Program of Priestly Formation (Ascension)

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Program of Priestly Formation

healthy habit of fruitful solitude with himself and God are necessary benchmarks to achieve prior to ordination to the priesthood.

Norms for Spiritual Formation Prayer

The celebration of the Eucharist takes place daily, and every member of the community ordinarily participates. 310 This includes a regularly scheduled Saturday morning Mass and Sunday community Mass. All priests who are not bound to celebrate individually for the pastoral benefit of the faithful should concelebrate at the community Mass insofar as possible. 311 In like manner, unless excused for a just reason, it is preferable that priests concelebrate when they are present for Mass. The seminary community must schedule the Liturgy of the Hours (or the Divine Praises, in the Eastern Catholic Churches), especially Morning and Evening Prayers, on a daily basis. 312 The careful preparation and execution of liturgical celebrations should be supervised by the seminary coordinator of the liturgy. Because the liturgical life of the seminary shapes the sensitivities and attitudes of seminarians for future ministry, an authentic sense of the holy mysteries should be carefully preserved in all liturgical celebrations, along with a care for their beauty and dignity. 313 The laws and prescriptions of approved liturgical books are normative. Priests are to be particularly observant of the liturgical rubrics and must avoid the insertion of any personal liturgical adaptations, unless they are authorized by the liturgical books. 314 The seminary liturgy should also promote in seminarians a respect for legitimate, 310 See CIC, c. 246 §1; CCEO, c. 346 §2, 2°; Ratio Fundamentalis , no. 104. In regard to the frequency of the celebration of the Eucharist, those seminaries forming men for Eastern Catholic Churches are to develop a schedule of liturgical services that best represents common liturgical practice in the jurisdictions they serve. 311 See General Instruction of the Roman Missal , no. 114. 312 See CIC, c. 246 §2; CCEO, c. 346 §2, 3°; Ratio Fundamentalis , no. 105.

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313 See Ecclesia de Eucharistia , no. 5. 314 See Ecclesia de Eucharistia , no. 52.

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