The Pontifical College Josephinum

Journey Along the Camino with Josephinum Priest Formator Father Ervens Mengelle, IVE
Father Mengelle, IVE, continues along the Camino from Navarrete to Azofra.
He is praying for the priests, faculty, staff, and seminarians, please continue to keep him in your prayers.
Pictured below is the next leg of his pilgrimage. Buen Camino Padre!

Journey Along the Camino with Josephinum Priest Formator Father Ervens Mengelle, IVE

Father Mengelle, IVE, continues along the Camino from Ermita El Poyo to Logroño.

He is praying for the priests, faculty, staff, and seminarians, please continue to keep him in your prayers.

Pictured below are the next leg of his pilgrimage. Buen Camino Padre!

Journey Along the Camino with Josephinum Priest Formator Father Ervens Mengelle, IVE

Father Mengelle, IVE, continues along the Camino from Villatuerta to Ermita El Poyo.

He is praying for the priests, faculty, staff, and seminarians, please continue to keep him in your prayers.

Pictured below are the next leg of his pilgrimage. Buen Camino Padre!

A Blessed Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus!
Today, we invite all our priests, faculty, staff, alumni, benefactors, and most of all our seminarians to pray the Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, to Thee I consecrate and offer up my person and my life, my actions, trials, and sufferings, that my entire being may henceforth only be employed in loving, honoring and glorifying Thee.
This is my irrevocable will, to belong entirely to Thee, and to do all for Thy love, renouncing with my whole heart all that can displease Thee.
I take Thee, O Sacred Heart, for the sole object of my love, the protection of my life, the pledge of my salvation, the remedy of my frailty and inconstancy, the reparation for all the defects of my life, and my secure refuge at the hour of my death.
Be Thou, O Most Merciful Heart, my justification before God Thy Father, and screen me from His anger which I have so justly merited.
I fear all from my own weakness and malice, but placing my entire confidence in Thee, O Heart of Love, I hope all from Thine infinite Goodness.
Annihilate in me all that can displease or resist Thee.
Imprint Thy pure love so deeply in my heart that I may never forget Thee or be separated from Thee.
I beseech Thee, through Thine infinite Goodness, grant that my name be engraved upon Thy Heart, for in this I place all my happiness and all my glory, to live and to die as one of Thy devoted Servants. Amen.

Journey Along the Camino with Josephinum Priest Formator Father Ervens Mengelle, IVE

Father Mengelle, IVE, continues along the Camino from Obanos to Cirauque.

He is praying for the priests, faculty, staff, and seminarians, please continue to keep him in your prayers.

Pictured below are the next leg of his pilgrimage. Buen Camino Padre!

Mass of Consecration of the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

We invite all Josephinum priests, seminarian, faculty, staff, alumni, and benefactors to pray as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops consecrate our nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as part of the 250th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Mass of Consecration of the United States of America to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus The U.S. bishops consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart o...

Consecration of the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Today, on the eve of the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we unite our prayers with the successors of the apostles here in the United States of America to pray the Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Shared below is the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. With this prayer they will Consecrate the United States of America to the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord. We offer this consecration for all of our priests, professors, staff, alumni, seminarians, and benefactors that this seminary may continue to be set apart to form priests and deacons to shepherd Catholic's throughout our great nation. We will be streaming the livestream at 4pm if you wish to unite your prayer then.

Today, the Bishops of the United States will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Parishes and individuals around the country are encouraged to join the U.S. Catholic bishops in this historic occasion, beginning with this Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus written for the consecration.

Alumni Update
Today our current Rector/President, Monsignor Steven Beseau (Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas) offered a Memorial Mass for the last Alumnus Rector/President, Monsignor Frank Mouch (Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg/ Diocese of Venice in Florida).

Father Jeffrey Rimelspach (Diocese of Columbus) who was a seminarian formed by Monsignor Mouch served as homilist. Family and friends of Monsignor Mouch joined for Mass.

May Monsignor Frank Mouch’s soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.