St. Mary's Seminary - Impact Report 2022

Impact Report St.

Mary’s Seminary 2021-2022

You make the ministry of our future Priests possible.

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Fr. eurel Manzano, center, speaks with seminarians at St. Mary’s.

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Dear friends,

May the peace of Christ reign in your hearts!

As St. Mary’s Seminary concludes its 120th year, our community is grateful to inherit and culti vate a priestly formation program that strives for true excellence in its human, intellectual, spiritual, and pastoral dimensions.

We remain committed to preparing our future shepherds to be bold in meeting the challenges of priestly ministry in an intelligent, generous, and compassionate manner that demonstrates their credibility as witnesses to Christ and true fathers for God’s people.

I invite you to read this inaugural impact report to discover more about how our seminarians

are prepared to become effective heralds of the Gospel, and see the manifold ways that the wid er community helps these men respond to the call to priestly service.

Be assured of our prayers for you and those you love, and I look forward to welcoming you to St. Mary’s sometime soon.

St. Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for us!

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Very Rev. Eurel Manzano Rector, St. Mary’s Seminary

THe Making of a FuTure PrieST

47 men are currently being formed to become priests at St. Mary’s Seminary. These men may spend anywhere from 5 to 7 years preparing for Ordination to the Priesthood. Here is a look at what goes into their preparation to serve our Church.

Intellectual Formation

Intellectual formation is necessary not only for the development of each man into a flourishing human being, but to also allow them to proclaim the Gospel message to the people of our own day in a way that is credible and that can be easily understood—light and truth of our Catholic faith preached and lived in a clear and accessible way.

In partnership with the University of St. Thomas (UST), seminarians at St. Mary’s are taught by scholars who are leaders in their respective fields. Additionally, in partnership with the Cameron School of Business at UST, seminarians and priests of the Archdiocese can obtain a Master of Science in Ecclesial Administration and Management—a tremendous asset for priests around the world tasked with crisis management, presbyteral and employee oversight, and high-level fiscal planning.

Spiritual Formation

Through prayer, spiritual reflection and guided discernment, seminarians can nourish and sustain growth in intimate communion with God. Nurtured by a fervent commitment to prayer, Word and Sacrament, each man at St. Mary’s heeds the foundational call to disciple ship and conversion of heart. Through daily Mass, the praying of the Liturgy of the Hours, and liturgical formation, semi narians are prepared to spiritually nour ish our future Church.

Human Formation

St. Mary’s fosters the mastery of qualities such as generosity, openness, integrity, prudence and maturity, which will help these men become bridges of communion in God’s vineyard. In order to be effective priests and pastors, St. Mary’s Seminary is committed to the total formation of the men pursuing a priestly vocation— that they might be fully developed and bring all of their gifts to the ministries to which they are called.

Pastoral Formation

At St. Mary’s, pastoral formation is the culmination of the entire formation process: that seminarians may take their human, spiritual and intellectual gifts and enter into communion with the charity of Christ the Good Shepherd—to serve, to teach, to lead and to sanctify the community and to save souls. During their pastoral year, seminarians go out and serve in our parish communities—learning how to be effective and compassionate ministers in the field.

“St. Mary’s Seminary has given me a place that has fostered my vocation to fulfill my calling to the priesthood and for that I am deeply grateful.

I feel prepared to begin my ministry as a priest because of the formation I received at St. Mary’s.”

Rev. Luis Garcia Class of 2022

“The people of God deserve holy priests. In other words, God wants what is best for his people. He wants to give them the best. To be sure, when I say the best, I mean holy, when I say holy, I mean well-integrated, prayerful, and intelligent men, whose desire is to live out pastoral charity for the people of God. At St. Mary’s Seminary, good men have the opportunity to become holy priests because of God, primarily, who has done great things.”

Marlon Barao Seminarian, 1st Year Theology

At St. Mary’s Seminary, we seminarians are formed to be like Mary, to answer the Lord with a resounding “YES!” and to receive Christ into our hearts through prayer, intellectual and pastoral formation, and community life. It is at St. Mary’s that our “YES” is nurtured and where I grow to be more like Christ.

- An Hong Vo Seminarian, 3rd Year Theology

2022 orDinaTionS

ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON

DIOCESE OF AUSTIN

DIOCESE OF BROWNSVILLE

DioceSeS represented at S T. MarY’S

St. Mary’s Seminary prepares men not only for the Church in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, but throughout Texas and the United States.

Currently, there are 8 dioceses represented at St. Mary’s Seminary, and there are numerous others that have sent seminarians in the past.

Please Note: Not all seminarians of the Archdiocese attend St. Mary’s Seminary and several pursue studies elsewhere, e.g., Rome, etc., so the below map does not necessarily represent the total number of seminarians of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston that are also supported through St. Mary’s Seminary and the Vocations Office. Additionally, college level seminarians attend other seminaries, e.g. Holy Trinity Seminary (Irving, TX), or St. Joseph College Seminary (St. Benedict, LA).

