Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) head, Cardinal William Levada, has opened Queensland's new Holy Spirit Seminary at Banyo on Brisbane's northside. Speaking at the opening last weekend, Cardinal Levada called on the Catholics of Queensland to "take pride in your new seminary, and take pride in your priests", The Catholic Leader reports.
The seminary serves the province of Queensland, covering the Cairns, Rockhampton, Townsville and Toowoomba dioceses as well as Brisbane archdiocese.
Among the 500 guests at the opening were representatives from all Queensland dioceses.
Other guests included apostolic nuncio to Australia Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto; Bishop Peter Ingham of Wollongong; retired Bishop of Townsville Bishop Raymond Benjamin; retired Bishop John Gerry of Brisbane; Anglican Archbishop Philip Aspinall of Brisbane, who is Anglican Primate of Australia; and Moderator of the Uniting Church in Queensland Rev David Pitman.
In his homily during the liturgy for the blessing of the seminary, Cardinal Levada said "the construction of this new seminary is a gesture of confidence and hope for the Church in Australia."
Preaching at the dedication of the chapel conducted the previous night by Brisbane Archbishop Bathersby, Cardinal Levada said "convestitum Spiritu Sancto" ("Clothed with the Holy Spirit") was more than a motto for the seminary.
"It is an expression of the very mystery of our salvation in Christ," he said.
Archbishop Bathersby, speaking during the official opening, said he was "certain the new name of the seminary will fill us all with fresh hope and encourage us to rely more strongly on the power of the same Spirit as we move forward into the future with renewed energy."+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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