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Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary

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Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary (formerly Blessed John XXIII National Seminary) is a Roman Catholic seminary in Weston, Massachusetts. It offers a graduate-level program designed for priesthood candidates aged 30 and above, often called "second-career vocations" or "delayed vocations".^[1]

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Founded by Boston Archbishop Richard Cardinal Cushing in 1964, the seminary was chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1972 and became accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in 1983. It awards graduates the M. Div. degree.

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An aspiring seminarian on a vocational discernment retreat in solitary afternoon prayer before the altar in the chapel
Collection of items in the sacristy including white papal zucchetti, a chalice from the 15th century, rare Roman Missals, and 1st degree relics from various Roman Catholic saints
A reading area in the library of Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary
Reliquary with relics from St. James, St. Matthew, St. Philip, St. Simon, St. Thomas, St. Stephen and other saints

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↑ Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac 2005 Edition, ed. Matthew Bunson. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2004. p. 542. ISBN 1-59276-069-4

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Official website

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Ordinaries	Bishops Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus Benedict Joseph Fenwick John Bernard Fitzpatrick Archbishops John Joseph Williams William Henry O'Connell Richard Cushing Humberto Sousa Medeiros Bernard Francis Law Seán Patrick O'Malley Richard Henning Auxiliary bishops Cristiano Borro Barbosa Robert Francis Hennessey Mark William O'Connell Robert Philip Reed Peter J. Uglietto Emeriti bishops John Anthony Dooher Arthur L. Kennedy Deceased Joseph Gaudentius Anderson Thomas Francis Markham Emilio S. Allué Francis Xavier Irwin Walter James Edyvean
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Cross Basilicas and shrines Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Boston St. Anthony Shrine, Boston St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine, Boston Our Lady of Good Voyage, the Seaport Shrine Parishes Holy Name, West Roxbury Holy Trinity, Lowell Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston Our Lady of Good Voyage, Gloucester Our Lady Help of Christians, Newton Sacred Heart, Cambridge St. Albert the Great, Weymouth St. Charles Borromeo, Waltham St. John the Baptist, Salem St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge St. Joseph, Boston St. Leonard, Boston St. Mary, Dedham (History) St. Mary, Milton St. Mary, Newton St. Mary, Waltham St. Mary, Winchester St. Mary - St. Catherine of Siena, Charlestown St. Paul, Cambridge St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr, Chelsea St. Susanna, Dedham Former parishes Holy Cross, Boston Our Lady of Mount Carmel, East Boston St. Aidan, Brookline St. Catherine of Sienna, Charlestown St. Joseph, Roxbury St. Mary, Charlestown St. Stephen, Boston
Education	Seminaries Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary St. John's Seminary Colleges Boston College Emmanuel College Labouré College Merrimack College Regis College St. John's Seminary Closed Marian Court College High schools Academy of Notre Dame, Tyngsboro Arlington Catholic High School, Arlington Austin Preparatory School, Reading Bishop Fenwick High School, Peabody Boston College High School, Dorchester Cathedral High School, Boston Catholic Memorial School, West Roxbury Central Catholic High School, Lawrence Cristo Rey Boston High School, Dorchester Fontbonne Academy, Milton Lowell Catholic High School, Lowell Malden Catholic High School, Malden Newton Country Day School, Newton Notre Dame Academy, Hingham Notre Dame High School, Lawrence St. John's Preparatory School, Danvers St. Mary's High School, Lynn Saint Sebastian's School, Needham Ursuline Academy, Dedham Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood Closed Cambridge Matignon School, Cambridge Don Bosco Technical High School, Boston Elizabeth Seton Academy, Boston Hudson Catholic High School, Hudson Marian High School, Framingham Mount Alvernia High School, Newton Nazareth Academy, Wakefield Our Lady of Nazareth Academy, Wakefield Pope John XXIII High School, Everett Presentation of Mary Academy, Methuen Sacred Heart High School, Kingston Saint Clement High School, Medford Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Boston St. Dominic Savio Preparatory High School, Boston Trinity Catholic High School, Newton Former Archbishop Williams High School, Braintree Cardinal Spellman High School, Brockton
Priests	John P. Brennan Charles A. Finn Gerald Fitzgerald John Geoghan George Kerr Philip King Mimie Pitaro Patrick O'Beirne Dennis J. O'Donovan Paul Fitzpatrick Russell Paul Shanley Henry A. Walsh
Other	The Pilot (archdiocese newspaper) CatholicTV Regina Cleri Catholic Archdiocese of Boston sex abuse scandal
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