THE SHS 5-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN

THE SACRED HEART SEMINARY 5-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN


Introductory Remarks

The SACRED HEART SEMINARY of the Archdiocese of Palo is a formative institution that prepares the seminarians for the services in the spread of the Kingdom of God, so that by leading an exemplary apostolic life, they become, as it were, a saving leaven in the human community.1 The purpose of the this diocesan seminary is to provide a program that encourages spiritual and emotional maturity,2 intellectual and cultural growth, and opportunities for apostolic zeal, so that a man may respond maturely to the priestly vocation and in turn be judged suitable for it - a man of God, adequately prepared for, and committed to, a lifelong exercise of the priestly ministry in the Church3

Thus the Sacred Heart Seminary aims to form young men of Leyte including the surrounding provinces in the region who possess the desire to serve God and his people in the sacred priesthood, through his work of redemption, an...