| OCTOBER 2023 |
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| 3 Tuesday | St. Therese of the Child Jesus, V.D. (Mem) Seminary Re-opens for the 2023/2024 Academic Year with the arrival of new Philosophy/Theology One Students |
| 4 Wednesday | St. Francis of Assisi, R. (Mem) – Orientation Programme for the First Year Philosophy/Theology Students |
| 5 Thursday | Feria/St. Faustina Kowalska (Opt. Mem) – The Seminary welcomes back the rest of the students for the 2023/2024 Academic/Formation Year – Orientation/Compound cleaning |
| 6 Friday | Feria/St. Bruno, P. (Opt. Mem.) – Orientation/Compound cleaning |
| 7 Saturday | Our Lady of the Rosary (Mem.) – Colloquium |
| 8 Sunday | 27th Sunday of the Year (A) – RECOLLECTION |
| 9 Monday | Feria/St. Denis, Bishop, and his Companions, Mm/ St. John Leonardi, P (Opt. Mem.)- Lectures |
| 10 Tuesday | Feria – Lectures |
| 11 Wednesday | Feria / St. John XXIII, Pp (Opt. Mem)– Lectures |
| 12 Thursday | CENTENARY MASS AT OKPALA |
| 13 Friday | Feria – Lectures |
| 14 Saturday | Feria / St. Callistus, Pp. M. (Opt. Mem) /B.V.M. on Saturday |
| 15 Sunday | 28th Sunday of the Year (A) |
| 16 Monday | Feria / St. Hedwig, R (Opt. Mem) ; Feria / St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, V (Opt. Mem)– Lectures |
| 17 Tuesday | St. Ignatius of Antioch, B. M. (Mem)– Lectures |
| 18 Wednesday | St. Luke, Evangelist (Feast) – Lectures |
| 19 Thursday | Feria/ SS John de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues, Pp. & Comp. Mm; St. Paul of the Cross, P. (Opt. Mem.) – Lectures |
| 20 Friday | Feria – Lectures – Mission/Pastoral Weekend Begins |
| 21 Saturday | Feria/B.V.M. on Saturday – Mission/Pastoral Weekend |
| 22 Sunday | 29th Sunday of the Year (A) MISSION SUNDAY – Mission/Pastoral Weekend/ |
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| EVE OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE ACADEMIC/FORMATION YEAR |
| 23 Monday | Feria / St. John of Capistrano, P (Opt. Mem) – INTERACTIVE SESSIONS WITH INAUGURATION PRELATE |
| 24 Tuesday | Feria/St Anthony Mary Claret, Bp (Opt. Mem) – SOLEMN INAUGURATION OF THE ACADEMIC/FORMATION YEAR |
| 25 Wednesday | Feria – Lectures |
| 26 Thursday | Feria – Lectures |
| 27 Friday | Feria – Lectures |
| 28 Saturday | SS Simon and Jude, APP. (Feast) |
| 29 Sunday | 30th Sunday of the Year (A) |
| 30 Monday | Feria – Lectures |
| 31 Tuesday | Feria – Lectures (October Devotion ends with Rosary Procession) |
| NOVEMBER 2023 | |
| 1 Wednesday | All Saints (Solemnity) – E. F. D. |
| 2 Thursday | Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) – Lectures; Midday Mass: 12.00 noon; Mass at the Cathedral: 4.00 pm |
| 3 Friday | Feria/St. Martin de Porres, R. (Opt. Mem) – Lectures |
| 4 Saturday | St. Charles Borromeo, Bp. (Mem.) |
| 5 Sunday | 31st Sunday of the Year (C) – RECOLLECTION |
| 6 Monday | Feria – Lectures |
| 7 Tuesday | Feria– Lectures |
| 8 Wednesday | Feria– Lectures |
| 9 Thursday | Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (Feast) – Lectures |
| 10 Friday | St. Leo the Great Pp. & D. (Mem)– Lectures |
