Christmas
A Christmas tree in this area of the seminary has an ornament of Fr. Paul
What is the Refectory?
As a child, this propaedude lived in Italy
Who is Noah Astorga?
This latin title means "Mother of God"
What is Mater Dei?
At the age of six, Father Paul moved to this British island
What is Bermuda?
These three dioceses only have one seminarian each at Holy Trinity Seminary
What is Beaumont, Boston, and Corpus Christi?
This seminarian at the Trinitarian Auxiliary Christmas Brunch won a present containing ramen, ramen socks, and fortune cookies
Who is Timothy Nguyen?
If this propaedude had not joined the seminary, he would have pursued being an EMT and Firefighter
Who is Marco de Leon?
This state, also home of Martin Luther King Jr., is where Waffle House was founded in 1955
What is Georgia?
An image of this resident priest on top of a snowy mountain has circulated the inbox of numerous seminarians
Who is Father Bockman?
Holy Trinity Seminary has this many alumni bishops
What is 11?
Father Mark’s family tells Christmas stories around this time of day every year on Christmas Eve
What is around 5-6 PM?
This propaedude has a scar from a terrifying dolphin attack
Who is Coll Drake?
This menu item is the second most ordered item at the Waffle House off of Highway 356
What is the Classic Waffle?
As of of 12/08/2025, 18 is the number of times that Father Mark has done this action at the seminary
What is missing dinner?
These are the dates of this year's Rector's Cup
What are Feb 13th and 14th?
The readings (first, second, and Gospel) for Midnight Mass come from these three biblical authors
Who are Isaiah, Paul (to Titus), and Luke?
This propaedude has a scuba license
Who is Milo Avera?
This priest, born and raised in northern Wisconsin, is the pastor at the Mater Dei Catholic Parish
Who is Fr. Peter Bauknecht?
These four resident priests have attended St. Mary's Seminary in Houston
Who are Fr. Don, Fr. Charlie, Fr. Bryan, and Very Reverend Vincent C. Anyama?
Since its founding in 1965, Holy Trinity Seminary served as an eight year seminary (philosophy and theology) until this year
This saint made the Christmas crib popular through their famous celebration on Christmas Eve 1223, with a Bethlehem scene
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
This propaedude has not worn jeans since the second grade
Who is Justin Francka?
This metropolitan area located in the southern United States has the highest number of Waffle Houses in a city, totaling over 130 restaurants
What is Atlanta, GA?
A tree was planted for this resident priest and his siblings each when they were born. At the age of five, this priest's tree was struck by lightning
Who is Father Paul?
There have been this many St. John Vianney Award recipients
What is eight?