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501 | else
502 Conclu | reaction of the disciples at Emaus, who, having heard Jesus,
503 I,1 | the other is marked by the emergence of a greater religious sensitivity
504 IV,1 | surpass human realization — as emerges in the parable of the Prodigal
505 Pref | Your Eminence, ~Your Excellency,~The entire
506 Pref | Ternyák ~Titular Archbishop of Eminenza ~Secretary~ ~
507 Conclu | Ternyák ~Titular Archbishop of Eminenziana ~Secretary~ ~PRAYER TO THE
508 IV,2 | of grace, authorized and empowered by Christ. In the Church'
509 IV,3 | charity, void of humility, is empty. Pride or need to crave
510 Pref | decided to entrust the enclosed circular letter to every
511 IV,1 | by His paternal love, is encountered in Christ. He reveals his
512 III,Conclu| have an atmosphere which encourages prayer before the Blessed
513 I,2 | esteem the truly Christian endowments of our common heritage which
514 II,2 | they really are.~Priests engaged in different pastoral tasks
515 IV,3 | disposition of man.~The priest enjoys a certain prestige amongst
516 II,2 | could obscure rather than enlighten the intelligence of Christians,
517 Conclu | to your Son, true light enlightening all men (John 1, 9). May
518 II,2 | is both inescapable and enormous. Hence, the ministry of
519 III,3 | confessionals by frequent cleaning, ensuring that they are clearly visible
520 III,2 | Spirit, new evangelization entails the recovery and consolidation
521 Pref | entire Church prepares to enter the third millennium since
522 II,2 | message, aimed primarily to enthuse and purify the conscience
523 Pref | realistically undertaken without the enthusiastic support of priests, who
524 IV (103) | St Augustine, Ep. 134, 1: CSEL 44, 85.~
525 IV,2 | so as to make her holy" (Eph 5, 25-26). The priest is
526 Conclu | Ignatius of Antioch says (Epist. ad Romanos, IV, 1) — for
527 II,2 | faithful are often assailed by equivocal values and doctrines. All
528 II,2 | We live in an information era characterized by rapid communication.
529 IV,3 | the spirit of domination, error and even sin".(96) The word
530 II,1 | men as his friends (cf. Es 33, 11; John 15, 14-15)
531 IV,3 | character which seeks to escape responsibility. Neither
532 II,2 | the dogma of creation, the eschatological truths, the doctrine concerning
533 IV,1 | in salvation history and eschatologically.(86) According to the Curé
534 II,2 | commonplace language should be eschewed.(46) While preachers must
535 III,3 | of the faithful who are estranged from the Church requires
536 Conclu | Spirit, has prepared from all eternity to draw all men, including
537 I (6) | nothing more than a social ethic at the service of man. As
538 I,1 | merely as a set of general ethical norms rather than as concrete
539 IV,2 | context, finds his raison d'etre. No one can confer grace
540 I (19) | Allocution to the VI Symposium of European Bishops, 11 November 1985,
541 I (22) | VI, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Nuntiandi (8 December 1975),
542 IV (88) | St Augustine, In Johannis Evangelium Tractatus, 123, 5: CCL 36,
543 I,2 | Church and to send saints to evangelize the contemporary world".(19)
544 Conclu | evangelization.~MARY, ~First of the evangelized and first evangelizer, ~
545 Conclu | the evangelized and first evangelizer, ~who with incomparable
546 Conclu | lovingly to his call on the eve of a new millennium in the
547 I (6) | It is a ‘mystery', the event of the coming of the Son
548 Intro | Father, this unchanging yet ever-new doctrine must again be reflected
549 Pref | as an aid to discerning everyday reality in the light of
550 | everything
551 Conclu | may discover new ways to evince a sincere desire for renewal
552 III,2 | pastoral charge, thereby evincing conversions, more fervent
553 Pref | well as presbyterates to an examination of conscience, remembering
554 III,Conclu| available for a number of examinations of conscience bearing in
555 Pref | Your Eminence, ~Your Excellency,~The entire Church prepares
556 II,2 | Word of God. Apart from exceptional circumstances where nothing
557 III,3 | pardon: "you who were once excluded from mercy have now received
558 III,3 | practices, but this is no excuse to overlook their pastoral
559 I,2 | must be pure in thought, exemplary in his actions, discreet
560 IV,3 | overcome the temptation to exempt themselves from this responsibility.
561 Pref | days, retreats, spiritual exercises and priestly meetings being
