Our seminarian Benny completed his theological studies

Today, June 7th 2018 quite a long time of my life is over: 6 years of studies (2 of philosophy and 4 of theology) in view of my priestly ordination.

It is not easy to describe my feelings in this moment but for sure I experience a lot of gratitude: to God, to my teachers, my fellow students, my spiritual directors, my superiors, our communities, and the donors from abroad…

I remember that since the first day I reminded myself that this time I will not go to study for my own culture, but for all those whom, if God wills, I will serve in the future. I always felt the responsibility of studying in order to become a well-prepared and ready priest and counselor. The knowledge the Church hands us as students is indeed extremely important for our daily life.

To be honest I cannot say that I always did my best (especially during this last semester in which I faced some tiredness) but for sure I tried.

My final work was based on the Gospel of Matthew (2:1-12), the adoration of the Magi, in which I have tried to demonstrate how the eternal plan of God of gathering all the peoples of earth in one big family has been fulfilled in Christ and in the Church.

I was very touched by the positive feedbacks I received and by the nice chat with the three readers of my synthesis.

In the evening, after the Mass in Jerusalem Kehilla, I was surprised with a toast and a tasty cake.

I want to thank with all my heart all those who chose to take part to my joy physically, with their thoughts, spiritually and through their prayer.