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2024/2025 Academic/Formation Calendar
OCTOBER 2024
Thu. 3rd Oct
  • Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor (Memorial)
  • Seminary re-opens for the 2024/2025 Academic/Formation Year
  • October Devotion
Fri. 4th Oct
  • Saint Francis of Assisi, Religious (Memorial)
  • Compound Cleaning
  • Beginning of the Academic/Formation Year’s Retreat
Sat. 5th Oct
  • Recollection for Formators
Sun. 6th Oct
  • Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year (B)
  • End of Retreat
Mon. 7th Oct
  • Our Lady of the Rosary (Memorial)
  • Lectures Begin
  • Departmental Orientations for New Students
Tue. 8th Oct
  • Administrative Council Meeting
Fri. 11th Oct
  • General Formators’ Meeting
Sat. 12th Oct
  • Weekday (27) B.V.M on Saturday
Sun. 13th Oct
  • Twenty-Eight Sunday of the Year (B)
Mon. 14th Oct
  • Resit Examinations Begin
  • Philosophy Departmental Meeting
Tue. 15th Oct
  • St. Ignatius of Antioch B.M. (Memorial)
  • House Masses Begin
Fri. 18th Oct
  • St. Luke, Evangelist (Feast)
  • Theology Departmental Meeting
Sat. 19th Oct
  • Weekday (28) B.V.M on Saturday
Sun. 20th Oct
  • Twenty-Ninth Sunday of the Year (B) Mission Sunday
  • Note: Commemoration of the death of Very Rev. Msgr. Theophilus Okere (First Rector of the Seat of Wisdom Seminary Owerri)
    20/10/2020
Mon. 21st Oct
  • Rector meets with Theology IV Seminarians
Tue. 22nd Oct
  • House Masses
  • Rector meets with Theology III Seminarians
Thu. 24th Oct
  • Rector meets with Theology II Seminarians
Sun. 27th Oct
  • Thirtieth Sunday of the Year (B)
Mon. 28th Oct
  • SS Simon & Jude, APP. (Feast)
Thu. 31st Oct
  • End of October Devotion
  • Death Anniversary of Bishop Mark Unegbu 31/10/2002
NOVEMBER 2024
Fri. 1st Nov
  • All Saints (Solemnity) {EFD}
Sat. 2nd Nov
  • Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
  • All Souls Day
  • Opt. Mem. of Blessed Rupert Mayer, SJ
  •  End of Resit Examinations
Sun. 3rd Nov
  • Thirty-First Sunday of the Year (B)
  • Recollection
Mon. 4th Nov
  • St. Charles Borromeo (Memorial)
  • Internal Thesis Proposal (Philosophy Department)
  • Rector meets with Theology I Seminarians
Tue. 5th Nov
  • House Masses
  • Internal Thesis Proposal (Theology Department)
Wed. 6th Nov
  • Solemn Opening of the Academic/Formation Year
  • Mass of the Holy Spirit
Thu. 7th Nov
  • Rector meets with Philosophy IV Seminarians
Sat. 9th Nov
  • Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (Feast)
Sun. 10th Nov
  • Thirty-Second Sunday of the Year (B)
  • Tu es visit of the Former Intern (Rev. Fr. Perez Iwuchukwu)
Mon. 11th Nov
  • St Martin of Tours, B. (Memorial)
Tue. 12th Nov
  • St. Josaphat, B.M. (Memorial)
  • House Masses
  • Rector meets with Philosophy III Seminarians
Fri. 15th Nov
  • 39th Anniversary of the Commencement of Seat of Wisdom
    Seminary (15th November, 1985)
  • Academic Council Meeting
Sat. 16th Nov
  • Weekday (32) B.V.M. on Saturday
  • Diamond Jubilee Colloquium in Honour of Msgr. Richard
    Onwuanibe, SWS Auditorium 10 am
Sun. 17th Nov
  • Thirty-Third Sunday of the Year (B)
Mon. 18th Nov
  • Rector meets with Philosophy II Seminarians
Thu. 21st Nov
  • The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial)
  • Feast of Seat of Wisdom Seminary
Fri. 22nd Nov
  • Formation Weekend Begins
  • St. Cecilia, V.M. (Memorial)
  • Choir Day (Common Mass to honor the choir)
Sat. 23rd Nov
  • Weekday (33) B.V.M. on Saturday
  • Ordinary Time of the Year B Ends
Sun. 24th Nov
  • The Solemnity of Christ the King (EFD)
  • Eucharistic Procession
Tue. 26th Nov
  • House Masses
Thu. 28th Nov
  • Rector meets with Philosophy I Seminarians
Sat. 30th Nov
  • St. Andrew, AP. (Feast)
  • Matriculation (Imo State University, Owerri)
DECEMBER 2024
Sun. 1st Dec
  • First Sunday of Advent (C)
  • Recollection
Wed. 4th Dec
  • St. John Damascene P.D. (Memorial)
Tue. 3rd Dec
  • St. Francis Xavier, P. (Memorial)
  • House Masses
Fri. 6th Dec
