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St. Peter Parish is blessed with another seminarian this summer, as Sylvester Adoga will spend 8 weeks with us. Sylvester is a seminarian discerning the priesthood here in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He has just completed his first year of Pre-Theology at Notre Dame Seminary. Please welcome him to our parish community. Learn more about Sylvester below.
December 6, 1974 was that fullness of time in the calendar of God when I was born to the family of Mr. Augustine and Mrs. Felicia Adoga both of Ogoja, Cross River State, Nigeria. I am the number fifth of the tenth in the family. I started my university education late due to some inexplicable reasons; but at the right time of God I got my bachelor degree in History and International studies from the University of Calabar, Nigeria in 2007.
I worked for the Federal Government of Nigeria for more than two years. Comparatively like Peter and Andrew who toiled all night long and caught nothing; but with the intervention of the Lord Jesus at the lake Gennesaret, and thereafter enclosed a great shoal of fish, but later abandoned all the blessings of God and seek the God of the blessing by answering the call to become fishers of men. I too abandoned my job for which I prayed for after hearing the call of God to be trained to become fisher of men.
My choice of undergoing a priestly training to be ordained if this be the will of God for the Archdiocese of New Orleans is a mystery. All I can tell with regard to this is that the Spirit blows where it wills.
My area of interest before entering the seminary has always been spiritual matters such as a better understanding of the basic Catholic doctrine, scriptural reading and studying, and active involvement in liturgical celebration. I have been involved in sharing and giving reflection on many Christian topics to various groups in Nigeria.