WELCOME TO CHRIST THE KING MISSION SEMINARY
BUTTENBRUCH BUILDING
On the slopes of the city on a hill (Cubao, Quezon City), beside the avenue of E. Rodriguez Sr. Boulevard, lies this formidable Castle like Mission Seminary where the Lord Jesus Christ is hailed as King. It's famous facade of six towers resembles the undying commitment of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) and its Founding generations to the formation of future missionaries. of the Church. The Buttenbruch building was named after the founder of Christ the King Mission Seminary, Fr. Theodore Buttenbruch, SVD. This castle like Mission Seminary is considered as the Motherhouse of the SVD’s here in the Philippines and it stand as a symbol of hope for future religious missionaries and a beacon to all Filipino SVD missionaries who are sent to different parts of the world.
INSIDE THE BUTTENBRUCH BUILDING
Main Entrance
CHRIST THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE
Buttenbruch Lobby and Reception Area
2nd Floor Lobby
DWMS Library
Computer Room
Study Halls
Communication Room
Music Room
CPAG (Creative & Performing Arts Guild) Room
Recreation Hall
TV Room
Pantry Area
Prayer Rom
Seminarians Dormitories
Seminary Oratory
Dining Hall
SHRINE OF JESUS THE DIVINE WORD
On December 25, 2006, the bishop Most Reverend Honesto F. Ongtioco, together with the SVD Provincial, the Rector of CKMS, the Rector of the proposed shrine and some other priests concelebrated in a Mass participated by the lay groups of the Shrine Family. Within the Mass the bishop officially declared CKMS chapel as Shrine of the Divine Word.
The Shrine of Jesus the Divine Word is a community of families, faith seekers and pilgrims, inspired by the Divine Word, growing in faith, justice and love, sharing God’s love to all.
Shrine Office & Hall
Adoration Chapel
Crypt
FINNEMANN BUILDING
The Finnemann Building is second oldest building in the Christ the King Mission Seminary compound, and it was completed in the 1930s. With the original name long forgotten, the building was renamed after Bishop Wilhelm Finnemann (1882-1942), who had served as the auxiliary bishop of Manila in 1929, the chairman of the first National Eucharistic Congress in 1929, and the apostolic vicar of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, from 1936 to 1942.
This building was renovated few years ago for retreats and spirituality formation. But before, this building was a seminary house catering collegian seminarian.
Receiving Area
Conference Hall
Finnemann Chapel
SEMINARY STORE
Seminary Store sells religious articles, books and church goods with the aim to financially support the seminary. It is also actively offers membership in the SVD Mission Mass League.
MISSION HOME AND MISSION OFFICE
MISSION HOME
The Mission Home is the "pre-departure" area of SVD missionaries waiting for their travel to their assigned mission areas. It is their home as they prepare themselves for the challenging task of bringing God's Word the whole world as Divine Word Missionaries. This is also the resting place of those who are coming home to the Philippines for their well-deserved home vacation after a strenuous and challenging mission in different parts of the world.
MISSION OFFICE
SVD Mission Office was primarily established to help in the evangelical and missionary task of the Church and of the Society through the active participation of our lay mission partners and collaborators. It aims to contribute in the mission animation of the SVD through various programs and activities that promote awareness in the Church mission.
VILLA CRISTO REY
VCR Lobby
Chapel
Villa Cristo Rey (VCR) is located at the heart of the Christ the King Seminary compound. It is a retirement and nursing home for the sick and the retired SVD Missionaries, who after dedicating the best years of their lives working in various parts of the Lord’s vineyard, are now old and infirm to continue in the active service. They now continue this service thru prayer and meditation, which in itself is as important as active service.
SVD RESIDENCE (Faculty Building)
Prayer Room
Conference Room
Recreation & Reading Room
FR. ANTONIO PERNIA, SVD BUILDING
DWMS CLASSROOMS (C1-C4 )
DWMS CLASSROOMS
JANSSEN HALL & ESTIOKO HALL
JANSSEN HALL
ESTIOKO HALL
RECREATION FACILITIES
Swimming Pool
Tennis Courts
Seminary Gymnasium
NAYONG NAZARETH RETREAT GARDEN
This place offers modest facilities for retreats, recollections and seminars with dormitories, prayer room,
chapels and seminar halls
BAHAY MARIA
TUKLONG SAN JOSE
STEEL HOUSE
SALITAO HALL
GROTTO'S & PRAYER PLACES
STATUE OF BLESSED MARIA HELENA STOLLENWERK, SSPS
Co-Founder of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSPS) or known as the Blue Sissters BUST OF THE 4 SVD MARTYRS
GROTTO OF ST. JOSEPH
NAZARETH GARDEN
VIRGIN OF THE POOR GROTTO
BUST OF ST. ARNOLD JANSSEN & ST. JOSEPH FREINADEMETZ
SEMENTERYO NG MGA RELIHIYOSO (Cemetery of the Religious)
This is a sacred place where great SVD missionaries and Holy Spirit Sisters are buried. It also serves as a memorial of the all SVD missionaries who offered their lives in doing mission work here in the Philippines.
GARDEN OF THE DIVINE WORD
The Garden of the Divine Word is a columbary (also called a columbarium or cinerarium), in which niches are placed in the walls for the ashes of the departed faithful are buried.