Semantics (A Seminarian Blog)

I am incredibly grateful for the amazing experiences I’ve had and the friendships I’ve made with the Lord and my brother seminarians. 

The love that the saints bear for us is powerful in times of hardship, for they teach us how to suffer beside and together with Jesus and how to love our neighbors, not just as ourselves, but as Jesus Himself loves them.

One of the most significant graces is realizing the value of my prayers and sufferings. My prayers and sufferings, united with our Lord’s, have become a means by which the pains of the poor souls in Purgatory can be alleviated.

Truly, the holy hour has the power to change everything that we are. The way that we look at God, and the way that we see him looking at us. It can open our hearts further, to receive his love, and it can fill our hearts, so that they are overflowing.

As followers of Christ, we need to be his in everything so that others can find that fulfillment.

Between the friendships that make the University feel like a home and the mission work that orients us toward our Heavenly home, campus life is a blessing from God and one that I hope has not passed me by.

This is where our Lord and our Lady form their hearts. Like any good parent, Jesus and Mary know with specificity what each of us needs before we even realize it.

In retrospect, I am grateful for the firehose that orientation week was. Orientation week allowed me to dive in, embrace my new home, and trust that this is where the Lord wants me to be.