562 IV,3 | the priest cares for all "eximia humanitate".(99) He can
563 II,2 | good understanding of the existential and cultural reality of
564 IV,1 | offering up of his life. "There exists, in fact, an intimate rapport
565 IV,3 | Numerical shortages of clergy, experienced in some countries, coupled
566 II,1 | by promoting subjective experiences that can obscure the Gospel.
567 I,2 | Gospel are needed who are expert in humanity, profoundly
568 II,2 | communication. We frequently hear experts and specialists on the television
569 Conclu | Jesus, the Divine Teacher, explain the Scriptures, could not
570 Conclu | talked to us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?" (
571 I,1 | situation requires thorough explanation and presentation of the
572 IV,2 | Christ to his Church and expresses the priest's service in
573 I,1 | must discover means of expressing itself to the contemporary
574 II,1 | guarantee is assured to the extent that not even the sinful
575 III,3 | priests who are interiorly and exteriorly faithful to their priestly
576 IV,Conclu| ever more evident, even externally, their specific presence
577 I,Conclu| both ad intra and ad extra in the Church?~4. Do the
578 II,1 | path by pursuing objectives extraneous to its mission, or relying
579 III,3 | faithful correctly — an extremely important task — by asking,
580 I,2 | condition but also, in the eyes of the people, from his
581 I,1 | temptation to conform, or to seek facile popularity or personal convenience.~
582 III,3 | the priests. In order to facilitate the faithful in their desire
583 III,2 | guaranteeing that silence which facilitates dialogue with the Lord.
584 III,3 | penitent before Christ, thereby facilitating an encounter of mercy with
585 IV,3 | servant of an ideology or of a faction. (100) He is obliged to
586 I,1 | that of a purely cultural factor often limited to a merely
587 IV,Conclu| formation of priests?~31. Do we factually omit preaching on certain
588 I,1 | mankind but which sometimes fails to find satisfactory expression.~"
589 III,2 | participation begins to fall into abeyance.~In this respect,
590 III,3 | reinstitute them where they have fallen into disuse. Cooperation
591 IV,3 | The priest should avoid falling into the contradictory position
592 I,2 | spirit of ecumenism as a false irenecism which harms the
593 I,2 | his joys and hopes, his fears and sorrows, and, at the
594 I,Conclu| Does new evangelization feature at clergy meetings, in pastoral
595 III (79) | Council for the Family, 12 February 1997, Libreria Editrice
596 III,1 | persona Christi Capitis, feeds the flock, the people of
597 Conclu | activities see, observe, feel, and listen not only when
598 I,Conclu| new evangelization really felt in our ecclesial communities
599 I,1 | shortage of wide missionary fields. All Christians should be
600 II,1 | based on their spirit of filial prayer: "sit orator antequam
601 III,3 | Paraclete for the ability to fill this salvific moment(80)
602 I,2 | without losing sight of our final goal. Genuine pastoral renewal
603 III,3 | implies much dedication.(73) Fixed times during which the priest
604 III,3 | recognition of those moral flaws or deficiencies found in
605 III,Conclu| confessions? Is it respected and followed?~21. What initiatives are
606 IV,Conclu| courage to show that they are followers of Christ by manifesting
607 Conclu | pastors. May they guide the footsteps of all men to your Son,
608 II,2 | harvest. In addition to the foregoing, attention must be given
609 I,2 | noted that "nothing is so foreign to the spirit of ecumenism
610 II,2 | Christian instruction is foremost among the spiritual works
611 III,3 | with the all merciful and forgiving Jesus for the penitent.
612 II,2 | should also cultivate the formal aspects of preaching. We
613 I,1 | discard the established formulations of faith which have already
614 Intro | who have never received a foundation in the faith and live in
615 Pref | of the will of her divine Founder.~At its Plenary Assembly
616 I,2 | located within this operative framework. In drawing all things to
617 IV,2 | unmerited gift which has been freely and gratuitously given and
618 IV,3 | knowledge of the people and friendly relations with them.(98)
619 III,2 | encourage them to participate fruitfully in the Eucharist.(62) Insistence
620 Pref | ministry of priests and in the fruits of this Plenaria. With a
621 IV,3 | circumscribed mission, but for the fullest, in fact the universal mission
