On every 25^th Jan, the Church celebrates the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle. St. Paul the Apostle is the patron saint of our seminary. Therefore, the feast of the conversion of St. Paul the Apostle is the feast of our seminary. This event was celebrated in a special way in this year as it marks the 98^th anniversary of our seminary. It was coupled with the installation of the Ministries of Lectorship (99 seminarians of the 2^nd year) and Acolyte (40 seminarians of the 3rd year).  The installation of the ministries was officiated by his Lordship Bishop Christopher Ndizeye, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kahama. On this day also there was an inauguration of the New Mgulunde Hostel Building, along with welcoming and congratulating His Lordship Christopher Ndizeye as the newly ordained bishop. It was a memorable day, as a result of the wonderful support and generosity of the Rector Very Rev. Fr. Herman Kachema and his staff. The event had its very onset in the Holy Eucharistic Celebration presided over by his Lordship Christopher Ndizeye.

In the Homily His Lordship insisted on the imitation of the faith and courage of St. Paul in preaching the gospel, and defending faith. In relation to the work of catechizing, he reminded us to avoid negligence that has been common in the Church nowadays. There has indeed been negligence in the work of catechizing and administration of sacraments. Material gains and selfish personal enrichment have been the focus of some ministers, while justice and responsibility being overlooked. By avoiding these weaknesses, we shall be able to reflect the virtues of St. Paul in defending faith and spreading good news responsibly. He encouraged the spirit of willingness in accepting and internalizing the priestly formation that is ongoing, so as to facilitate the attainment of productive, sincere, hardworking and matured priests.

After the Mass followed the rite of blessing and inaugurating the new Mgulunde hostel for seminarians. Right after mass, we took photos in memory of the day, and all proceeded to the new building for the inauguration. At the inaugural event, those who offered exceptional support to the work of building, were awarded with certificates of appreciation by His Grace Paul Ruzoka, of the Archdiocese of Tabora. After the inauguration of the building, there followed a session for meal in the seminary dining hall, where also the seminary congratulated His Lordship Ndizeye for his episcopate.

The day was crowned with the football match between those installed into ministry (2^nd and 3^rd year) against the rest of the seminarians (1^st and 4^th year), which ended up two goals to one, to the victory of the first- and fourth-year Fraters.

Reported by Frt. Godfrey Fredrick Mkwe