President-Rector’s Welcome

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.”

—Hebrews 10:23

Dear friends of St. Patrick’s Seminary,

On May 9 our community celebrated the conferment of the Master of Divinity degree to the men of the Class of 2025:

Br. Jose Luis Batista Castillo, OSJ

Rev. Mr. Leandro Paulo Ingal Calingasan

Mr. Aidan Francis Cameron-Smith

Rev. Preston-Jay Pascua Castro

Rev. Lawrence Bernard Denis III

Rev. Adam James Feisthamel

Rev. Mr. Ivan Franco Martin

Rev. Mr. Emmanuel Gutierrez

Rev. Mikhael Marco Mihić, COSJ

Mr. Huy Minh Nguyen

Rev. Mr. Maurice Tokay Manya 

Rev. Mr. Alphonse Ahoka Tolenga

Rev. Akbar Saul Walle Perez

In his commencement address, Archbishop Cordileone spoke of the sense of hope, unity, and identity that our Catholic belief gives us. He called each new graduate to be a pontifex—a bridge-builder—bringing parishioners to the sacred. He called the men to cultivate hope, “the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit” (CCC 1817).

In this Jubilee Year of Hope, the St. Patrick’s community invites you to make a reservation to tour and to pray in our Main Chapel, which Archbishop Cordileone has named a local pilgrimage site. We look forward to welcoming you here. 

I’m pleased to announce that our outreach efforts have grown to include a new YouTube series. We’ve launched it with videos by Fr. Jerome Magat, Vice-Rector of St. Patrick’s. As we develop the series, more of our faculty members will speak about topics of vital interest to your individual and to our shared faith life. Watch and subscribe here. 

St. Patrick’s is a vibrant community of benefactors, alumni, faculty, and staff working together to form holy priests for the Church and the world. Thank you for visiting our website.

Sincerely in Christ,

Very Rev. Mark Doherty
President-Rector
St. Patrick’s Seminary