St Patrick's College, Maynooth,
Seminary
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Since 1795, St. Patrick’s College Maynooth has been the National Seminary of Ireland. It has a proud and unique tradition of service to the Church in Ireland and throughout the world. That tradition of service and formation for ministry continues today. The Seminary prepares seminarians for priesthood in the Dioceses of Ireland.
“The seminary years are a time of journeying, of exploration, but above all of discovering Christ. It is only when a young man has had a personal experience of Christ that he can truly understand the Lord’s will and consequently his own vocation”
Pope Benedict XVI, Address to Seminarians (World Youth Day 2005)
Bishop Gerard Clifford with those who received the Ministry of Reader
Bishop Kirby with those who received the Ministry of Acolyte
Bishop Walsh with those students who received Admission to Candidacy.
For more on recent and upcoming events in the College, please see our Life & News pages.
In our Recent Events page, you will see photos of last years key events in the College.
Maynooth Union Day 2010 will be celebrated on Tuesday June 15th. Members of the classes of 1950, 1960 and 1985 are particularly welcome. Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor will be the guest speaker at our Union celebrations in this Year of the Priest.
Some Maynooth seminarians joined with members of St. Joseph's Young Priests Society, Vocation Directors and recently ordained priests on a visit to Áras an Uchtaráin, where they met the President, Mrs. Mary McAleese. We are continually grateful for all the support the seminarians recieve from members of the Society from all over Ireland.
Click here for brief video of visit.
The College are hosting an Open Day on Vocations Sunday. April 25th, for those considering vocations to priesthood.
For details go to our vocation page.
The Second Year Philosophy Class have engaged in various fund raising activities, including a bag pack in Tescos, to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
