Seminary News

“Come and See” Weekend of Discovery Retreat 2026 To be a priest… Don’t you have to give up everything- your family, your friends, the things you enjoy?  Don’t you have

“Faith and Fun Day” Held July 27th As part of the “Faith and Fun Day” offered by the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh on July 27, altar servers and their families toured

“Remember Me in Your Kingdom,  O Lord”: Rethinking Liturgical Commemoration in the Byzantine Rite of Proskomide The B.C.S. Annual Lecture will take place May 12, 2026 @ 7 P.M.

Bishop Francois Beyrouti Visits Seminary On Wednesday, March 25, Bishop Francois Beyrouti of the Melkite Eparchy of Newton joined the Seminary community and presided at Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy

Melkite Week Held The Seminary’s spring Melkite Week was held from February 3-6 and was yet another great success.  There were three presenters: Fr Christopher Emanuele, administrator of the Steubenville

Annual Pre-Cana Program Held The Annual Pre-Cana Program was held at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary on Saturday, March 7, and it was another great success with 13 couples participating.  Several

St. Vincent Seminary Visit On Wednesday, February 25, the Byzantine Catholic Seminary welcomed the rector, Fr Ed Mazich, and a group of seminarians from St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania,. 

Vigil of Theophany For the Vigil of Theophany, Monday, January 5, 2026, the Seminary community celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil with Vespers, along with the solemn blessing of

68th Annual St. Nicholas Celebration Held On Sunday, December 7, 2025, a large and enthusiastic crowd of over 275 clergy, religious, and faithful came together for the 68th Annual St. Nicholas

Joyful Light Fall 2025 The Fall 2025 edition of our newsletter is available to view below. You can also visit our archive of previous issues which are available in the PDF