Program of Priestly Formation 6th edition

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upon all who are called to ministerial priesthood, and how these exist in addition to the formation for the consecrated life itself. This Program of Priestly Formation outlines the requirements shared by diocesan seminarians and by the men in formation for priest hood who are members of an institute of consecrated life or society of apostolic life, while recognizing the different process of formation incum bent both upon those whose primary call is to be of service to the Church through consecrated life, in a fidelity and witness to the charism of their founder in the gift that is shared, 86 and upon those whose primary call is to be of Christlike service to the Catholic faithful through a commitment in obedience, simplicity of life, celibacy, and holiness. 49.

86 See Sacred Congregation for Religious and for Secular Institutes/Sacred Congregation for Bishops, Mutuae Relationes ( Directives for the Mutual Relations Between Bishops and Religious in the Church , 1978); Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Directives on Formation in Religious Institutes (1990).