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Dec 10, 2022 · TO THE COMMUNITY OF THE SEMINARY OF BARCELONA. Hall of the Popes. Saturday, 10 December 2022. [ Multimedia] _____________________________________. Esteemed Rector, Dear students of the Conciliar Seminary of Barcelona: I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your words, and I welcome you to this house of Peter, which is the house of the ...
Jan 17, 2023 · Pope Francis reportedly delivered a profanity-laden speech to seminarians in Barcelona on Dec. 10, in which he urged them to refrain from being “clerical” and to “forgive everything” even if they believe the person in the confessional has “no intention to repent.”
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During the time of formation, the Pope pointed out that there can be two temptations in particular that need to be faced. The first is a tendency to focus only on negative situations or experiences, while the second is to try to propose an idea of the world that is "idyllic and unreal" for people to relate to or understand. He recalled that the fir...
In his prepared text, the Pope also recalled that the Lord asks us for "the sacrifice of the heart" and renouncing our own will, as the Lord does in Gethsemane. By looking at the cross, "we lift our eyes to heaven and see our destiny," he added, in serving those we accompany in their life journey through sacrifice and nearness, firmly rooted in the...
The gift of the Holy Spirit accompanies the priest in his journey and vocation of being priests of Christ, the Pope said. He encouraged the seminarians from Barcelona to always savour and remember this love the Lord has poured out on them by calling them to this vocation, a love He will pour abundantly into their hearts, in their ordination and in ...
Dec 12, 2022 · VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Preparing for the priesthood, seminarians must remember both the joy of being called by God and the real sacrifices they will be called to make, Pope Francis told young men preparing for the priesthood at the seminary of Barcelona, Spain.
Nov 11, 2022 · VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The mission of a seminary “is not to form ‘supermen’ who pretend to know and control everything,” but to help seminarians become priests who are humble servants of the...
Nov 10, 2022 · Pope Francis on Thursday said that “all priestly formation, particularly that of future pastors, is at the heart of evangelization.”. In cases where a seminary lacks a sufficient number of ...
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Feb 3, 2024 · Pope Francis concluded his remarks to the seminarians of Madrid by inviting them to turn their interior spiritual labours into an outward expression of God’s closeness to people around them in their pastoral activities.