| 11 Saturday | St. Martin of Tours, Bp. (Mem)– Lectures |
| 12 Sunday | 32nd Sunday of the Year (A) |
| 13 Monday | Feria – Lectures |
| 14 Tuesday | Feria – Lectures |
| 15 Wednesday | Feria/ St. Albert the Great, B.D. (Opt. Mem) – Lectures |
| 16 Thursday | Feria/ St. Margaret of Scotland/ St. Gertrude, V. (Opt. Mem) – Lectures/VISIT OF THE PROVINCIAL CWO |
| 17 Friday | St. Elizabeth of Hungary, R. (Mem) – Lectures |
| 18 Saturday | Feria /Dedication of the Basilicas of SS Peter & Paul, App (Opt. Mem) / B.V.M. on Saturday |
| 19 Sunday | 33rd Sunday of the Year (A) |
| 20 Monday | Feria – Lectures |
| 21 Tuesday | The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mem) –Lectures |
| 22 Wednesday | St. Cecilia, V.M. (Mem.) – Lectures |
| 23 Thursday | Feria/ St. Clement I, Pp. M. / St. Columban, Abb. (Opt. Mem.) – Lectures |
| 24 Friday | St. Andrew Dung-Lac, P. & Comp., Mm. (Mem.) – Lectures |
| 25 Saturday | Feria / St. Catherine of Alexandria, V.M. (Opt. Mem)/ B.V.M. on Saturday |
| 26 Sunday | 34th Sunday of the Year (A)/Solemnity of the Lord Jesus |
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| Christ, King of the Universe (E.F.D)) |
| 27 Monday | Feria – Lectures |
| 28 Tuesday | Feria – Lectures |
| 29 Wednesday | Feria – Lectures |
| 30 Thursday | St. Andrew, Ap. (Feast) – Lectures |
| DECEMBER 2023 | |
| 1 Friday | Feria – Lectures |
| 2 Saturday | Feria/B.V.M. on Saturday (Opt. Mem); Vespers 1 of 1st Sunday of Advent (B) |
| SEASON OF ADVENT | |
| 3 Sunday | 1st Sunday of Advent (B) |
| 4 Monday | Weekday of Advent/ St. John Damascene, P.D. (Opt. Mem.) – Lectures |
| 5 Tuesday | Weekday of Advent – Lectures |
| 6 Wednesday | Weekday of Advent/ St. Nicholas, B. (Opt. Mem.) – Lectures |
| 7 Thursday | St. Ambrose, B. D. (Mem) – Lectures End |
| 8 Friday | The Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. (Solemnity) E.F.D. |
| 9 Saturday | Weekday of Advent/ St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (Opt. Mem.) Christmas Retreat Begins |
| 10 Sunday | 2nd Sunday of Advent (B) – Retreat |
| 11 Monday | Weekday of Advent/ St. Damasus I Pp. (Opt. Mem.) – Retreat |
| 12 Tuesday | Weekday of Advent/Our Lady of Guadalupe (Opt. Mem) – Retreat |
| 13 Wednesday | St. Lucy, V. M. (Mem.)- Retreat |
| 14 Thursday | St. John of the Cross, P. D. (Mem) – Christmas Retreat Ends (Christmas Party/Performance) |
| 15 Friday | Weekday of Advent – Christmas Break Begins |
| 16 Saturday | Weekday of Advent – Christmas Break |
| 17 Sunday | 3rd Sunday of Advent (GAUDETE) (B) – Christmas Break |
| 18 Monday | Weekday of Advent – Christmas Break |
| 19 Tuesday | Weekday of Advent – Christmas Break |
| 20 Wednesday | Weekday of Advent – Christmas Break |
| 21 Thursday | Weekday of Advent/St. Peter Canisius, P. D. (Opt. Mem) – Christmas Break |
| 22 Friday | Weekday of Advent – Christmas break |
| 23 Saturday | Weekday of Advent/ St. John of Kety, P. (Opt. Mem) – Christmas break |
| 24 Sunday | 4th Sunday of Advent (B) Christmas Break |
| 25 Monday | The Nativity of the Lord, Solemnity – Christmas Break |
