The ‘Formation Programme’ of Vianney Bhavan thus seeks to assist a seminarian to deepen his understanding of all the four areas mentioned above so that he may learn to make those four commitments affectively and effectively. The Seminary seeks to facilitate the learning of languages and the history of the Mission to which the Seminarian belongs. It encourages the seminarians to regularly correspond with their bishops and to look forward to the visit of priests and bishops from their dioceses. The seminarians are required to have recourse to the following means to assist themselves in their ‘Spiritual Growth’:

• Regular Spiritual Guidance from a person of the formee’s choice in consultation with the Rector.
• Daily participation in the Eucharist and Community Prayers.
• Daily Meditation (30 minutes) and Personal Prayer (30 minutes).
• Reflective Reading of the Bible and other spiritual books like the ‘Imitation of Christ’, ‘Lives of Saints’ etc.
• Attendance at the Holy Hour on First Fridays and weekly Adoration on Sundays.
• Devotion to the Blessed Mother (Daily recitation of the Rosary).
• Participation at the monthly Recollection.
• Making the annual Retreat for five full days.
• Frequent approach to the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
• Regular correspondence with one’s own Bishop and the Diocesan Moderator of Seminarians.
• Keeping in touch with all the important pastoral activities and events of the Diocese.