Guide to Ongoing Formation for Priests

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of the Hours in common. These practices set a tone of prayerfulness for a presbyterate.

179. Last, to foster prayerful time away for priests, singly or in groups, some dioceses have made available a house of prayer. Such a refuge can offer priests a place to rest, pray, and detach from devices, email, social media, and other distractions so that they can focus more intentionally on their relationship with God—the goal of spiritual formation.