Program of Priestly Formation 6th edition

The document Program of Priestly Formation (sixth edition) was developed by the Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). It was approved by the full body of bishops at its November 2019 General Meeting, received the subsequent recognitio of the Holy See, and has been authorized for publication by the undersigned. Fr. Michael Fuller, STD General Secretary, USCCB Scripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and are used by permission of the copyright owner. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Excerpts from the Catechism of the Catholic Church , second edition, copyright © 2000, Libreria Editrice Vaticana-United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Excerpts from Vatican Council II: The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents, New Revised Edition , edited by Austin Flannery, OP, copyright © 1996, Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN are used with permission of the publisher, all rights reserved. No part of these excerpts may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without express written permission of Liturgical Press. Codex Iuris Canonici (Code of Canon Law), Latin-English Edition, New English Translation, © 1998 Canon Law Society of America (CLSA), Washington, DC. Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium (Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches), Latin English Edition, New English Translation © 2001 CLSA. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Pastores dabo vobis © 1992, Libreria Editrice Vaticana (LEV); Novo millenio ineunte © 2001, LEV; Amoris Laetitia © 2016, LEV; Ecclesia de Eucharistia © 2003, LEV; Ecclesia in America © 1999, LEV; Rosarium Virginis Mariae © 2002, LEV; Evangelii Gauidum © 2013, LEV; Fides et ratio © 1998, LEV; Gaudete et Exsultate © 2018, LEV; Laudato Si’ © 2015, LEV; Study of Philosophy in Seminaries © 1972, LEV; Directives Regarding the Formation of Seminarians for Ministry to Marriage and Family © 1995, LEV; Catechesi tradendae © 1979, LEV; Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms for Ecumenism © 1992, LEV; Instruction on the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian © 1990, LEV. Used with permission.

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