Library Special Collections
Catechism Collection
The Catechism Collection comprises catechetical materials published before Vatican II, including texts intended for adults and children.
Constitution Collection
The Constitution Collection consists of approximately 200 handbooks of rules and regulations for local or national orders of male or female religious.
Devotional Collection
The Devotional Literature Collection consists of some 300 volumes of works of Catholic devotion, intended primarily for the use of laypeople either during Mass or at home, featuring meditations, Eucharistic prayers, novenas, and prayers to the saints.
Fine Arts Collection
This collection of more than 200 paintings can be enjoyed on the walls throughout the Seminary.
Holy Card Collection
The Holy Card Collection, numbering over 1000 cards dating from the nineteenth century to the present and printed in a variety of countries, is arranged in broad subject areas and is searchable via a finding aid.
Liturgical Collection
The Liturgical Books Collection consists of some 300 volumes published between 1850 and 1960, including missals, breviaries, rituals, lectionaries, and other official texts used in the liturgy.
