The Most Reverend Kevin W. Vann, Bishop of Fort Worth, and the Most Reverend Kevin J. Farrell, Bishop of Dallas, jointly announce that His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI has conferred upon Father Michael Olson, Rector of Holy Trinity Seminary, the Papal honor of Chaplain to His Holiness with the title of Reverend Monsignor. There will be the solemn celebration of Vespers at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Fort Worth on Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m., September 5, 2010, for the blessing and formal conferral of this honor with a reception to follow after the ceremony.
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New Formation Adviser Appointed to Holy Trinity Seminary
May 14th, 2010
The Most Reverend Kevin J. Farrell, Bishop of Dallas, has appointed Rev. James Vasquez, a priest of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, to the formation faculty of Holy Trinity Seminary effective July 1, 2010. The Most Reverend W. Michael Mulvey, Bishop of Corpus Christi, has released Father Vasquez to serve at Holy Trinity Seminary in this capacity.
Father James Vasquez, 32 years old, is the sixth of seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. José Vásquez. Father Vasquez, whose parents are Mexican immigrants, was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas; he is bilingual. After graduation from a local public high school, Father Vasquez entered the seminary under the sponsorship of the Diocese of Corpus Christi. He attended and graduated from college seminary in 2000 with a BA in Philosophy from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then completed his graduate studies in theology with an MDiv from the University of St. Thomas while completing his priestly formation at St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, Texas. On June 24, 2006 he was ordained to the priesthood in Corpus Christi Cathedral by the Most Reverend Edmond Carmody, then the Bishop of Corpus Christi. Since Father Vasquez’s ordination he has served as the Director of the Family Life Office for the Diocese of Corpus Christi. In addition to his position as Family Life Office Director he has most recently served as a member of the faculty of John Paul II High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. His past parochial assignments include Corpus Christi Cathedral and most recently Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Father Michael Olson, the Rector of Holy Trinity Seminary, stated that he is most grateful for the generosity of Bishop Mulvey in permitting Father Vasquez to come to Dallas to work in this very important and rewarding ministry of priestly formation. Father Olson added, “I am overjoyed to welcome Father Vasquez to the formation faculty of Holy Trinity Seminary. I have personally known Father Vasquez since the fall of 2001; he is a very talented and faithful priest and a man of solid character. I am very grateful for his willingness to serve in the work of priestly formation.”
HTS Living Stations of the Cross on Palm Sunday @ 7:00pm
March 22nd, 2010
The Holy Trinity Seminary will host live Stations of the Cross which will be held at the Holy Trinity Seminary Chapel on Palm Sunday, March 28, at 7:00 p.m.
The long standing tradition of live meditations on the Stations of the Cross was conceived many years ago by seminarians who wanted to give back to the students of the university in a spiritual way. Later it was opened to everyone who wanted to experience this prayerful and powerful event.
It has thus become a way of spiritual preparation for the upcoming Holy Week for all individuals wishing to attend. This is a seminary sponsored event planned and hosted by the seminarians themselves. Collaboration for the meditation is also supported by the University of Dallas Campus Ministry.
Holy Trinity Seminary “Live-In Weekend” on February 4-7th
December 16th, 2009
The “Live-In Weekend” is a time when young men from different walks of life come together to spend the weekend with seminarians discerning for the priesthood as they themselves discern the priesthood.
The visiting men get the opportunity to pray with the seminarians at Mass, the Liturgy of the Hours, Holy Hour, and Benediction for the days that they will stay at the Seminary. They get a taste of the academic formation that all seminarians receive at the University of Dallas as they accompany seminarians up the famous hill to attend Theology and Philosophy classes with them.
The young men who visit for the weekend also get the chance to spend some time and to have fun with the seminarians as they play different sports and games all throughout the weekend. Spending a couple of days at the seminary and listening to the stories of priests and the stories of how men of different walks of life, just like the men visiting, made the choice to become a seminarian come as a prayerful opportunity for the visiting men to open up to God’s call in their lives.
Thirteen Seminarians prepare to attend March for Life
December 16th, 2009
During the time of priestly formation, opportunities are often presented where seminarians are able to give witness to our faith. Occasionally, these opportunities lead them beyond the local community, to proclaiming the Gospel with fellow Catholics on a national level.
In 2010, on January 21-24, thirteen seminarians from Holy Trinity Seminary will be going to the “March for Life” in Washington D.C. The “March for Life” is an annual pro-life rally protesting abortion, held in our nation’s capital. Since 1973, Pro-Life supporters from around the country have been rallying and marching in Washington D.C. to witness peacefully, to protest, and to pray on the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. Last year approximately 200,000 people attended this rally.
Several of the seminarians here at Holy Trinity Seminary have even been invited to serve Mass with Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston Houston, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Cardinal DiNardo is the chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Committee on Pro-Life activities and will be the main celebrant and homilist at the Mass.
We ask for your prayers and support- for an end to abortion and for our pilgrimage.
MARCH FOR LIFE PRAYER NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
Our Lady of Guadalupe,
we turn to you who are the protectress of unborn children
and ask that you intercede for us,
so that we may more firmly resolve
to join you in protecting all human life.
Let our prayers be united
to your perpetual motherly intercession
on behalf of those whose lives are threatened,
be they in the womb of their mother,
on the bed of infirmity,
or in the latter years of their life.
May our prayers also be coupled with peaceful action
which witnesses to the goodness and dignity of all human life,
so that our firmness of purpose
may give courage to those who are fearful
and bring light to those who are blinded by sin.
Encourage those who will be involved in the March for Life;
help them to walk closely with God
and to give voice to the cry of the oppressed,
in order to remind out nation
of its commitment to life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness for all people.
O Virgin Mother of God,
present our petitions to your Son
and ask Him to bless us with abundant life.
Amen.
During the time of priestly formation, opportunities are often presented
where seminarians are able to give witness to our faith. Occasionally, these
opportunities lead them beyond the local community, to proclaiming the
Gospel with fellow Catholics on a national level.
In 2010, on January 21-24, thirteen seminarians from Holy Trinity Seminary
will be going to the “March for Life” in Washington D.C. The “March for
Life” is an annual pro-life rally protesting abortion, held in our nation’s
capital. Since 1973, Pro-Life supporters from around the country have been
rallying and marching in Washington D.C. to witness peacefully, to protest,
and to pray on the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. Last year approximately
200,000 people attended this rally.
Several of the seminarians here at Holy Trinity Seminary have even been
invited to serve Mass with Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston
Houston, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception. Cardinal DiNardo is the chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishop’s Committee on Pro-Life activities and will be the main celebrant and
homilist at the Mass.
We ask for your prayers and support- for an end to abortion and for our
pilgrimage.
March for Life Prayer Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe,
we turn to you who are the protectress of unborn children
and ask that you intercede for us,
so that we may more firmly resolve
to join you in protecting all human life.
Let our prayers be united
to your perpetual motherly intercession
on behalf of those whose lives are threatened,
be they in the womb of their mother,
on the bed of infirmity,
or in the latter years of their life.
May our prayers also be coupled with peaceful action
which witnesses to the goodness and dignity of all human life,
so that our firmness of purpose
may give courage to those who are fearful
and bring light to those who are blinded by sin.
Encourage those who will be involved in the March for Life;
help them to walk closely with God
and to give voice to the cry of the oppressed,
in order to remind out nation
of its commitment to life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness for all people.
O Virgin Mother of God,
present our petitions to your Son
and ask Him to bless us with abundant life.
Amen.