| 26 Tuesday | St. Stephen, the first Martyr (Feast) – Christmas Break |
| 27 Wednesday | St. John, Ap. & Evang. (Feast) – Christmas Break |
| 28 Thursday | The Holy Innocents Mm. (Feast) – Christmas Break |
| 29 Friday | Christmas Octave (5th day)/(Commemoration of St. Thomas Becket, B.M.) – Christmas Break |
| 30 Saturday | Christmas Octave (6th day) – Christmas Break |
| 31 Sunday | The Holy Family (Feast) – Christmas Break |
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JANUARY 2024 |
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| 1 Monday | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. New Year Day – Christmas Break |
| 2 Tuesday | SS. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen BB.DD. (Mem) – Christmas Break |
| 3 Wednesday | The Most Holy Name of Jesus – Christmas Break |
| 4 Thursday | Weekday of Christmas – Christmas Break |
| 5 Friday | Weekday of Christmas – Christmas Break Ends |
| 6 Saturday | Weekday of Christmas – Compound Cleaning |
| 7 Sunday | The Epiphany of the Lord (Solemnity) – RECOLLECTION |
| 8 Monday | The Baptism of the Lord (Feast) – END OF CHRISTMAS SEASON -Lectures |
| 9 Tuesday | Tuesday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time – Lectures |
| 10 Wednesday | Feria– Lectures |
| 11 Thursday | Feria– Lectures |
| 12 Friday | Feria– Lectures; NAPS WEEKEND BEGINS |
| 13 Saturday | Feria/ B.V.M on Saturday/ St. Hilary, B.D. (Opt. Mem); NAPS WEEKEND |
| 14 Sunday | 2nd Sunday of the Year (B); NAPS WEEKEND ENDS |
| 15 Monday | Feria – Lectures |
| 16 Tuesday | Feria – Lectures |
| 17 Wednesday | St. Anthony, Abbot (Mem.) – Lectures |
| 18 Thursday | Feria – Lectures Prayer for Christian Unity Begins |
| 19 Friday | Feria/ St. Fabian, P. M./St. Sebastian, Matryr (Opt. Mem) – Lectures |
| 20 Saturday | BLESSED CYPRIAN MICHAEL IWENE TANSI (FEAST) – (Formators’ Recollection) |
| 21 Sunday | 3rd Sunday of the Year (B) |
| 22 Monday | Feria/ St. Vincent, D. M. (Opt. Mem)/End of Lectures |
| 23 Tuesday | Feria/Revision |
| 24 Wednesday | St. Francis de Sales, B. D. (Mem) – Revision |
| 25 Thursday | The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle (Feast) – Prayer for Christian Unity Ends– Revision – |
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| CENTENARY MASS AT IGBARIAM |
| 26 Friday | SS. Timothy & Titus, BB. (Mem)–Revision |
| 27 Saturday | Feria/ St. Angela Merici, V. (Opt. Mem)/ B.V.M. on Saturday – Revision |
| 28 Sunday | 4th Sunday of the Year (B) Revision |
| 29 Monday | Feria/Revision |
| 30 Tuesday | Feria – First Semester Examinations Begin |
| 31 Wednesday | St. John Bosco, P. (Mem) – Examinations |
| FEBRUARY 2024 | |
| 1 Thursday | Feria – Examinations |
| 2 Friday | The Presentation of the Lord (Feast) – Examinations |
| 3 Saturday | Feria/ St. Blaise, B.M; St. Ansgar, B. (Opt. Mem)/ B.V.M on Saturday – Examinations |
| 4 Sunday | 5th Sunday of the Year (B) |
| 5 Monday | St. Agatha V.M. (Mem) |
| 6 Tuesday | SS Paul Miki and his Comp., Mm (Mem) – Examinations |
