Christmas
Propaedudes
Waffle House
Resident Priests
HAYCH-T-S
100

A Christmas tree in this area of the seminary has an ornament of Fr. Paul

What is the Refectory?

100

As a child, this propaedude lived in Italy

Who is Noah Astorga?

100

This latin title means "Mother of God"

What is Mater Dei?

100

At the age of six, Father Paul moved to this British island

What is Bermuda?

100

These three dioceses only have one seminarian each at Holy Trinity Seminary

What is Beaumont, Boston, and Corpus Christi?

200

This seminarian at the Trinitarian Auxiliary Christmas Brunch won a present containing ramen, ramen socks, and fortune cookies

Who is Timothy Nguyen?

200

If this propaedude had not joined the seminary, he would have pursued being an EMT and Firefighter

Who is Marco de Leon?

200

This state, also home of Martin Luther King Jr., is where Waffle House was founded in 1955

What is Georgia?

200

An image of this resident priest on top of a snowy mountain has circulated the inbox of numerous seminarians

Who is Father Bockman?

200

Holy Trinity Seminary has this many alumni bishops

What is 11?

300

Father Mark’s family tells Christmas stories around this time of day every year on Christmas Eve

What is around 5-6 PM?

300

This propaedude has a scar from a terrifying dolphin attack

Who is Coll Drake?

300

This menu item is the second most ordered item at the Waffle House off of Highway 356

What is the Classic Waffle?

300

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?

300

These are the dates of this year's Rector's Cup

What are Feb 13th and 14th?

400

The readings (first, second, and Gospel) for Midnight Mass come from these three biblical authors

Who are Isaiah, Paul (to Titus), and Luke?

400

This propaedude has a scuba license

Who is Milo Avera?

400

This priest, born and raised in northern Wisconsin, is the pastor at the Mater Dei Catholic Parish

Who is Fr. Peter Bauknecht?

400

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?

400

Since its founding in 1965, Holy Trinity Seminary served as an eight year seminary (philosophy and theology) until this year

What is 1986?
500

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?

500

This propaedude has not worn jeans since the second grade

Who is Justin Francka?

500

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?

500

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?

500

There have been this many St. John Vianney Award recipients

What is eight?