RED dioceses show current number of enrolled seminarians:

archdiocese of galveston-Houston: 25 (one committed to the archdiocese for the Military Services, uSa) Diocese of austin: 8 Diocese of Brownsville: 3 Diocese of victoria: 6

Diocese of corpus christi: 2 (one committed to the archdiocese for the Military Services, uSa) ordinariate of the chair of St. Peter: 2 Diocese of charleston: 1

PURPLE dioceses reflect those that have sent seminarians in the past and may send them again in the near future:

Diocese of amarillo Diocese of Beaumont Diocese of Dallas Diocese of Fort Worth Diocese of laredo Diocese of lubbock Diocese of San angelo Diocese of Tyler

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Dear friends,

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston boasts one of the largest and most active permanent diaconates in the United States. With nearly 400 permanent deacons, active and retired, the men formed through the Office of the Permanent Diaconate are a key component to the liturgical, sacramental, educational and direct service ministries of our local Church. The formation program is administered out of St. Mary’s Seminary and in conjunction with the University of St. Thomas.

Our deacons help lead our parish communi ties by assisting pastors, managing business affairs, overseeing catechesis and sacramen tal preparation, and performing baptisms, preaching, praying and sanctifying. Our deacons also take an active role in ministries that serve the poor, the sick, the incarcer ated and those most in need.

The permanent deacons of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston are here to serve in the name of the Gospel and to do so proud ly. Any man interested in learning more

2021 Corpus Christi Collection Totals by Parish

Note: Each year, every parish in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is expected to donate their entire Corpus Christi collection to the formation of seminarians.

PARISH - CITY T OTAL

St. John the Baptist - alvin 10,477.55

St. Stanislaus Parish - anderson 6,668.72

Most Holy Trinity Parish - angleton 9,632.35

St. Martin De Porres Parish - Barrett Station 2,903.18 our lady of guadalupe Parish - Baytown 8,560.75

St. John the evangelist Parish - Baytown 6,256.68

St. Joseph Parish - Baytown 5,589.25

St. Wenceslaus Mission - Beasley 1,040.00

Sts. Peter and Paul Parish - Bellville 6,253.00

St. Joseph on the Brazos Parish - Brazoria 1,621.00

St. andrew Parish - channelview 8,687.46

St. Jerome Parish - clute 6,463.00

Sacred Heart Parish - conroe 14,291.80

Sacred Heart Parish - crosby 1,298.07 Sts. cyril & Methodius Parish - Damon 1,098.00 St. anthony de Padua Parish - Danbury 6,206.00

St. Hyacinth Parish - Deer Park 12,468.92

Shrine of the True cross - Dickinson 8,588.62 St. Mary, Star of the Sea Parish - Freeport 1,657.00

Mary Queen Parish - Friendswood 33,093.50 St. Mary Parish - Frydek 3,754.00

St. Faustina kowalska Parish - Fulshear 50,564.90 our lady of Fatima Parish - galena Park 9,894.31 Holy Family Parish - galveston 23,164.33 St. katherine Drexel - Hempstead 10,513.63

St. Jude Thaddeus Parish - Highlands 2,807.00 our lady of lourdes Parish - Hitchcock 9,531.50 all Saints Parish - Houston 10,127.75 annunciation Parish - Houston 13,354.92 ascension chinese Mission - Houston 3,536.00 assumption Parish - Houston 11,169.09 Blessed Sacrament Parish - Houston 4,777.12 christ, the incarnate Word Parish - Houston 20,901.67 christ the king Parish - Houston 9,794.50 christ the redeemer Parish - Houston 54,200.66 co-cathedral of the Sacred Heart - Houston 25,706.26 corpus christi Parish - Houston 13,185.00

PARISH - CITY T OTAL

Holy ghost Parish - Houston 13,170.86 Holy name Parish - Houston 4,095.00 Holy rosary Parish - Houston 15,213.72 immaculate conception Parish - Houston 6,971.00 immaculate Heart of Mary Parish - Houston 3,012.94 la Divina Providencia Mission - Houston 589.00 notre Dame Parish - Houston 10,417.00 our lady of czestochowa Parish - Houston 2,249.00 our lady of guadalupe Parish - Houston 5,924.50 our lady of lavang Parish - Houston 17,195.00 our lady of lourdes Parish - Houston 11,984.00 our lady of Mount carmel Parish - Houston 5,313.00 our lady of Sorrows Parish - Houston 1,796.00 our lady of St. John Parish - Houston 7,746.00 our Mother of Mercy Parish - Houston 9,927.10 Prince of Peace Parish - Houston 82,315.12 Queen of Peace Parish - Houston 11,264.84 regina caeli Parish - Houston 13,087.52 resurrection Parish - Houston 7,927.00 St. albert of Trapani Parish - Houston 12,451.79 St. alphonsus Parish - Houston 2,235.09 St. ambrose Parish - Houston 11,863.00 St. andrew kim Parish - Houston 4,891.50 St. anne Parish - Houston 42,631.88 St. anne De Beaupre Parish - Houston 1,675.00 St. augustine Parish - Houston 4,076.60 St. Benedict the abbot Parish - Houston 6,120.00 St. Bernadette S. Parish - Houston 33,294.03 St. catherine of Siena Parish - Houston 5,609.44 St. cecilia Parish - Houston 11,420.62 St. charles Borromeo Parish - Houston 19,779.11 St. christopher Parish - Houston 10,618.50 St. clare of assisi Parish - Houston 26,533.75 St. cyril of alexandria Parish - Houston 7,977.68 St. Dominic Parish - Houston 6,631.15 St. elizabeth ann Seton Parish - Houston 31,416.88 St. Frances cabrini Parish - Houston 14,944.08