| 7 Wednesday | Weekday of Christmas/ St. Raymond of Penyafort, P. (Opt. Mem.) – Examinations |
| 8 Thursday | Feria/ St. Jerome Emilian, P; St. Josephine Bakhita, V (Opt. Mem)– Examinations |
| 9 Friday | Feria – Examinations |
| 10 Saturday | St. Scholastica, V. (Mem)– Examinations |
| 11 Sunday | 6th Sunday of the Year (B) |
| 12 Monday | Feria |
| 13 Tuesday | Feria –Examinations |
| SEASON OF LENT BEGINS | |
| 14 Wednesday | Ash Wednesday –Examinations |
| 15 Thursday | Thursday after Ash Wednesday – Examinations |
| 16 Friday | Friday after Ash Wednesday – Examinations |
| 17 Saturday | Saturday after Ash Wednesday/ The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order (Opt. Mem.) – Examinations |
| 18 Sunday | 1st Sunday of Lent Year (B) |
| 19 Monday | Weekday of Lent |
| 20 Tuesday | Weekday of Lent – Examinations |
| 21 Wednesday | Weekday of Lent – Examinations End |
| 22 Thursday | Feast of Chair of St. Peter – |
| 23 Friday | Weekday of Lent/ St. Polycarp, B.M. (Opt. Mem) – Semester Break Begins |
| 24 Saturday | Weekday of Lent –Break |
| 25 Sunday | 2nd Sunday of Lent (B) –Break |
| 26 Monday | Weekday of Lent –Break |
| 27 Tuesday | Weekday of Lent –Break |
| 28 Wednesday | Weekday of Lent –Break |
| 29 Thursday | Weekday of Lent –Break |
| March 2024 | |
| 1 Friday | Weekday of Lent – End of Semester Break |
| 2 Saturday | Weekday of Lent – Compound Cleaning |
| 3 Sunday | 3rd Sunday of Lent (B) – RECOLLECTION |
| 4 Monday | Weekday of Lent/ St. Casmir (Opt. Mem) –Lectures |
| 5 Tuesday | Weekday of Lent – Solemnity of the Re-Dedication of Bigard Chapel – (E.F.D.) |
| 6 Wednesday | Weekday of Lent – Lectures |
| 7 Thursday | Weekday of Lent/ St. Perpetua and Felicity, MM (Opt. Mem) – FORMATION WEEKEND BEGINS |
| 8 Friday | Weekday of Lent/ St. John of God, R. (Opt. Mem) – FORMATION WEEKEND |
| 9 Saturday | Weekday of Lent/ St. Frances of Rome, R. (Opt. Mem) – FORMATION WEEKEND |
| 10 Sunday | 4th Sunday of Lent (B) – FORMATION WEEKEND ENDS |
| 11 Monday | Weekday of Lent –Lectures |
| 12 Tuesday | Weekday of Lent –Lectures |
| 13 Wednesday | Weekday of Lent –Lectures |
| 14 Thursday | Weekday of Lent –Lectures |
| 15 Friday | Weekday of Lent –Lectures |
| 16 Saturday | Weekday of Lent –Lectures |
| 17 Sunday | 5th Sunday of Lent (B) |
| 18 Monday | Weekday of Lent/ St. Cyril of Jerusalem, B.D. (Opt. Mem) |
| 19 Tuesday | St. Joseph, Husband of the B.V.M. (Solemnity) – CONVOCATION EVE |
| 20 Wednesday | Weekday of Lent – CONVOCATION DAY |
| 21 Thursday | Weekday of Lent –Lectures |
| 22 Friday | Weekday of Lent – Lectures |
| 23 Saturday | Weekday of Lent/ St. Turibius of Mongrovejo, B. (Opt. Mem) |
| 24 Sunday | PALM/PASSION SUNDAY (A) |
| 25 Monday | Monday of Holy Week – Lectures |
| 26 Tuesday | Tuesday of Holy Week – Lectures |
| 27 Wednesday | Wednesday of Holy Week – Lectures |
| 28 Thursday | Holy Thursday: Chrism Mass at the Cathedral/Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper |
| 29 Friday | Good Friday (Fast and Abstinence) |
| 30 Saturday | Holy Saturday (Recollection for Formators)/Mass of the Easter Vigil |