622 I,2 | fusion of both of these functions.~Ecumenical formation of
623 II,2 | from any form of "biblical fundamentalism" or mutilation of the divine
624 II,2 | patient catechesis on the fundamentals of Catholic faith and morals
625 III,1 | marriages, ordinations, funerals etc.). A credible life-style
626 I,2 | however, in a harmonious fusion of both of these functions.~
627 III,1 | Christ who lives in me'" (Gal 2, 20).(53)~Priests, in
628 IV,3 | name of the bishop they gather the family of God as a brotherhood
629 II,2 | congregations. Theories and abstract generalizations must always be avoided.
630 Conclu | all men, including our own generation,into communion with Him.~
631 I,Conclu| well as prayers for that generosity which responds affirmatively
632 III,2 | liturgical ceremonies,(66) genuflection etc. An atmosphere of recollection
633 III,2 | priest is a man of prayer and genuinely devoted to the Holy Eucharist.
634 I (19) | November 1985, Insegnamenti di Giovanni Paolo II, VIII, 2 (1985),
635 I (6) | God who becomes man and gives to those who welcome him
636 Conclu | Evangelization, ~who from the outset gladdened and renewed the hearts of
637 IV,3 | Lord of all supernatural goods and Teacher who teaches
638 IV,3 | He, as is clear from the Gospels, never refused to assume
639 III,2 | and corporeal conditions governing reception of the Body of
640 III,3 | lapse into a so called "graduality of moral norms".~When the
641 III,3 | that understanding which gradually leads to conversion. It
642 Conclu | Host, causes him to be the grain of God that is to become
643 IV,2 | which has been freely and gratuitously given and which is completely
644 III,1 | prefers to manifest his greatness through those who are more
645 III,3 | the possibility of using a grill to those who which to remain
646 Intro | Churches as well, entire groups of the baptized have lost
647 I,2 | of new evangelization of growing importance. The Second Vatican
648 III,2 | centuries old tradition guaranteeing that silence which facilitates
649 II,1 | supernatural basis which guarantees its authenticity and its
650 IV,3 | even sin".(96) The word and guidance of ministers are subject
651 IV,1 | being, his action and his guilt. Hence derives the need
652 III,Conclu| facilitated and encouraged?~17. Is habitual reference made to the real
653 IV,3 | truly Catholic spirit which habitually looks beyond the boundaries
654 IV,1 | intelligence, will, voice and hands so as to offer through his
655 III,2 | Christi Capitis? This is what happens in all our priestly service,
656 I,Conclu| priests become ministers who harmoniously build the prophetic, liturgical
657 I,2 | a false irenecism which harms the purity of Catholic doctrine
658 II,2 | will always reap a rich harvest. In addition to the foregoing,
659 Intro | that the time has come to hasten their preparations, with
660 IV,1 | forgiveness and salvific healing. Its effectiveness on man
661 II,1 | proclaim the Gospel to their hearers with that power to call
662 II,2 | necessary if the priest is to be helped by his brother priests and,
663 Conclu | of the apostles and their helpers in their spreading the Gospel,
664 | Here
665 I,2 | endowments of our common heritage which are to be found among
666 II,2 | have special need of the heroic example of the saints in
667 II,2 | saints, their struggles and heroism, have always produced positive
668 IV,3 | ministry there is often a hidden fear of assuming responsibility
669 II,2 | God, it also requires the highest possible degree of human
670 III,2 | unless it grow from and hinges on to the celebration of
671 I,1 | relevant but in contemporary historical circumstances they acquire
672 Conclu | sobriety; when they visit his home and they rejoice in his
673 Conclu | schools and oratories, in the homes of the faithful, in the
674 II,2 | especially those relating to the homiletic ministry which cannot be
675 II,2 | style, the duration of homilies -which should always be
676 I,2 | who share his joys and hopes, his fears and sorrows,
677 Conclu | in the streets and at the hospitals, on public transport and
678 Conclu | with Christ, Priest and Host, causes him to be the grain
679 IV,2 | temetipsum Deo oblationem et hostiam. Christ introduces the sacrifice
680 II,1 | Praying the Liturgy of the Hours thus is not simply a matter
681 III,2 | own church a Christian "house of prayer".(65) The faithful
682 IV,3 | priest cares for all "eximia humanitate".(99) He can never be the
683 IV,3 | never be the servant of an ideology or of a faction. (100) He
