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Seminary Life and Formation under Mary’s Mantle: An Exploration of Mary’s Presence and Mission in Initial Priestly Formation

Maroney, Fr. Simon Mary of the Cross, M. Carm.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2922-9920
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=udmarian156943518492405

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2019, Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.), University of Dayton, International Marian Research Institute.
The Congregation for Clergy promulgated on December 8, 2016 a new Program of Priestly Formation/Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis entitled "The Gift of the Priestly Vocation." While maintaining the division of seminary formation into the human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral found in the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation/Pastores Dabo Vobis, the Ratio Fundamentalis distinguishes four pedagogical periods of preparation (propaedeutic, discipleship, configuration, and pastoral) ordered towards the affective maturation and preparation of candidates for priestly ordination. Since "Pastores Dabo Vobis" asserts in §82 that “[e]very aspect of priestly formation can be referred to Mary,” and the Program of Priestly Formation incorporates verbatim this selfsame text (§112), this study seeks to concretely identify Mary’s presence and mission in seminarians’ human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral formation during the propaedeutic, discipleship, configuration, and pastoral stages of training. Mary’s presence and mission involve the Church and all of its members, resulting from the absolute Christian mystery of the Incarnation. As members of the Church through baptism and in formation for the ministerial priesthood of Jesus Christ, Mary’s presence and mission intimately concern and can assist priestly formators, spiritual directors, and seminarians to realize the vision of priestly formation proffered in the Ratio Fundamentalis.
Msgr. Frank Leo, Jr., STD (Advisor)
Fr. James Presta, STD (Committee Member)
282 p.
Adult Education; Bible; Biblical Studies; Canon Law; Clergy; Continuing Education; Curriculum Development; Divinity; Philosophy; Religion; Religious Education; Spirituality; Teacher Education; Teaching; Theology; Vocational Education
Clergy; Priest; Seminarian; Seminary; Formation; Spirituality; Pastores Dabo Vobis; Ratio Fundamentalis; Gift of the Priestly Vocation; Virgin Mary; Our Lady; Christian Formation; Blessed Mother; Propaedeutic; Deacon; Pastoral; Presence; Mission; Catholic

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  • Maroney, F. S. M. O. T. C. M. C. (2019). Seminary Life and Formation under Mary’s Mantle: An Exploration of Mary’s Presence and Mission in Initial Priestly Formation [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=udmarian156943518492405

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Maroney, Fr. Simon Mary of the Cross, M. Carm. Seminary Life and Formation under Mary’s Mantle: An Exploration of Mary’s Presence and Mission in Initial Priestly Formation. 2019. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=udmarian156943518492405.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Maroney, Fr. Simon Mary of the Cross, M. Carm. "Seminary Life and Formation under Mary’s Mantle: An Exploration of Mary’s Presence and Mission in Initial Priestly Formation." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=udmarian156943518492405

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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