Manual labour and agriculture have an important place in seminary formation, as they help seminarians appreciate the dignity of work, develop responsibility, discipline, patience, and a spirit of service. Working with the soil, cultivating crops, caring for plants, and participating in the daily maintenance of the seminary enable seminarians to experience directly the beauty and richness of creation. Such activities also foster eco-spirituality, encouraging a deeper awareness that nature is a gift entrusted to human care rather than a resource to be exploited. Through agricultural work and responsible stewardship of the environment, seminarians learn simplicity, gratitude, sustainability, and respect for all forms of life. Thus, manual labour and agriculture become not merely practical activities but valuable means of human, spiritual, and ecological formation, preparing future ministers to live responsibly and to promote care for our common home.
