Testimonies of Viannistas

                                           SEM. JOSE ANTHONY F. GARCIA, 4th Year Theologian (Talibon)       

"St. John Vianney encountered great difficulties in his studies for the priesthood and only because of his sterling character and spiritual depth, and with the recommendation and special attention of his pastor, that he was ordained.  Here in our seminary, many struggle for academic excellence.  Many never stop studying for the love of the Church.  Many seminarians whom I know here in the seminary have an attitude like that of St. John Vianney who possess the zeal to work with love and amiable heart to reach out to fellow seminarians.  Patiece and persistence to overcome one's weaknesses and humbe acceptance of one's failures are virtues we see exemplified each day in the seminary.  St. John Vianney worked with love in his ministry.  We are challenged by what he said:  "Anything we do without offering it to God is wasted."  (As published in "Tulay ng Vianney,"  Vol. 18 No. 1.  Interview by Sem. Louieleo G.D. Pelingon.)   

Testimonies of Viannistas

SEM. FORTUNATO "TITING" ESTILLORE II, 3rd Year Theologian (Tandag)       

"It's quite difficult to make parallelisms between the world 150 years ago and the world at the present.  Ours today is so advanced and technologically driven.  Thus, to compare St. John Vianney with anyone else in the seminary in view of the present context could be intricate to appraise.  The life of St. John Vianney is an epiphany of what an exemplary disciple of Christ ought to live.  In many ways, his examples are hard to imitate.  Yes, it isn't without hopw because every time a seminarian of Vianney ardently goes to the chapel to encounter God in prayer and sacraments, every time he zealously endeavors for excellence in his studies, and every time he positively responds to the challenges as well as to the joys of living in community, he therefore radiates and epitolomizes the "viannistic" character.  Aren't all of these characteristics tangible to a Viannista?  Why not?  (As published in "Tulay ng Vianney," Vol 18 No. 1.  Interview by Sem. Louileo G. D. Pelingon)

Testimonies of Viannistas

SEM. RANDY O. CAERLANG, 1st Year Theologian (Butuan)
"It is nice to belong to a community interacting in an authentic human way. As a neophyte in this institution, this is one of my impressions.  Seminarians in the higher years are themselves true persons -- neither too pompous nor superficial.  Formators walk their talk.  They enable us to see learning as a way of living what you know.  Furthermore, a Viannista savors his emotions and learn even from conflicts.  He has a heart that is willing to listen and be open to dialogue.  This makes him a person humanly woven yet divinely inspired like our patron St. John Vianney."  (As published in "Tulay ng Vianney" Vol. 18 No.1,  Interview by Sem. Louileo G. Pelingon)

Viannista Credo