12 January, 2026 — The Holy Spirit Institute solemnly inaugurated its second semester of the year 2025-2026 with a Holy Eucharistic Celebration presided over by the Most Rev. Bishop Emmanuel Kanon Rozario. The celebration marked a significant moment of thanksgiving and renewal for the academic and formative community.

In his homily, Bishop Rozario emphasized the importance of spiritual discipline, academic commitment, and communal life in priestly and religious formation. He encouraged the faculty and students to begin the semester with renewed faith, dedication, and openness to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

The inauguration was also marked by the joyful addition of new members to the Institute. Two Fathers and one Sister formally joined the Institute as professors, strengthening the academic and pastoral formation of the students. Their appointment reflects the Institute’s continued commitment to providing sound theological education and holistic formation.

On the student front, the community warmly welcomed three new seminarians and one Brother, who have joined the Institute to pursue their formation and studies. Their entry signifies new hope and growth within the Institute, as they begin their journey of discernment, learning, and service.

The celebration concluded with prayers for the success of the new semester, invoking God’s blessings upon the faculty, students, and staff. The inauguration set a prayerful and hopeful tone for the months ahead, reaffirming the Holy Spirit Institute’s mission to form dedicated servants of the Church grounded in faith, knowledge, and pastoral zeal.