2 September — Mark Mandrok, the catechist from diocese of Kimbe, gave the seminarians some practical remarks regarding the pastoral work and the life in the parish during the meeting. He encouraged them to be holy, prayerful, and zealous priests.
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9 September — Meeting with Dr. Uma Ambi, who above all shared with the seminarians the spiritual experiences of her life.
Summary of her tale prepared by the spiritual director. There are three realities of life: 1. Mind, 2. Body, 3. Spirit. These three interact with each other. Mental (psyche) perception affects spirituality (spirit). Spirituality affects mental perception that produces bodily manifestations.
She used the Gospel text from Luke 14, 25-33 on Discipleship. How the disciples persevered following Jesus, affected their mental choices. Two perceptions of Discipleship in the text:
1. As DEPRIVATION – i.e., giving up relations and possessions;
2. As BLESSING you give up in order to receive something better.
What Dr Ambi is saying: 1. Mental perception affects our choices and consequently our spirituality; 2. Blessed are the pure of heart (mind); they will see God.
She encouraged seminarians to choose making their mind (mental health) pure so that their spirituality would grow and mature to be capable of choosing and living a holy life (spirit).
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13 September — Starting on 13 September, the local artist Torato, from Simbu Province with his collaborators completed three works in the seminary. They painted the wall of the stage with the face of God (Jesus) and 22 characteristic faces (masks) representing 22 provinces of Papua New Guinea; they did the renovation of the painting of the Holy Spirit above the entrance to the church and painted the pillars of the dining hall and one of the beams with the localized vision of the Last Supper.
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15 September — Our seminarians of the last year of theology, Julius Meleskit and Wilber Apunu, are preparing the parents of the Laloki outstation for the Sacrament of Baptism of their children.
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16 September — We celebrate the 44th Independence Day of Papua New Guinea. The day started with a celebration of the Eucharist presided over by Fr. Gregory Ruamana MSC. After Mass we had a ceremony of the raising of the flag with the performance of the national anthem. Then we went to Port Moresby to witness the feast at Ela Beach.
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19 September —Meeting with American couple Lloyd and Nancy Grenhaw from Texas. Traditionally every year they are coming to PNG and encourage the faith of the people in different dioceses and finally before flying home they met our seminarians, showing them the joy of living the Gospel. During the last meeting they concentrated their witness on the Eucharist.
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21 September — Representatives of the seminarians, along with the rector, witnessed the installation of the new bishop of Bereina Otto Separy. The central point of this ceremony was the presentation of the official document of Pope Francis (Bulla) by the Apostolic Nuncio in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, His Excellency Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal.
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24-25 September — All the communities of the seminarians and priests participated in the Missiological Symposium „Baptized and Sent” organized by organized by Catholic Theological Institute. Program of the Symposium.
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27 September — Celebration of the St. Vincent Day in the Holy Spirit Seminary. The Eucharist was presided over by His Eminence Sir John Card. Ribat, MSC, DD, KBE, and the homily delivered by the bishop of Alotau, Rolando Santos CM, with the participation of the priests, brothers, sisters, and seminarians from the neighbouring colleges and invited guests.
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28 September — The day before the solemnity of the archangel St. Michael, the patron saint of PNG, the whole community of the seminary went for a picnic on the beach in Lea Lea.
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