  • Latin Teachers Meeting
Sat. 7th Dec
  • St. Ambrose, B.D. (Memorial)
  • Society of African Thought and Culture Weekend
Sun. 8th Dec
  • Second Sunday of Advent (C)
Mon. 9th Dec
  • Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity)
  • 35thAnniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of Most Rev. Joseph Ekwuem (Archbishop of Calabar) 9/12/1989
  • Canonical Retreat for Ministries Begins
Wed. 11th Dec
  • Canonical Retreat for Ministries Ends
Thu. 12th Dec
  • 5th Anniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of Most Rev. Moses Chikwe (Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri) 12/12/2019
  • Christmas Cantata
Fri. 13th Dec
  • St. Lucy V.M. (Memorial)
  • Departure for Christmas Break
JANUARY 2025
Tue. 7th Jan
  • Christmas Break Ends
Wed. 8th Jan
  • Wednesday after Epiphany
  • Lectures Begin
Thu. 9th Jan
  • Friday after Epiphany
  • Financial Council Meeting
Thu. 9th Jan
  • Friday after Epiphany
  • Financial Council Meeting
Sat. 11th Jan
  • Saturday after Epiphany
Sun. 12th Jan
  •  The Baptism of The Lord (Feast)
  • Recollection
Tue. 14th Jan
  • General Staff Meeting
  • House Masses
  • Visit by 1999 Set.
Thu. 16th Jan
  • Bishops’/Formators’ Meeting
  • Commemoration of the death of Bishop Alexius Makozi (Bishop Emeritus of Port Harcourt) 16/1/2016
Fri. 17th Jan
  • St. Anthony, Abbot (Memorial)
  • End of Lectures for First Semester
Sat. 18th Jan
  • Weekday (1) B.V.M. on Saturday
Sun. 19th Jan
  • Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
Mon. 20th Jan
  • Blessed Michael Iwene Tansi (Feast in Nigeria)
Tue. 21st Jan
  • House Masses
Wed. 22nd Jan
  • First Semester Examinations Begin
Fri. 24th Jan
  • St. Francis de Sales B.D (Memorial)
Sat. 25th Jan
  • The Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle (Feast)
Sun. 26th Jan
  • Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
Tue. 28th Jan
  • St. Thomas Aquinas P . D. (Memorial)
Fri. 31st Jan
  • St. John Bosco P. (Memorial)
FEBRUARY 2025
Sat. 1st Feb
  • St. John Bosco P. (Memorial)
Sun. 2nd Feb
  • The Presentation of the Lord (Feast)
Wed. 5th Feb
  • St. Agatha, V. M. (Memorial)
Thu. 6th Feb
  • St. Paul Miki & Companion Ms. (Memorial)
Fri. 7th Feb
  • End of the First Semester Examinations
  • Appreciation Visit of the 2022/2023 Theology Graduates
Sat. 8th Feb
  • Weekday (4) B.V.M on Saturday
  • Commemoration of the death of Bishop Vincent Ezeonyia (Bishop of Aba) 08/02/2015
  •  First Semester Break Begins
Sun. 9th Feb
  • Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year (C)
Mon. 10th Feb
  • St. Scholastica V. (Memorial)
Wed. 12th Feb
  • Commemoration of the death of Bishop Anthony Nwedo
    12/2/2000
Thu. 13th Feb
  • 5th Anniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of Most Rev. Augustine Echema (Bishop of Aba)13/02/2020
Fri. 14th Feb
  • St. Cyril M. and St. Methodius P. (Memorial )
Sat. 15th Feb
  • Weekday (5) B.V.M on Saturday
Sun. 16th Feb
  • Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year (C)
Tue. 18th Feb
  • End of First Semester Break
Wed. 19th Feb
  • Lectures Begin for Second Semester
Sat. 22nd Feb
  • The Chair of St. Peter (Feast)
Sun. 23rd Feb
  • Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year (C)
Mon. 24th Feb
  • Commemoration of the death of Very Rev. Msgr. Clement Obielu (2nd Rector of Seat of Wisdom Seminary, Owerri) 24/02/2021
Tue. 25th Feb
  • House Masses
MARCH 2025
Sat. 1st Mar
  • Weekday (7) B.V.M on Saturday
  • O.N.O.I. Weekend
Sun. 2nd Mar
  • Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year (C)
  • Recollection
Tue. 4th Mar
  • House Masses
Wed. 5th Mar
  • Ash Wednesday
Fri. 7th Mar
  • Stations of the Cross
Sat. 8th Mar
  • Latin Certificate Examinations 
Sun. 9th Mar
  • First Sunday of Lent (C)
Tue. 11th Mar
  • House Masses
Fri. 14th Mar
  • Stations of the Cross
Sun. 16th Mar
  • Second Sunday of Lent (C)
Tue. 19th Nov
  • St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity )
Thu. 20th Mar