684 Conclu | bread of Christ — as St. Ignatius of Antioch says (Epist.
685 IV,3 | him so as to obscure or ignore others which he personally
686 IV (91) | Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, III, q. 83, a. 1, ad 3.~
687 III (75) | Legal Texts, Risposta circa il can. 964 § 2 CIC, 7 July
688 II,2 | easily entrusted to those ill prepared for its exercise.~
689 Conclu | become light in order to illuminate and become close to God
690 IV,3 | ministry, inspires them to imitate Jesus, the Good Shepherd,
691 III,2 | While this is not the immediate intention of the priest,
692 II,1 | ministers are bound not to impart their own wisdom but the
693 III,3 | Thus when the minister imparts absolution he participates
694 Intro | of the Church, should be impelled by this common and pressing
695 I,1 | culture. Certain contexts are impervious to the positive Christian
696 Intro | Church. This is the true impetus of new evangelization.~All
697 III,3 | confessions should be provided and implemented by the priests. In order
698 IV,1 | the Father, in His love, implicated Himself in the drama of
699 I,2 | considerations but, more importantly, by a burning love for Christ
700 IV,3 | attitude of "not wishing to impose", etc., may well mask a
701 II,2 | but one way in particular imposes a responsibility of a quite
702 II,2 | captivating way. Is it not impossible to deny the strong attractive,
703 II,1 | instruction about God who lives in inaccessible light since it also recounts
704 I (21) | John Paul II, Inaugural Allocution to the IV General
705 II,1 | consecration and mission of the incarnate Word of God. The words of
706 IV,1 | 1. With Christ, incarnating and spreading the mercy
707 Intro | must but realize ever more incisively that the time has come to
708 I,2 | would be senseless unless it include continuous formation of
709 Conclu | eternity to draw all men, including our own generation,into
710 Conclu | first evangelizer, ~who with incomparable faith, hope and charity
711 IV,2 | the Church. It implies the incorporation of the priest in the sacrifice
712 Conclu | cause to grow in priests an increasing realization that they are
713 II,1 | never master of the Word, increasingly becomes its servant.~Service
714 III,2 | While it is necessary to inculcate a "worthy, careful and fruitful"
715 I,1 | missionary activity "is incumbent primarily on the College
716 I,1 | profound sense of critical independence from secular and religious
717 IV,1 | this rapport the decisive indications for the way to holiness
718 Intro | baptized live in a world indifferent to religion. While maintaining
719 Intro | form of religious and moral indifferentism, alienated from Word and
720 II,2 | his brother priests and, indirectly, by the faithful who co-operate
721 III,3 | borne down by grave sin, individually to experience mercy, that
722 IV,3 | dimension. In relating to individuals and communities, the priest
723 II,2 | through irresponsible or indolent improvisation. Less still
724 II,2 | is possible, humility and industry require, at the very least,
725 I,1 | the truth is, in fact, an ineluctable challenge when confronted
726 II,2 | the lay faithful) is both inescapable and enormous. Hence, the
727 III,3 | priestly existence undergoes an inexorable decline if the priest, through
728 III,3 | difficulties, old-age or infirmity. This is truly an area for
729 II,2 | normal tone of voice and its inflection while preaching. Humility
730 I,2 | In justice, he should be inflexibly opposed to the vice of sinners.
731 II,2 | and morals and on their influence on the spiritual life. Christian
732 II,2 | preaching. We live in an information era characterized by rapid
733 III,3 | identify opportunities to initiate spiritual dialogue outside
734 III,3 | reality of sin and evil. The initiation of conversion, not just
735 I,1 | which seeks to satisfy the innate aspiration for God which
736 IV,3 | Thus their amicable insertion into the community is always
737 II,2 | entire force of truth are insidious forms of irenecism. Care
738 II,2 | Preaching, as always has been insisted, requires the priest to
739 III,3 | neglects frequent recourse, inspired by genuine faith and devotion,
740 IV,3 | of the pastoral ministry, inspires them to imitate Jesus, the
741 III,3 | priest be concerned with inspiring at least one priestly vocation
742 Conclu | Pastor everywhere. In every instance it is his Mass which is
743 I,1 | tenets of relativism. In many instances, the role of the Christian
