An Odd Time to Blog

We in the Saint Paul Seminary are always very busy - from before sunrise to long after sunset. Our early rising in the morning requires us to get to sleep as soon as time (and homework) will allow . . . but not tonight.

What makes tonight different from every other night? The Saint Paul Seminary, in collaboration with Saint John Vianney minor Seminary, is hosting a Borremeo 40-hour adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. We began this evening Friday, 02 November 2007 at 7pm at the Saint Vianney minor Seminary. We opened with Mass and processed - through the University of Saint Thomas campus, accross Summit Avenue, and down Grand Avenue - to the Saint Paul Seminary Chapel where the adoration will continue through Sunday morning.

Back to the point, why is this an odd time to blog? Even on a Friday night in the seminary, we normally are not late-night owls. During these forty hours, we seminarians are taking turns being awake and being in the presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Indeed, this is not a burden; I could not be happier but to be in the presence of Our Lord. I would go back even this very moment but with restful sleep I will better serve my God when I awake.

The two seminaries had a brief opportunity to socialize following the procession; though we rarely see our brothers from the minor seminary there is a family-familiarity that seems to be present in the air.