  • 1st Anniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of Most Rev. Thomas Obiatuegwu (Auxiliary Bishop of Orlu) 20/03/2024
Fri. 21st Mar
  • Convocation Lectures
  • Stations of the Cross
Sat. 22nd Mar
  • Convocation Ceremony for the Pontifical Urbaniana University Rome
Sun. 23rd Mar
  • Third Sunday of Lent (C)
Tue. 25th Mar
  • The Annunciation of the Lord (Solemnity)
Fri. 28th Mar
  • Stations of the Cross
Sun. 30th Mar
  • Fourth Sunday of Lent (C)
  • Laetare Sunday
APRIL 2025
Tue. 1st Apr
  • House Masses
Fri. 4th Apr
  • Stations of the Cross
Sat. 5th Apr
  • NACATHS Weekend
Sun. 6th Apr
  • Fifth Sunday of Lent (C)
Tue. 8th Apr
  • House Masses
Sun. 13th Apr
  • Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
  • Holy Week Begins
Wed. 16th Apr
  • Wednesday of the Holy Week
  • End of Lectures
Thu. 17th Apr
  • Holy Thursday
  • Chrism Mass
  • Easter Triduum Begins
  • Mass of the Lord’s Supper
  • Adoration till Midnight
Fri. 18th Apr
  • Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion (Day of Fasting and Abstinence)
  • Stations of the Cross
Sat. 19th Apr
  • Holy Saturday
  • Easter Vigil
Sun. 20th Apr
  • Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection (Solemnity)
  • Eastertide Begins
  • Easter Break Begins
MAY 2025
Sat. 3rd May
  • Saint Philip and Saint James, AP
  • May Devotion
  • Easter Break Ends
Sun. 4th May
  • Third Sunday of Easter (C)
  • Recollection
Mon. 5th May
  • Lectures Begin
Tue. 6th May
  • House Masses
Fri. 9th May
  • 6th Anniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of Most Rev. Patrick Eluke (Auxiliary Bishop of Port Harcourt) 9/5/2019
Sat. 10th May
  • Communication Weekend (Discussion on the Papal Message)
Sun. 11th May
  • Fourth Sunday of Easter (C)
Mon. 12th May
  • Beginning of General Formators’ Assessment of Seminarians
Tue. 13th May
  • House Masses
Wed. 14th May
  • St. Matthias AP. (Feast)
  • 37th Anniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of Most Rev Camillus Etokudo (Bishop of Port Harcourt) 14/5/1988
Sun. 18th May
  • Fifth Sunday of Easter (C)
Tue. 20th May
  • House Masses
Wed. 21st May
  • End of Lectures for Degree Candidates
Fri. 23rd May
  • End of Lectures for All
Sun. 25th May
  • Sixth Sunday of Easter
Mon. 26th May
  • St. Philip Neri P. (Memorial)
  • Degree Examinations Begin
Wed. 28th May
  • Second Semester Examinations Begins
Thu. 29th May
  • Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity)
  • Novena to the Holy Spirit Begins
Sat. 31st May
  • The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial)
JUNE 2025
Sun. 1st Jun
  • Seventh Sunday of Easter
  • World Communications’ Day
  • Thanksgiving and Blessing of Tools of Work for St. Thomas Aquinas School of Journalism
Tue. 3rd Jun
  • St. Charles Lwanga and Companions Ms. (Memorial)
Thu. 5th Jun
  • St. Boniface, B. M. (Memorial)
Sat. 7th Jun
  • Pentecost Weekend
Mon. 9th Jun
  • The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church (Memorial)
Wed. 11th Jun
  • St. Barnabas, Apostle (Memorial)
  • End of Degree Examination
Fri. 13th Jun
  • St. Anthony of Padua, P. D. (Memorial)
  • Project Defence
Sat. 14th Jun
  • Weekday (10) B.V.M on Saturday
  • Project Defence
  • End of Second Semester Examinations
Sun. 15th Jun
  • Most Holy Trinity (Solemnity)
  • End of General Staff Annual Assessment of Seminarians
  • End of the Year Retreat Begins
Tue. 17th Jun
  • Commemoration of the death of Bishop Anthony Ilonu 17/6/2012
  • General Staff Meeting
Wed. 18th Jun
  • End of the Year Retreat Ends
Thu. 19th Jun
  • Compound Cleaning
Fri. 20th Jun
  • Compound Cleaning
  • Requiem Mass for the Deceased Family Members of Formators and Seminarians.
  • Send Off/Gala Night.
Sat. 21st Jun
  • 17th Anniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of Most Rev.
    Augustine Ukwuoma (Bishop of Orlu) 21/06/2008.
  • The 38th Priestly Anniversary of the Rector: Very Rev. Fr. Dr.
    Cajetan Ehiem.
  • Departure for Apostolic Work and Long Vacation.