Share in our Seminary tradition this All Souls Day

As autumn’s days unfold, the Church invites us to look to all those who have walked this path before us – both those recognized as saints as well as our departed loved ones now living in God’s presence.

Every year, on the evening of All Souls Day, our Seminary Community gathers in the dark chapel. A solitary candle burns next to our Book of Remembrance. Its pages are now full and heavy with memory made holy by faith. During our prayer service, we call out the names inscribed in this Book of Remembrance. The young man who wrote them comes forward, lights a candle, and places it in a box of sand before the altar. Our hearts take light and hope from the quiet, growing glow of grace-filled memories of all those who have loved us and gone before us to God.

To share in the All Souls Day prayer service offered by the seminarians and Capuchin Friars at Saint Lawrence Seminary, please fill out the form below. You honor us with the opportunity to pray with and for your deceased loved ones this All Souls Day and always.

You Are Invited

Please join us on Sunday, October 26, 2025, for our 26th Annual Benefactor Open House.

Come and meet the Capuchin friars and young men praying for you and your intentions each day at Saint Lawrence Seminary. Come and see your faithful generosity and prayers at work in their lives.

Open House Schedule:

Our celebration of the Mass begins at 10:15 AM and will be followed by lunch. This year the senior class of 2026 is delighted to give tours of their new home, Fr. Solanus Hall, another testament of our benefactor’s commitment to the seminary.

Unable to be with us in person? Please join for the livestream of our mass.

St. Lawrence Seminary High School – Benefactors Open House 2025

Please use the RSVP form below and let us know how many will be coming. Thank you!

Your prayers and support make their journey of faith possible!

Nearly one hundred forty young men from across the United States and other countries are attending Saint Lawrence Seminary this year. They have come here to explore God’s call to lives of service in the Church as priests, religious, and dedicated lay leaders for this 166th school year.

Every young man at Saint Lawrence Seminary receives a “scholarship” of over $30,000. This financial support helps cover the difference between what is asked of his family and the true annual cost of educating, feeding, and providing for a young man at the seminary. Nevertheless, many of the young men attending Saint Lawrence this year require additional tuition aid. Some families can afford less than half the tuition. They truly sacrifice and struggle to send their son to the Seminary.

Your support of our Annual Seminarian Appeal is vital. Please consider an extraordinary gift to help sponsor just one young man at Saint Lawrence Seminary this year.

• $45 would help cover one seminarian’s “scholarship” for half a day of the school year.
• $90 would roughly cover one seminarian’s “scholarship” for one day.
• $600 would sponsor one seminarian for one week of school.

Thank you in advance for responding so generously to our Annual Seminarian Appeal!

Saint Lawrence Seminary is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.  Your gifts in support of Saint Lawrence Seminary are tax-deductible.