2022 PROVINCIAL CALENDAR

• 1st January -NEW YEAR DAY/SOLEMNITY OF MARY MOTHER OF GOD
• 4 th January -RESUMPTION OF STUDENTS FOR 2022
• 20th January -BLESSED CYPRIAN M. IWENE TANSI (FEAST)
• 23rd January -HOLY SPOUSES (FEAST)

FEBRUARY

• 2nd February -PRESENTATION OF THE LORD (FEAST
• 18nd –27th Feb. -INTER SEMESTER BREAK
• 22nd February -BLESSING AND COMMISSIONING OF CLINIC @ OBADA-OKO
• 23rd February -PROVINCIAL ELECTIVE ASSEMBLY @ OKE-AFA

MARCH

• 14th March -ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE CONGREGATION
• -PROVINCIAL SUPERIOR & COUNCIL’S MANDATE BEGINS
• -ENTRANCE INTO POSTULANCY @ OSJFH OPERE
• 19th March -ST. JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY (SOLEMNITY): CELEBRATIONS ON PARISH/COMMUNITY LEVELS

APRIL

• April - PROVINCIAL SUPERIOR’S CANONICAL VISIT TO COMMUNITIES
• 17th April -EASTER SUNDAY

MAY

• 1 st May -ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER (FEAST): Celebration on Rectory Levels
• 15 th -21 st May -FORMATION COURSE/MEETING OF PROVINCIALS AT ROME/PAESTUM
• 28th May -PROVINCIAL THANKSGIVING DAY AND HARVEST
• 30th May -FOUNDER’S DAY CELEBRATION ON COMMUNITY LEVELS

JUNE

• 23rd – 28th June -END OF SESSION RETREAT FOR NON-PROFESSED STUDENTS
• 28th June -MINISTRIES OF LECTOR AND ACOLYTE @ OPERE

JULY

• 1st July -SEMINARIANS’ PASTORAL EXPOSURE/SKILL ACQUISITION/LONG BREAK BEGINS

AUGUST

• 1 ST August – 2 nd September CERTOSINI E APOSTOLI COURSE, PAESTUM

SEPTEMBER

• 4 th – 25th September SPIRITUALITY COURSE ASTI
• 14th September -THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS – ENTRANCE INTO THE NOVITIATE, RENEWAL OF VOWS & FIRST RELIGIOUS PROFESSION @ OPERE
• 15th September -OUR LADY OF SORROWS- PERPETUAL PROFESSION OF VOWS

OCTOBER

• 1st October -INDEPENDENCE DAY/ OUR LADY QUEEN OF NIGERIA (SOLEMNITY)
• 3rd October -RESUMPTION OF STUDENTS FROM LONG VACATION

NOVEMBER

• 9th November -OSJ NIGERIA FOUNDATION
• 13th November -ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA (FEAST DAY – OSJ ASPIRANTS)
• 24th November -ST. JOHN BERCHMANS (FEAST DAY — NOVICES)
• 25th November -FOUNDER’S CANONIZATION ANNIVERSARY

DECEMBER

• 5 th -9 th December -GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• 26th December -BIRTHDAY OF OUR FOUNDER: ST. JOSEPH MARELLO

Fr. Paul Agabo, OSJ

• Provincial Superior,
• Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Province