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22/04/2008 |
CONGREGATION FOR THE CLERGY |
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11/06/2007 |
CONGREGATION FOR THE CLERGY |
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09/06/2006 |
CONGREGATION FOR THE CLERGY |
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03/06/2005 |
CONGREGATION FOR THE CLERGY |
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18/06/2004 |
CONGREGATION FOR THE CLERGY |
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27/06/2003 |
CONGREGATION FOR THE CLERGY |
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07/12/1965 |
This Decree is focused on the special sacramental consecration which makes the priests participate in the same priesthood in Christ, in whose Person of Head and Pastor they act. The Decree places the ministry and the life of priests in the flowering ecclesiological development described in «Lumen gentium», and, at the same time, to face the peculiar cultural and social characteristics which were echoed in the Counciliar document «Gaudium et spes». |
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SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL |
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28/10/1965 |
Also «Christus Dominus» consecrates some paragraphs to priests, emphasizing their aspect of first collaborators in the Bishops’ ministry. |
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SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL |
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28/10/1965 |
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SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL |
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21/11/1964 |
Some passages of this dogmatic Constitution deal with the theme of priests. We refer them here for a complete documentation. |
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SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL |
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22/02/2007 |
BENEDICT XVI |
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25/03/1992 |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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04/08/1908 |
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POPE PIUS X |
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25/12/2005 |
BENEDICT XVI |
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30/06/1968 |
Priestly celibacy, which the Church has guarded for centuries as a shining gem, keep all of its value also in our times, marked by a profound transformation in mentality and structures. |
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PAUL VI |
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23/09/1960 |
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PIUS XII |
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01/08/1959 |
Pope John XXIII published this Encyclical Letter on the First Centenary of the Holy Curate of Ars’ departure. He wrote: «In outlining the features of sanctity of the Holy Curate we shall focus on some aspects of priestly life which are essential in all times, but are particularly important in our days». The Church has the joyful honor of introducing St. John Mary Vianney «to all the priests in the world as a model of priestly ascesis, of piety - especially Eucharistic - and of pastoral zeal. |
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JOHN XXIII |
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26/07/1907 |
ON THE CLERGY IN ITALY - Encyclical about the spirit of insubordination and independence. |
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PIUS X |
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05/04/1906 |
Encyclical ON THE MARIAVITES OR MYSTIC PRIESTS OF POLAND - To pass judgment upon or to rebuke the acts of Bishops does not at all belong to private individuals--that comes within the province only of those higher than they in authority and especially of the Sovereign Pontiff. |
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PIUS X |
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02/07/1894 |
Encyclical on the Clergy in Brazil |
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LEO XIII |
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02/07/1894 |
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LEO XIII |
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29/09/1993 |
Jesus Christ told his disciples to pray for vocations, and so everyone must work and pray that many young men will follow the Lord's call. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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01/09/1993 |
Ecclesial communion entails a fraternity among priests in the participation in the one mystery of Christ. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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25/08/1993 |
The bond of the priest with his own Bishop is co-natural with the essence of his ministry, in fact, salvation emerges from the obedience of Jesus to the Father. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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04/08/1993 |
Communion springs forth from the very nature of the priesthood as Christ instituted it. Ecclesial communion is a consequence of Eucharistic communion. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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28/07/1993 |
The committment of a priest in society must take into consideration the Savior's own example and is fulfilled by being faithful to one's own pastoral mission. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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21/07/1993 |
The detachment required of the priest in his vocation is a use of earthly goods according to the spirit of Jesus' poverty. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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11/07/1993 |
Celibacy is united to priestly consecration and is sustained by the total dedication of oneself to the person and work of Christ. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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07/07/1993 |
The priest participates in the charity of Christ, the source of which is in the Eucharist. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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30/06/1993 |
Our Lady is the Mother, the first and most perfect participant in the Sacrifice which the priest celebrates on the altar and in his own life. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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09/06/1993 |
The centrality of the Eucharist in the life of the priest exists so that they may be united with Christ and to care for the sacredness of this action. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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02/06/1993 |
Because the priest is sacramentally configured to Christ, he must be a man of prayer, as one ordained to continue the High Priest's mission. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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26/05/1993 |
The Second Vatican Council clearly recognized the importance of priestly holiness for renewing the Church and spreading the Gospel. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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19/05/1993 |
In carrying out his pastoral ministry, the priest must stive to promote the spiritual and ecclesial maturity of the community entrusted to him. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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12/05/1993 |
Priests carry out their sacred ministry above all in the Eucharist: acting in the person of Christ, they re-present his eternal sacrifice. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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05/05/1993 |
The proclamation of the Word leads to the Sacraments and is the indissoluable link to their celebration. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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21/04/1993 |
Priests are the first ones called to preach faithfully the Words of God never separating Evangelization from the celebration of the Sacraments. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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31/03/1993 |
The priestly mission is founded upon the sacramental ontology as a real participation in the Priesthood of Christ. |
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JOHN PAUL II |
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28/04/1982 |
General Audience on April 28, 1982 |
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