Calendar

Important Dates 2012 – 2013

First Semester:

2012

Sunday 26 August...................................... First Year seminarians arrive
Wednesday 29 August........................ .........Second Year seminarians return

Monday 3 September................................ Diploma in Pastoral Theology commences
Monday 10 September........................ ...... All other seminarians return
Tuesday 11 September.............................. Presidents meeting with seminarians
Wednesday 12 September........................ . Commemoration of A.W. Pugin
Opening of Year Retreat commences

Sunday 16 September............................... Retreat concludes
Monday 17 September.............................. Lectures commence

Thursday 4 October .................................. Opening of the Academic Year Mass
Sunday 14 October.................................... Day of Recollection
Friday 26 October.......................................Reading week commences on conclusion of lectures

Sunday 4 November....................................Seminarians return
Saturday 10 November............................. ..Pontifical University Conferring
Sunday 18 November................................ .Mass for Deceased Benefactors of College

Sunday 02 December................................ ..First Sunday of Advent
Sunday 9 December................................... Day of Recollection (Quiet day)
Friday 14 December................................... Christmas vacation commences on conclusion of lectures

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2013

Sunday 6 January...................................... Feast of the Epiphany: Seminarians Return. 
Monday 7 January..................................... Seminary Schedule Resumes/Examinations begin*
Friday 25 January...................................... Seminarians Return at lunchtime after Inter Semester break. Retreat commences in the evening for Ministries of Reader & Acolyte

Second Semester:

Monday 28 January ................................. Lectures begin

Thursday 7 February.................................. Ministry of Reader
Wednesday 13 February.............................. Ash Wednesday
Thursday 14 February........................ ....... .Ministry of Acolyte
Sunday 24 February................................... Day of Recollection for Admission to Candidacy

Thursday 7 March...................................... Admission to Candidacy
Friday 15 March ........................................ Reading week commences on conclusion of lectures
Sunday 17 March....................................... Saint Patrick’s Day
Monday 25 March..................................... .Seminarians return PM
Tuesday 26 March..................................... .Liturgy practices for Easter Ceremonies
Wednesday 27 March...................................Easter Retreat commences for seminarians

Thursday 28 March..................................... Holy Thursday
Friday 29 March......................................... Good Friday
Saturday 30 March .................................... Holy Saturday: retreat concludes after Easter Vigil
Sunday 31st March .................................... Easter Sunday (Seminarians may be away from the college until Monday Evening 1 April)

Tuesday 2 April........................................... Lectures resume

Friday 26 – Sunday 28 April ..........................Seminarians may be away from the college on the conclusion of lectures until Sunday PM

Friday 3 May............................................... Conclusion of lectures
Sunday 5 May............................................. Day of Recollection (Quiet Day)
Monday 6 May............................................ College Foundation and Family Day**

Study Period commences

Wednesday 08 May .......................................... SPCM examinations begin
Friday 10 May .............................................. NUIM examinations begin
Sunday 26 May ........................................... Trinity Sunday: Diaconate Ordination
Tuesday 11 June ......................................... Maynooth Union Day
Saturday 9 November ...................................Pontifical University Conferring

*Inter-Semester break begins at end of last exam.

**Foundation Day on the May Bank Holiday is a Family Day. Students’ families are invited to celebrate with us, and we say farewell for those ending their time here.