744 III,1 | action of God through shared instrumental effectiveness.~Configuration
745 III,1 | conscious of being living instruments of Christ, the Priest. Their
746 Pref | fidelity and generous, integral exercise of their indispensable
747 I,2 | Word of God has taught the intellect of man and moved his will
748 II,2 | succumb to any temptation to intellectualism which could obscure rather
749 I,2 | faithful "to take an active and intelligent part in the work of ecumenism"
750 III,3 | sacrament while striving intelligently to renew and revitalize
751 II,2 | plan of what the priest intends to preach.~The principle
752 I,1 | phenomena. On the one hand, intense secularization in society
753 I,2 | From the perspective of intentionality, however, the primary element
754 Conclu | responded to the Angel, intercede for those configured to
755 Conclu | with him and discuss common interests and are comforted by his
756 II,1 | a special opportunity to interiorize and become familiar with
757 II,Conclu| libraries available on the internet? Are priests aware of the
758 II,1 | taught by the Spirit, thus interpreting spiritual things in spiritual
759 II,2 | which the Church reads, interprets and applies the Word of
760 IV,1 | therefore learn to unite himself intimately to the offering, placing
761 I,Conclu| expression"(28) — both ad intra and ad extra in the Church?~
762 IV,2 | oblationem et hostiam. Christ introduces the sacrifice of himself,
763 IV,3 | the priest should avoid introducing into his pastoral ministry
764 III,Conclu| meaning of the sacraments are invariable. Starting out from a firm
765 III,2 | awareness that they are "invited and led to offer themselves,
766 II,2 | cannot be achieved through irresponsible or indolent improvisation.
767 II,2 | and must avoid specialized jargon or concessions to the spirit
768 IV (87) | Cf. Jean-Marie Vianney, curé d'Ars: sa
769 Conclu | March 1999, Solemnity of St. Joesph, Patron of the universal
770 IV (88) | St Augustine, In Johannis Evangelium Tractatus, 123,
771 Intro | conscience of many and cause the joyful proclamation of salvation
772 I,2 | contemporary man, who share his joys and hopes, his fears and
773 II,1 | with his Spirit. It is both judgment and grace. In hearing the
774 I,2 | ally of all who do good. In justice, he should be inflexibly
775 II,2 | responsibility of a quite special kind: the diaconia of service
776 II,2 | professionalism of the preacher who knows what he wants to say and
777 Pref | providentially, we retrace the paths laid out in Tertio Millennio
778 III,3 | It should not, however, lapse into a so called "graduality
779 | last
780 II (36) | Apostolic Constitution Laudis Canticum, 1 November 1970,
781 IV,2 | Pontifex qui dilexisti nos et lavasti a peccatis in sanguine tuo.
782 IV | FLOCK~"The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep" (
783 IV (87) | présentés par Bernard Nodet, Le Puy 1960, p. 100.~
784 Intro | Minister of the Sacraments and Leader of the Christian community
785 IV,3 | evangelization and the pastoral leadership given by priests, all need
786 III,2 | that they are "invited and led to offer themselves, their
787 IV,3 | matters, (106) which God has left to the free disposition
788 IV,1 | called... If the priest lends to Christ, Most Eternal
789 IV,3 | are subject to greater or lesser effectiveness depending
790 | Let
791 IV,2 | completely unmerited. Such liberality is part of the Father's
792 II,Conclu| aware of the electronic library which has been set up by
793 III,1 | funerals etc.). A credible life-style on the part of priests should
794 IV,3 | making mistakes, of not being liked or of being unpopular or
795 IV,3 | remodel them to his own liking.(107) He has received, for
796 IV,3 | public proclamation of his limitless dedication to the brethren
797 II,2 | and its theological and linguistic quality, style, the duration
798 I,2 | the hearts of those who listened to him to sorrow and penance
799 Pref | stimulated to an ever more lively recollection of the will
800 II,Conclu| outlook?~12. Is it possible locally to access libraries available
801 I,2 | ministerial priesthood is properly located within this operative framework.
802 I,2 | action of evangelization is, logically, considered to be preaching.(24)
803 I,1 | countries which have had long Christian traditions but
804 I,2 | contemporary conditions without losing sight of our final goal.
805 IV,2 | sacrifice with which "Christ loved the Church and gave himself
