The Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary (RM) was opened in 1996 to form Archdiocesan and missionary priests to serve the universal Church and the local one in Denver, where they are needed. The Redemptoris Mater Seminary welcomes seminarians from 14 different countries of origin to the Archdiocese of Denver. Moreover, while RM seminarians share the same academics with SJV men, the Neocatechumenal Way offers them an itinerary of formation into an adult faith in a concrete Christian community inserted in a particular local parish.

Both seminary formation and this itinerary of faith in a particular community aim to foster their human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral formation, which is fundamental in their growth as Christians, especially when facing this increasingly secularized society. Upon ordination, the archbishop may send the new priests to local parishes or to a missionary assignment.

This past year brought many spiritual fruits for Redemptoris Mater. In September, six new men were welcomed to the seminary to begin formation for the priesthood. In April, two seminarians will take an important step toward ordination as Archbishop Aquila will admit them for candidacy to receive Holy Orders. Two seminarians will also be instituted as Lectors in April.

The Seminary also seeks to reach out to the local community through events and other activities. In September, the seminary hosted its second family fair where many families and youth came to the seminary grounds to spend a day together and play sports, tour the seminary and enjoy games and snacks in fellowship with one another. Another special moment of this past year was the summer pilgrimage to attend World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, where the seminarians participated in a vocational pilgrimage together with many youth coming from different parishes of the Archdiocese of Denver and from around the country.