Coronavirus/covid-19 Updates
Prayer Requests
During this time the Family of Holy Apostles is praying for you and your loved ones. We want to offer you the opportunity to send us your specific prayer intentions. If you have any specific prayer requests please send them to us using this email address prayers@holyapostles.edu. All prayer requests will be prayed for by the Holy Apostles Family during our daily Masses and Eucharistic Adoration. God bless you and Mary, Queen of Apostles, watch over and protect us.
HACS Community Updates
Starting Monday! National Young Adult Virtual Conference Presented by C4C
Join us and our friends at Crossroads 4 Christ (C4C) next week for their virtual Catholic young adult conference! Join us from May 11th-17th to find your Reason for Hope in Jesus Christ through daily keynotes, breakout session talks, live-streamed interviews, panel discussions, prayer activities, and much, much more! The best part: It’s all completely free!
Each day from Monday to Friday, one keynote talk will be released each morning, followed by a LIVE interview with the keynote speaker in the evening where audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions. After the interview, there will be a livestream prayer activity to cap off the night.
That’s not all! Starting Saturday, May 16th, virtual conference attendees will have on-demand access throughout the weekend to ALL conference content: weekday keynotes, weekend breakout talks, livestream interviews, panel sessions, daily prayer activities, and much, much more!. Much more is planned, so stay tuned for breaking updates as more information is released! Week-long conferences with this much content typically cost hundreds of dollars, so don’t miss out on this awesome opportunity!
Presenters currently scheduled to give their
Reason for Hope (with more to come!):
We hope (pun fully intended) that you’ll be able to join us for our virtual C4C Young Adult Conference! You can register for the event and find updates at www.c4cconference.org. Conference attendance is open to all those interested in young adult outreach: young adults themselves, diocesan offices of young adult evangelization, and parents/friends/family, so spread the word!
Next Week, join us in finding our Reason for Hope!
Congratulations Graduates!
The Board of Trustees, along with the President-Rector, Administration, Faculty and Staff of Holy Apostles College & Seminary would like to congratulate all of our graduates.
Unfortunately we were not able to gather to celebrate and honor you for this achievement, but we will celebrate with you at a later date-as soon as we are able.
As you look back at this grace filled journey, we hope that Holy Apostles was everything you thought it was going to be and more.
As you go forward please be assured of our prayers for you in the future. For those of you who will continue at Holy Apostles for further education, we look forward to your presence whether it be on campus or online.
May God bless you and your families and again CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
End of the Semester Consecration to Mary
Dear Family of Holy Apostles College and Seminary:
First, thank you, staff and faculty, for your great patience and hard work during these trying times. Also, thank you students (Seminarians, Sisters, Priests, Lay Students) for your perseverance in your studies and especially for the countless times that you have made the special effort to smile, be joyful and lift our spirits up in the Lord Jesus.
You are invited to conclude this Spring Semester in the following spiritual way. In union with Pope Francis and our bishops, this Friday, May 1st representatives from our spiritual family will be praying the rosary at 3 P.M. Eastern Standard Time as the U.S. Bishops consecrate the United States of America to our Blessed Mother, Mary, Mother of the Church.
We will end the Rosary with two prayers composed by our Holy Father, Pope Francis. Pope Francis has invited us to recite these prayers at the conclusion of the Rosary and which, he writes, “I myself will recite in the month of May, spiritually united to you.”
United in the Lord Jesus,
Fr Peter Kucer, M.S.A., President-Rector
HACS student inspires others with her music
Holy Apostles’ student Marie Miller uses her music from her new album Little Dreams, a tribute to the Little Flower’s “Little Way,” to bring comfort and strength to the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marie was recently interviewed by the National Catholic Register (NCR) where she spoke about the release of her album during the current health crisis.
Miller says, “During these difficult times, I really wanted to use my art as a source of comfort and strength for our world community enduring this pandemic. We are creating a ‘quarantine collage’ music video for my song Brave New Step from Little Dreams — people are sending photos from all over the world thanking the health-care workers on the front lines risking their lives.” (NCR, April 26, 2020, Marie Miller’s Music Has a St. Thérèse Connection
Watch Marie’s latest video for her song “Brave New Step” dedicated to our #Healthcareheros
Christ is Risen! Alleluia!
Dear Family of Holy Apostles College and Seminary,
Today, we began celebrating the Easter Novena of Masses for your intentions. May Easter blessings from our Lord Jesus Christ shower down upon you.
United in the Lord Jesus,
Fr. Peter Kucer, M.S.A.
President-Rector of Holy Apostles College & Seminary
Community Update: March 29, 2020 – Pope Francis’s Urbi et Orbi Message
Pope Francis ‘Urbi et Orbi’ message and blessing (from the City to the World).
Read the Holy Father’s complete message here: Urbi et Orbi Full Text – Vatican Website
Update: Tue., March 24 – Urbi et Orbi Blessing and Plenary Indulgence
Urbi et Orbi Blessing and Plenary Indulgence:
Pope Francis will participate in a prayer service in front of St. Peter’s Basilica this Friday, March 27, 6 p.m. Rome time (1 p.m. eastern and 10 a.m. pacific) before offering a special Urbi et Orbi blessing, with the possibility of obtaining a plenary indulgence
Watch the prayer service: Vatican YouTube channel (English; other languages are available).
Decree for the plenary indulgence
Text of the Holy Father’s prayer to Our Lady, Health of the Sick
COVID19 Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Campus Open to the Public?
Campus Access – The Campus is ONLY open to resident students. This includes but is not limited to the Dining Hall, Chapel, and Library.
Is the Commencement Ceremony/Graduation Postponed?
Updated Tuesday, March 31st
Dear Family of Holy Apostles College and Seminary:
After careful consideration and after hearing from you, our students, we have decided to postpone graduation to a later date not canceling it altogether or live-streaming it. We understand how important this time is for you, our graduates.
Unfortunately, we are not sure when this will be, as things are ever-changing due to the Coronavirus. As things become more clear we will communicate with our graduates the information we have. We thank those of you who wrote to us with your concerns about graduation. Your comments and concerns allowed us to better discern about graduation.
Please be assured of our prayers for you and your families.
United in the Lord Jesus,
Fr Peter S. Kucer, M.S.A. S.T.D.
President-Rector
Is the Gratitude Gala Postponed?
The Gratitude Gala – The HACS Gratitude Gala scheduled for April 24th has been postponed. Please watch for information on a future date.
Are Online Students' Schedules Affected?
Online Students – Your courses will take place as scheduled.
If you have a question that is not answered here, please contact Jennie Murphy at jmurphy@holyapostles.edu