At the same time God renders his creatures able to become enamored with him, despite the burden of their limitations and their gropings. "(46) "Far from lowering the dignity of the human person, religious obedience leads it to maturity by extending the freedom of the sons of God."(47). Each institute, according to its needs and potentialities, should therefore create and organize various programs and structures for the formation of its own members. At the origin of the religious consecration there is a call of God for which there is no explanation apart from the love which he bears for the person whom he calls. Their interpersonal relationships will be marked by simplicity and confidence, being based primarily upon faith and charity. 54. 262 A seminary - full maturity, which often involves the danger of the development of individualism, especially among those of an active and vigorous temperament; - a time of severe crisis, which can occur at any age as a result of external factors (change of place of work, failure, incomprehension, feelings of alienation, etc. The program of theological studies should be judiciously conceived, and its different parts should be well defined so that the "hierarchy" of the truths of Catholic doctrine is brought out, since they vary in their relationship with the foundations of the Christian faith. "(169) Finally, it is necessary to retain the affinity that exists between a contemplative vocation and the mystery of the Eucharist. On the ministry of the Church in the religious consecration, see also LG 44a 45c; PC 1bc, 5b, 11a; OPR appendix Missa in die professionis perpetuae 1; Ritus promissionis 5; OCV 16; ET 7, 47; MR 8a; CIC 573.2, 576, 598, 600-602; EE 7 8 11 13 40 42; RD 7ab 14c. WebThe locus of formation may be the family, a parish, a school, a novitiate, a seminary, or a house of studies. This liturgical action manifests the ecclesial roots of profession. It is, and must be, that of strengthening their faith, "the substance of things to be hoped for, the evidence of things that are not seen. The call of Christ, which is the expression of a redemptive love, "embraces the whole person, soul and body, whether man or woman, in that person's unique and unrepeatable personal 'I'. This gift invites the person whom God calls to follow Christ through the practice and profession of the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, and obedience. (190)MR 13a. Libraries. Norms Concerning Reapplication for Priestly Formation Through his repeated prophecies of his Passion, he prepared them to become more authentic disciples. Introduction, note 8, above, and also CIC 753 and 212.1. 79. The canonical conditions for licit and valid admission on the part of both the candidate and the competent authority must be rigorously observed. What is perhaps new, is a particular sensibility for the poor and for the poverty that exists in the world, which characterizes religious life today. "(212) In the first place, it has been indicated that the formation of religious has for its primary end to initiate candidates into religious life and help them become aware of their identity as persons consecrated through their profession of the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, and obedience in a religious institute. A program of formation may be delineated by a Roman dicastery, a (153)John Paul II to the religious of Brazil, 1986, no. Provides online access to journals and books on religion and law, canon law, publications of the Christian Legal Society, the Canon Law Society, and many other resources. Formators should also offer religious solid nourishment, both doctrinal and practical, in keeping with each one's stage of formation. PC 2a. The fact that religious belong to an institute causes them to give to Christ and to the Church a public witness of separation with regard to "the spirit of the world" (1 Cor 2:12) and to the behavior which it involves, and at the same time of a presence to the world in keeping with the "wisdom of God" (1 Cor 2:7). Exegetical Commentary on the Code of Canon Law. Cf. The rector of a seminary and the director of studies are carefully to provide that the teachers properly perform their function according to the prescripts of the program of priestly formation and of the rule of the seminary. 2012. "(173) This is their vocation and their mission. WebSpiritual Formation Certificate 173 Youth Ministry Certificate 174 Seminary Extension Program 175 ADVANCE: Ministry Preparation 176 ADVANCE Courses 177 ADVANCE Certificates 185 ADVANCE Diplomas 190 ADVANCE Leadership Diplomas 196 David and Faith Kim School of Global Missions 205 Church Planting & Missions Mobilization 206 100. (14) The document strives to give valuable directions for the religious life in its entirety. "(188), Within the context of this autonomy, "the proper law (of these institutes) must define the program of this formation and its duration, keeping in mind the needs of the Church and the circumstances of human persons and times to the extent this is required by the purpose and character of the institute. If they have some conviction about the existence of good and evil, the meaning of these words seems to be at odds with respect to what it was for preceding generations. Code of Canon Law - Book II - The People of God - Part I It is fitting to recall here the words of Pope John Paul II's message to the religious of Brazil: "It will therefore be good that the young, during the period of formation, reside in formative communities where there should be no lack of the conditions required for a complete formation: spiritual, intellectual, cultural, liturgical, communitarian, and pastoral; conditions which are rarely found together in small communities. (77) The liturgy of the Church should thus be for them the summit to which an entire community is tending, and the source from which flows its evangelical strength (cf. 561-564; Apostolic constitution Sedes Sapientiae, 31 May 1956: AAS 48 (1956), 354-365, and the general statutes annexed to the constitution. In the case of a transfer to another seminary or house of formation, the candidate must inform the new formators about any psychological consultation previously carried out. It pertains to its life and holiness. The basic inspiration is obviously the first Christian community, the fruit of the Pasch of the Lord. "(30), 12. The Center for Continuing Formation will host two all-day workshops (June 14 and 28) The following are regarded as particularly significant stages: 71. It can actually happen that some present themselves as candidates who have not completed their Christian initiation (sacramental, doctrinal, and moral), and lack some of the elements of an ordinary Christian life. The liturgy which they celebrate fulfills an essential function of the ecclesial community. (104)"Final Document of the Special Synod of Bishops of the Low Countries," L'Osservatore Romano, 2 February 1980, proposition 32. It is important to keep these in mind in the reception and formation of candidates for religious life, since the first requirement for this formation is the ability to identify a human and Christian foundation with a particular person. Canon Law: Letter and Spirit: a Practical Guide to the Code of Canon Law. St. Marys Offers Canon Law Workshops and Course This Summer. Canon Law 648.2, namely, that it contributes to perfecting the formation of the novices for life in the institute, and that it is truly an apostolic activity. In 1969, the Congregation, in the instruction Renovationis causam, expanded certain canonical dispositions then in force, in order "to make a better adaptation of the entire formation cycle to the mentality of younger generations and modern living conditions, as also to the present demands of the apostolate, while remaining faithful to the nature and the special aim of each institute. Religious life brings together disciples of Christ who should be assisted in accepting "this gift of God which the Church has received from her Lord and which by his grace she always safeguards. 26. In religious communities, above all those which are large and especially where the temporarily professed are living, there must be at least one officially designated religious to assist their brothers and sisters with guidance of spiritual advice. USCCB ADMISSION TO THE NOVITIATE Art. 70. - that this work effectively corresponds to the apostolic finality of the institute; - that it is assumed in the second year of the novitiate; - that it corresponds to the exigencies of can. Future religious should thus be offered the possibility of reflecting on the role of sexuality in the divine plan of creation and salvation. WebTHE PURPOSE OF RELIGIOUS FORMATION. Guidelines for the use of psychology in the admission and For the "perfector" bishop, see Summa Theologica IIa-IIae, q. During the novitiate, both the excellence and the possibility of a perpetual commitment in the service of the Lord will be brought out. Canon Law | Encyclopedia.com it is his prudential judgment that the applicant is fit for seminary studies. The annual spiritual exercises and other forms of spiritual renewal are thus to be given priority; - participation in the life of the Church according to the charism of the pastoral activities in collaboration with others involved in that activity locally: - doctrinal and professional updating, which includes a deepening of the biblical and theological perspectives of the religious, a study of the documents of the universal and local magisterium, a better knowledge of the local cultures where one is living and working, new professional and technical training, when appropriate; - fidelity to the charism of one's institute, through an ever increasing knowledge of its founder, its history, its spirit, its mission, and a correlative effort to live this charism personally and in community. Matthew Hinton. This means that a community will be what its members make it, that it has its own requirements, and that before it can be used as a means of formation, it deserves to be lived and loved for what it is in the religious life, as the Church conceives it. In institutes which have two years of novitiate, the novices can exercise their profession full time only under the following conditions: 49. Lectio divina is nourished by the word of God, where it finds its point of departure, and to which it returns. 5. The novitiate is the place of the director's ministry, and he or she should thus be permanently available to the novices. (146)EE II, 47; cf. - that to give oneself in obedience, it is first necessary to be conscious of one's existence. 261 1 The rector of the seminary is to ensure that the students faithfully observe the norms of the Charter of Priestly Formation and the rule of the seminary; under This practice merits encouragement and extension. Introduction, note 9, above. "(184) This is confirmed by the many actual experiences of sharing, not only of work, but also at times in prayer and at meals, among religious and members of the laity. The institute has the grave responsibility of providing for the organization and duration of this period of formation, and of furnishing the young religious with favorable conditions for a real increase in their donation to the Lord. "(31), The counsels are, as it were, the main support of the religious life, since they express in a significant and complete way the evangelical radicalism which characterizes it. Canon Law Introduction, note 9, above. This should not aim at transforming a house of formation for the religious life into a kind of laboratory of inculturation. It is not our intent here to undertake a general study of this new development, but solely to consider the relations between religious and the laity under the aspect of ecclesial movements, due for the most part to the initiative of lay men and women. The English abbreviation is from the English title of the text in Enchiridion Vaticanum, vol. It is not advisable that the novitiate be conducted within a milieu foreign to the culture and native language of the novices. One thus has an indication of the problems which the variety and complexity of this human background poses for vocation promotion and also for formation. Still, a person who makes the effort to obey as Christ did, and in Christ, can succeed in overcoming less edifying examples. This anthropological uprooting explains why the spiritual tradition of the Church has frequently put them in relation with the three lusts spoken of by St. ); - giving basic notions on masculine and feminine sexuality, with their physical, psychological, and spiritual connotations; - helping in matters of self-control, on the sexual and affective level, but also with respect to other instinctive or acquired needs (sweets, tobacco, alcohol); - helping each one to profit by past personal experiences, whether positive, in order to give thanks for them, or negative, in order to be aware of one's weaknesses, in order to humble oneself peacefully before God and to remain vigilant for the future; - manifesting the fruitfulness of chastity, its spiritual fecundity. The document has been enriched by the numerous experiences which have been made since the Second Vatican Council, and it treats questions frequently raised by major superiors.