2-3 February – Introductory and planning days; presentation and discussion on the seminary formation program 2024 and other documents regulating the life of the seminary. On 2 February we concluded the day, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, by celebration of the Eucharist at the grotto.

5 February – Celebration of the birthday of Fr. Marcin, the spiritual director.

5-9 February – Annual retreat facilitated by Fr. Gregorio Bicomong SDB.

10 February – Solemn opening of the formation year 2024 with the Eucharist celebrated by archbishop of Port Moresby Sir John Card. Ribat, who celebrated his birthday. During this Mass we celebrated the official handover of the outgoing (Austine Lus) and incoming (William Bai) seminarians’ presidents with the words of thanksgiving and promises. The evening continued with a dinner and a social program.

14 February – Ash Wednesday – we began Lent time with the Eucharist and imposing of the ashes on our heads in the seminary and in the chapels of Bomana parish.

16 February – Visit to Ela Beach and St. Mary’s Cathedral in Port Moresby

23 February – Stations of the Cross from the seminary church to the top of „Spy Mountain”.

View of Holy Spirit Seminary from „Spy Mountain” > big picture.

25 February – All our community paid the last respects and prayed for the late Martin Wambivanda, our laundryman. The coffin with his body came to the Holy Spirit Seminary, before being sent to his village.

25 February – We solemnly celebrated birthdays of our seminarians born in January and February.

26 February – Michael Somare Day. We enjoyed this day off in the Adventure Park, visiting, playing games and having a BBQ lunch.

1 March – Our seminarians, along with priests, visited the National Museum in Port Moresby. Mr. Patricia Sosori explained the resources of the museum from different regions of PNG.

9 March – A group of 20 seminarians with the rector went to Moresby Arts Theatre for the play Taurama. Since 15 March, each Friday of the Lent we celebrate the Stations of the Cross in our chapel or compound, even going to the top of the “Spy Mountain,” meditating on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

17 March – Holy Spirit Seminary brothers are preparing the parishioners from Sabusa chapel to receive the sacraments of Baptism, First Communion, and Marriage. Each Sunday our seminarians are going for pastoral activities to ten of the Bomana Holy Name of Jesus parish, are going to Radio Maria for Bible or vocations sharing, or are staying to perform the pastoral activities at our Holy Spirit Seminary.

22 March – Our seminarians visited the neighbouring Mt. Eriama Water Treatment Plant. The visit was guided by the director, Mr John Kepui, who explained in detail how the water from the river is becoming the tasty potable water we are using in our houses.

24 March – Palm Sunday procession and Eucharist was in Bush Wara chapel, outstation of Bomana parish.

25 March – Doctors Walley and Margaret from the Department of Health informed our seminarians about the presence, threats, and prevention of the TB (tuberculosis) disease.

26 March – Chrism Mass at St. Joseph’s Parish presided over by Sir John Card. Ribat, the archbishop of Port Moresby in presence of the clergy, religious, and seminarians.

28-30 March – Triduum Sacrum was celebrated as the community of all colleges whose seminarians attend the intellectual formation at the Catholic Theological Institute. Holy Thursday Lord’s Super with washing of the feet and a procession to the chapel of repose was celebrated by the rector of the Holy Spirit Seminary, Fr. Jacek Tendej CM. On Good Friday the Passion of Christ was presided over by the president of the rector of MSC College, Fr. Gregory Ruamana MSC. On Holy Saturday we had a small Polish liturgical accent – the blessing of the food for the Easter breakfast of a Polish family living in Port Moresby. And the Easter Vigil, with a great bonfire, was presided by Fr. Al Carver OFM Cap., the rector of the Capuchin College. The Triduum liturgy was celebrated also at the chapels of Bomana parish.

1 April – On Easter Monday all our seminary community went for a picnic to the beach in Kouderika to enjoy the free day, play sports, swim in the sea, and have a good lunch.

6 April – Two priests from Vatican: Fr. Guy Bognon, the secretary general of POSPA (Pontifical Office of St. Peter the Apostle), and his assistant, Fr. Alessandro Brandi, visited our seminary. POSPA is an organization subsidizing and taking care of the seminaries in the missionary countries. Both the priests met our seminarians and celebrated the Eucharist (baptizing around 20 children and youth in our seminary chapel) and in the parish chapel in Laloki. In the afternoon they visited the Adventure Park as well.

12 April – The seminary community went to the National Parliament House for a visit of the building and dialog with Mr. David, the guide of our group.

All the bishops of PNG who gathered in Port Moresby for the annual meeting came to the Holy Spirit Seminary for the celebration of the Eucharist and dinner, having opportunity to spend time and talk with their seminarians.

28 April – Celebration of the birthdays of the seminarians born in April. Each last Sunday of the month we have this celebration.

13 May – Seminarians who remained in the seminary during the term break went on a one day outing to Gaire Beach for refreshments and to get new energy for the second term of formation.

19 May – We celebrated Pentecost, the annual feast day of the Holy Spirit Seminary. Archbishop of Port Moresby Sir John Card. Ribat presided over the Eucharist with the homily of Fr. Gregory Ruamana. This Mass was broadcasted by NBC TV. After the liturgical celebration we had a social gathering with speeches, performances, and lunch for around a thousand participants.

25-26 May – Group of our seminarians with the rector went to Boregaina for the parish feast of the Holy Trinity. On Saturday Fr. Jacek baptized a group of children and another group received the First Holy Communion. On Sunday during the main celebration another group received the Sacrament of Confirmation.

30-31 May – Visit to the South Pacific Brewery. The guides showed us the process of production and packaging of their products.

2 June – Celebration of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi presided by Fr. Marcin Wróbel CM, the spiritual director, with the Eucharistic procession to the four altars in the compound of the seminary. In our Brown River chapel we celebrated the First Communion of the children.

12 June – Investiture ceremony during the Eucharist presided over by Archbishop of Port Moresby Sir John Card. Ribat who blessed the new cassocks. Eight of our seminarians received the cassocks for the first time.

14 June – The representatives of the Missio Aachen Pontifical Mission Society: the President Fr. Dirk Bingener, with the collaborators, Ms. Katja Heidemanns, the head of donor service, and Ms. Hanna Vandenbergh from the department of education, visited our seminary. Missio is financially helping us in maintenance and purchasing new equipment. The delegation visited the buildings of the Catholic Theological Institute and Holy Spirit Seminary. We also had time for discussion, solemn traditional welcome by our seminarians, the Eucharist presided by Fr. Zenon Szablowinski, the president of CTI, and finally the dinner with an address to our seminarians and responding to the questions.

17 June – King’s Birthday is a public holiday in Papua New Guinea, so instead of classes, all our community went to Kuriva and relaxed, playing soccer, rugby, volleyball, badminton and swimming in the river, concluding the outing day with a picnic lunch.