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Resume= Pope John Paul II "Pastores Dabo Vobis" Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation On the Formation of Priests in the Circumstances of the Present Day March 25, 1992 Copyright © Libreria Editrice Vaticana http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_25031992_pastores-dabo-vobis_en.html

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POST-SYNODAL APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION PASTORES DABO VOBIS TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY AND FAITHFUL ON THE FORMATION OF PRIESTS IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PRESENT DAY 1 INTRODUCTION 4 CHAPTER I CHOSEN FROM AMONG ME The Challenges Facing Priestly Formation at the Conclusion of the Second Millennium 5 The Priest in His Time 6 The Gospel Today: Hopes and Obstacles 8 Young People: Vocation and Priestly Formation 10 Gospel Discernment CHAPTER II HE HAS ANOINTED ME AND HAS SENT ME FORTH The Nature and Mission of the Ministerial Priesthood 11 A Look at the Priest 12 In the Church as Mystery, Communion and Mission 13 The Fundamental Relationship With Christ the Head and Shepherd 16 Serving the Church and the World 18 CHAPTER III THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME The Spiritual Life of the Priest 19 A "Specific" Vocation to Holiness 21 Configuration to Christ, the Head and Shepherd, and Pastoral Charity 24 The Spiritual Life in the Exercise of the Ministry 27 Priestly Life and the Radicalism of the Gospel 31 Membership in and Dedication to the Particular Church 33 "Renew in Them the Outpouring of Your Spirit of Holiness" CHAPTER IV COME AND SEE Priestly Vocation in the Church's Pastoral Work 34 Seek, Follow, Abide 35 The Church and the Gift of Vocation 36 The Vocational Dialogue - Divine Initiative and Human Response 38 Content and Methods of Pastoral Work for Promoting Vocations 41 We Are All Responsible for Priestly Vocations CHAPTER V HE APPOINTED TWELVE TO BE WITH HIM The Formation of Candidates for the Priesthood 42 Following Christ as the Apostles Did I. The Areas of Priestly Formation 43 Human Formation, the Basis of All Priestly Formation 45 Spiritual Formation: In Communion with God and in Search of Christ 51 Intellectual Formation: Understanding the Faith 57 Pastoral Formation: Communion With the Charity of Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd 59 II. The Setting of Priestly Formation 60 The Major Seminary - A Formation Community 63 The Minor Seminary and Other Forms of Fostering Vocations 64 III. The Agents of Priestly Formation 65 The Church and the Bishop 66 The Seminary as an Educational Community 67 The Professors of Theology 68 Communities of Origin and Associations and Youth Movements 69 The Candidate Himself CHAPTER VI I REMIND YOU TO REKINDLE THE GIFT OF GOD THAT IS WITHIN YOU The Ongoing Formation of Priests 70 Theological Reasons Behind Ongoing Formation 71 Different Dimensions of Ongoing Formation 73 The Profound Meaning of Ongoing Formation 76 At Every Age and in All Conditions of Life 78 The Agents of Ongoing Formation 80 Times, Forms and Means for Ongoing Formation 82 CONCLUSION

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