter 2? From verse 7 we read the following: 7 "But on the contrary, when they saw that the Gospel of the Uncircumcision (Gentiles) was committed unto me, as the Gospel of the Circumcision (Jews) was unto Peter; 8 for He that gave Peter power effectively to the Apostleship of the circumcision (again: the Jews), the Same was Mighty in me toward the Gentiles. 9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the Grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we (that are Paul and Barnabas) should go unto the Heathen, and they unto the Circumcision. Again dear Catholics: who lies? Gods Word, or the Roman Catholic Church? Bible, the book of Acts, Chapter 5, verse 29 : Then Peter and the other Apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey GOD - rather than man” !! Since the Roman Catholic 'church' claims to be well-read on scriptures, then please point me in the direction of where in the Bible it says to pray to a woman, or with a rosary (praying to May: "Hail Mary full of grace...), or to dead “saints.” Please show me where it says to call any mortal sinful man (the pope) your father. Please show me where the Bible says anything about purgatory, or paying indulgences (buying yourself into heaven - is God corrupt ?). Please show me where Mary was sinless. Why is it that Catholics worship Mary still as a virgin when Lord Jesus had half brothers and half sisters? Please show me where it says to confess your sins to a fellow sinful man so that he may forgive them? Show me the name pope in the Bible? Where does the Bible say the pope is the “vicar of Christ” on earth? Show me where it says that a preacher must be unmarried? It was the pagan ROMAN Emperor Constantine who was in fact the first “Pope” and he didn't allow for the common people to have Bible Scriptures...to keep believers ignorant, as the Catholic Church still does. Later pope’s started the ‘inquisition’ because the book printing machine was invented and people like William Tyndale could spread the Bible to the common people: he was burned to dead for that, and so were hundreds others who did the same and because they denounced the VALSE doctrines of Rome, and they were called heretics and witches by the Roman Catholic “church”- they were tortured, burned to dead - and murdered !!! GET OUT OF THIS FALSE CHURCH !!! The Roman Catholic “church” is a continuation of the old Roman PEAGAN Empire: it never went away as it disguised itself as a Christian Church. Read Revelation, Chapter 17: verse 7 and 8…please read, dear brothers and sisters.

[@Steinstra-vj7wl]

@@porygon5 In your 'logic" one can add anything the world want to Scriptures to be. Typical catholic thinking. But what does God say in the book of Revelation Chapter 22 verse 18 and 19? Please place these verses here - word for word - will you please ?

[@Angus151]

Did anyone else realise Fathers Action Response Team is FART?

[@b-a-boon]

if not priest why deceive wearing collar

[@daretoliveinhim8o8]

That is the seminary student uniform. When I went to st Patrick seminary for a discernment retreat all the seminary students were in clerical.

[@b-a-boon]

@@daretoliveinhim8o8 clearly,,,the baboon is not fool but christian disciple,,,what the baboon says is that it should not be uniform for non-priest,,,it is deceive

[@jonathanvikesland609]

That's a good question - I've wondered the same thing. The reason priests wear black with a white collar is because their goal is to die to themselves so that Christ may live in them. I suspect dressing this way before ordination helps in that formation. That said, I'm not a priest, so that's just my best guess.

[@b-a-boon]

thank you@@jonathanvikesland609 for engagement!!! greetings of Jesus yes,,,you are maybe correct,,,the Baboon will study the question but,,,and is big but,,,is what persons things on the streets,,,a youth sees collar and thinks priest,,,maybe begins a confess,,,now we discover also these trainees wearing,,,confusion caused

[@corporal747]

They shouldn't be wearing a collar till they have recieved candidacy for diaconate

[@stevefranks1957]

Thank you and God Bless you all and for all seminarians around the world, we need you all, specially in these times - 🦘🇦🇺

[@erict.35]

You are enjoying yourself too much. Be more pious.

[@LydiaVacs]

Ok boomer 😂

[@pauljordan4452]

Even the most devout have some levity.

[@LanguageBLOX1_Alt]

dont command to them thanks

[@erict.35]

@@LanguageBLOX1_Alt yes, seriousness and humility would be appropriate in fact.

[@capandballtorture4899]

Love the energy brother!!!