| 31 Sunday | EASTER SUNDAY (B) – E .F. D |
| APRIL 2024 | |
| 1 Monday | Easter Octave – Easter Break Begins |
| 2 Tuesday | Easter Octave – Easter Break |
| 3 Wednesday | Easter Octave – Easter Break |
| 4 Thursday | Easter Octave – Easter Break |
| 5 Friday | Easter Octave – Easter Break |
| 6 Saturday | Easter Octave – Easter Break |
| 7 Sunday | 2nd Sunday of Easter (B) (Divine Mercy Sunday) – Easter Break |
| 8 Monday | The Annunciation of the Lord (Solemnity) –Easter Break |
| 9 Tuesday | Weekday of Easter – Easter Break |
| 10 Wednesday | Weekday of Easter – Easter Break |
| 11 Thursday | St. Stanislaus B.M. (Mem) – Easter Break |
| 12 Friday | Weekday of Easter – Easter Break |
| 13 Saturday | Weekday of Easter/ St. Martin I Pp. M., (Opt. Mem) End of Easter Break |
| 14 Sunday | 3rd Sunday of Easter (B) |
| 15 Monday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures |
| 16 Tuesday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures |
| 17 Wednesday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures |
| 18 Thursday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures |
| 19 Friday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures; NFCS WEEKEND BEGINS |
| 20 Saturday | Weekday of Easter – NFCS WEEKEND |
| 21 Sunday | 4th Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday); NFCS WEEKEND ENDS |
| 22 Monday | Weekday of Easter –Lectures |
| 23 Tuesday | Weekday of Easter/ St. George, M. & St. Adalbert of Prague, B.M. (Opt. Mem) – Lectures |
| 24 Wednesday | Weekday of Easter/ St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, P.M. (Opt Mem) – Lectures |
| 25 Thursday | St. Mark, Evang. (Feast) – Lectures |
| 26 Friday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures |
| 27 Saturday | Weekday of Easter |
| 28 Sunday | 5th Sunday of Easter (B) |
| 29 Monday | St. Catherine of Siena V.D. (Mem) –Lectures |
| 30 Tuesday | Our Lady Mother of Africa (Feast) –Lectures |
| MAY 2024 | |
| 1 Wednesday | Weekday of Easter/ St. Joseph the worker (Opt. Mem)- Lectures (May Devotion Begins) |
| 2 Thursday | St. Athanasius, B. D., (Mem.) – Lectures |
| 3 Friday | SS Philip & James, App. (Feast) – Lectures |
| 4 Saturday | Weekday of Easter |
| 5 Sunday | 6th Sunday of Easter (B) – RECOLLECTION |
| 6 Monday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures |
| 7 Tuesday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures; BISHOPS/FORMATORS MEETING AT POPE JOHN PAUL II MAJOR SEMINARY, AWKA |
| 8 Wednesday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures |
| 9 Thursday | The Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity) (E.F.D) |
| 10 Friday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures |
| 11 Saturday | Weekday of Easter |
| 12 Sunday | 7th Sunday of Easter (B) |
| 13 Monday | Weekday of Easter/ Our Lady of Fatima (Opt. Mem) – Lectures |
| 14 Tuesday | St. Matthias, Apostle (Feast) – Lectures; B. A Exams Begin |
| 15 Wednesday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures |
| 16 Thursday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures |
| 17 Friday | Weekday of Easter – Lectures |
| 18 Saturday | Weekday of Easter/ St. John I Pp. (Opt. Mem) |
| 19 Sunday | PENTECOST SUNDAY (SOLEMNITY) – E.F.D; ORDINARY TIME BEGINS TOMORROW |
| 20 Monday | Mary, Mother of the Church (Mem)/ (End of Lectures For those not taking B.A.) |
| 21 Tuesday | Feria/ St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions, Mm. (Opt Mem)– Revision |
| 22 Wednesday | Feria/ St. Rita Cascia R. (Opt Mem)– Revision |
| 23 Thursday | Feria –Revision |
| 24 Friday | Feria –Revision |
| 25 Saturday | Feria/St. Bede De Venerable, P & D; St. Gregory VII, Pp & St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, V |
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| (Opt. Mem); B.V.M on Saturday – Revision |
| 26 Sunday | The Most Holy Trinity (Solemnity) E.F.D. |
| 27 Monday | Feria/St. Augustine of Canterbury, B. (Opt. Mem.) – Revision |
| 28 Tuesday | Feria–Second Semester Examinations Begin |
| 29 Wednesday | Feria/St. Paul VI, Pp. (Opt. Mem.) –Examinations |
| 30 Thursday | Feria– Examinations |
| 31 Friday | The Visitation of the B.V.M. (Feast) – (May Devotion Ends with Rosary Procession) – Examinations |
| JUNE 2024 | |
| 1 Saturday | St. Justin, M. (Mem) – Examinations |
| 2 Sunday | SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (B) (CORPUS CHRISTI) (E.F.D) |
| 3 Monday | SS Charles Lwanga & Comp. M.M. (Mem) |
| 4 Tuesday | Feria – Examinations (B. Phil & B. Th Examinations) |
| 5 Wednesday | St. Boniface, B.M.- Examinations |
| 6 Thursday | Feria/St. Norbert, B. (Opt. Mem) –Examinations |
| 7 Friday | The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Solemnity) –Examinations |
| 8 Saturday | The Immaculate Heart of Mary (Mem) –Examinations |
| 9 Sunday | 10th Sunday of the Year (B) |
| 10 Monday | Feria |
| 11 Tuesday | St. Barnabas, Apostle – Examinations |
| 12 Wednesday | Feria – Examinations |
| 13 Thursday | St. Anthony of Padua, P. D. (Mem) – Examinations |
| 14 Friday | Feria – Examinations |
| 15 Saturday | Feria/B.V.M. on Saturday – Examinations |
| 16 Sunday | 11th Sunday of the Year (B) |
| 17 Monday | Feria |
| 18 Tuesday | Feria – Examinations |
| 19 Wednesday | Feria/St. Romuald, Abb. (Opt Mem) –Examination Ends |
| 20 Thursday | Feria |
| 21 Friday | St. Aloysius Gonzaga, R. (Mem) – Annual Retreat Begins |
| 22 Saturday | Feria/ St. Paulinus of Nola, B; SS John Fisher, B & Thomas More, MM. (Opt. Mem)/ B.V.M. on Saturday – Annual Retreat |
| 23 Sunday | 12th Sunday of the Year (B) – Annual Retreat |
| 24 Monday | The Birthday of St. John the Baptist (Solemnity) –Annual Retreat |
| 25 Tuesday | Feria – Annual Retreat |
| 26 Wednesday | Feria/St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, P.(Opt. Mem) – Annual Retreat Ends; House Send-Forth (EVENING) |
| 27 Thursday | Feria/St. Cyril of Alexandria, B.D. (Opt. Mem.) – Cleaning/ Diocesan Send-Forth |
| 28 Friday | St. Irenaeus, B.M. (Mem.)- General Send-Forth/Theatre Night |
| 29 Saturday | SS. Peter and Paul, APP. (S) – E. F. D |
| 30 Sunday | 13th Sunday of the Year (B) – LONG VACATION BEGINS |