PARISH - CITY T OTAL

St. Francis De Sales Parish - Houston 7,644.35

St. Francis of assisi Parish - Houston 5,806.45

St. Francis Xavier Parish - Houston 11,580.89

St. gregory the great Parish - Houston 3,214.00

St. Jerome Parish - Houston 14,246.62

St. John neumann Parish - Houston 8,594.00

St. John vianney Parish - Houston 76,304.71

St. Joseph Parish - Houston 9,660.18

St. Justin Martyr Parish - Houston 14,878.00

St. leo the great Parish - Houston 12,120.00

St. luke the evangelist Parish - Houston 13,774.12

St. Mark the evangelist Parish - Houston 8,410.00 St. Mary of the Purification Parish - Houston 11,709.04

St. Mathew the evangelist Parish - Houston 6,033.38

St. Maximilian kolbe Parish - Houston 22,200.00

St. Michael the archangel Parish - Houston 30,798.93

St. Monica Parish - Houston 8,043.20

St. nicholas Parish - Houston 2,935.00

St. Patrick Parish - Houston 8,922.92

St. Paul the apostle Parish - Houston 10,630.35

St. Peter claver Parish - Houston 4,502.01

St. Peter the apostle Parish - Houston 5,730.00 St. Philip neri Parish - Houston 5,523.00 St. Philip of Jesus Parish - Houston 4,924.00

St. raphael the archangel - Houston 7,902.63 St. rose of lima Parish - Houston 22,405.17

St. Stephan Parish - Houston 1,035.00

St. Theresa Parish - Houston 29,032.66

St. Thomas More Parish - Houston 18,858.26

St. vincent De Paul Parish - Houston 35,045.84 vietnamese Martyrs Parish - Houston 14,322.00

St. Philip the apostle Parish - Huffman 6,568.00

St. Mary Magdalene Parish - Humble 20,332.02

St. Thomas the apostle Parish - Huntsville 6,558.00 immaculate conception Mission - industry 2,706.00 epiphany of the lord Parish - katy 43,159.57

St. Bartholomew the apostle Parish - katy 47,720.06 St. edith Stein Parish - katy 22,853.26 St. Martha Parish - kingwood 73,149.94

PARISH - CITY

T OTAL

Queen of Peace Parish - la Marque 4,330.06

St. Mary Parish - la Porte 12,054.63 St. Michael Parish - lake Jackson 9,142.85 St. Mary Parish - league city 15,480.59 St. Matthias the apostle Parish - Magnolia 11,592.10 Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish - Manvel 16,913.47 Holy Family Parish - Mcnair 3,000.00

Holy Family Parish - Missouri city 17,677.25 St. angela Merici Parish - Missouri city 17,431.21 christ our light Parish - navasota 2,987.68 St. Michael Parish - needville 4,434.63 St. John of the cross Parish - new caney 5,893.06 St. Juan Diego Parish - Pasadena 14,565.00 St. Pius v. Parish - Pasadena 8,568.00

Sacred Heart Parish - Pattison 2,621.40 St. Helen Parish - Pearland 35,975.18 St. Mary Parish - Plantersville 12,756.10

Sacred Heart Parish - richmond 32,179.11 St. John Fisher Parish - richmond 8,142.74 Holy rosary Parish - rosenberg 8,622.50 our lady guadalupe Parish - rosenberg 4,788.91 immaculate conception Parish - Sealy 6,462.51 our lady of grace Parish - South Houston 2,974.00 christ the good Shepherd Parish - Spring 36,191.00 St. edward Parish - Spring 15,849.02 St. ignatius of loyola Parish - Spring 42,454.71 St. James the apostle Parish - Spring 14,141.55 St. Joseph Mission - Stoneham 1,681.00 St. laurence Parish - Sugar land 91,251.32 St. Theresa Parish - Sugar land 20,974.47 St. Thomas aquinas Parish - Sugar land 12,843.08 our lady of Perpetual Help Parish - Sweeny 1,955.11 St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Parish - Texas city 14,205.20 St. anne Parish - Tomball 8,146.75 guardian angel Parish - Wallis 8,870.82 St. John the apostle Mission - West columbia 2,021.00 St. anthony of Padua Parish - The Woodlands 49,570.24 Sts. Simon & Jude Parish - The Woodlands 33,998.97

Grand Total 2,186,786.97