Seminarians/Religious

St. John's Seminarians and Religious

We are extremely blessed as a parish to have multiple seminarians and religious. Please pray for them on a regular basis, and consider writing them and/or sending them care packages. We want to constantly remind them of how much we love them and support them through our prayer, thoughts and actions. Families, you have a wonderful opportunity to introduce your children to our seminarians and religious and to the idea of the discernment of God's will in their lives; that now is a perfect time for them to be praying about their own vocation.

Updated 8/15/24

Deacon Jessiah Rojas

Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary

16300 Old Emmitsburg Road

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

E: rojasj@adw.org

Deacon Jessiah graduated Ave Maria University before entering seminary. He is currently in his final year of seminary and, God-willing, anticipates being ordained a priest in June 2026.

Sr. Mary Rock of Constancy Powell

(Sr. Constancy) SSVM

E: c.puertadelaaurora@servidoras.org

Medžiotojų g. 20

Panevėžys, LT-37176

(Lithuania)

Sr. Constancy is a professed sister in her tenth year with the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara. She is currently serving with the SSVM in Lithuania after spending time in Washington DC and Italy.

Joe Stanalonis

Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary

16300 Old Emmitsburg Road

Emmitsburg, MD 21727

E: stanalonisj@adw.org

Joe entered seminary in August, 2022 after two years of playing football at Ave Maria University. He is in his First Theology year at Mount St. Mary's Seminary.

Dylan Young

Saint John Paul II Seminary

145 Taylor Street, NE

Washington, DC 20017

E: youngd@adw.org

Dylan entered seminary right out of high school in the fall of 2023. He is a member of the first graduating class of the Chesterton Academy of St. Mary's. He is in his Third College year.