806 IV,2 | Church and her mission.~"He loves us and sheds his blood to
807 Conclu | all God's people, listen lovingly to his call on the eve of
808 II,1 | patristic, theological and magisterial teaching which can subsequently
809 I,Conclu| and sacramental practice maintained? Is the evangelizing activity
810 Intro | indifferent to religion. While maintaining a certain faith, these practically
811 III,Conclu| care given to the proper maintenance of the Church? Do priests
812 III,3 | Sacrament of Penance, is a major benefit for the contemporary
813 Intro | inseparable aspects of her mandate to teach, sanctify and guide
814 IV,1 | crucified Christ is the radical manifestation of the Father's mercy, of
815 IV,Conclu| are followers of Christ by manifesting themselves as believers,
816 II,1 | Word of God can never be manipulated. Rather, preachers "should
817 III,1 | baptisms, confirmations, marriages, ordinations, funerals etc.).
818 II,1 | since it also recounts the marvelous things that God does for
819 III,2 | eucharistic catechesis is the material care of everything concerned
820 II,2 | concessions to the spirit of materialism. The human "key" to effective
821 III,3 | charity, by helping them materially and spiritually, by affording
822 Intro | therefore, is firstly a maternal reaction of the Church to
823 II,1 | Hours thus is not simply a matter of personal piety nor is
824 IV,2 | plan. "This is the love I mean: not our love for God, but
825 I,2 | Christian morality is also meaningless. From a pastoral perspective,
826 Conclu | public transport and in the media. The priest has an opportunity
827 II,2 | Sacred Scripture, deeply meditated in personal prayer and assimilated
828 II,1 | prayer and preaching. From meditating on the Word of God in personal
829 IV,3 | diocese, country or rite, to meet the needs of the whole Church,
830 Pref | other documents already mentioned by the Holy Father. These
831 Intro | authentic representatives and messengers they become.(3) It is, therefore,
832 IV (104) | April 1994), n. 4; Sacrum Ministerium 1 (1995) 64; cf. Congregation
833 III,2 | and indeed all ecclesial ministries and works of the apostolate
834 III (76) | Clergy, Directory for the Minsitry and Life of Priests, Tota
835 IV,3 | etc., may well mask a misconception of the very theological
836 IV,3 | ministerial positions nor misguided desires for popularity nor
837 IV,3 | responsibility or making mistakes, of not being liked or of
838 II | Good News to all creation" (Mk 16, 15)~
839 IV,3 | countries, coupled with the mobility of the contemporary world
840 III,3 | conversion, not just as a momentary interior act but as a stable
841 III (79) | confessori su alcuni temi morali attinenti alla vita coniugale (
842 II,2 | fundamentals of Catholic faith and morals and on their influence on
843 | Moreover
844 III,3 | offering him comfort and motivating him to do works of penance
845 II,2 | biblical fundamentalism" or mutilation of the divine message. The
846 | my
847 IV,1 | to itself, as a profound, mysterious synthesis of the Father'
848 II (40) | Instruction, Ecclesiae de Mystero on some questions concerning
849 IV,3 | effectiveness depending on their natural or acquired qualities of
850 II,2 | source for preaching is naturally Sacred Scripture, deeply
851 Conclu (112) | St Gregory Nazianzus, Orationes, 2, 71: PG 35,
852 IV,2 | Christ, but that service necessarily passes through the Church
853 III,3 | by helping them in their necessities, by offering fraternal support
854 II,Conclu| there an awareness of the necessity to train people (priests,
855 I,2 | sinners. He should neither neglect the interior life through
856 III,3 | or whatever other reason, neglects frequent recourse, inspired
857 III,3 | decline if the priest, through negligence or whatever other reason,
858 Conclu | love of God and love of neighbour. May they know how to be
859 | nevertheless
860 Conclu | humble people with priestly nobility. "The grace and charity
861 II,2 | as a desire to acquire a noble and dignified self presentation
862 IV (87) | cœur, présentés par Bernard Nodet, Le Puy 1960, p. 100.~
863 IV,3 | duly exercised it is done "non tam praeesse quam prodesse" (
864 II,2 | cannot be delegated to the non-ordained(40) nor easily entrusted
865 II,2 | development of an unaffected normal tone of voice and its inflection
866 IV,2 | Pontifex qui dilexisti nos et lavasti a peccatis in
867 II,1 | of the minister acquire notable importance. Those qualities
868 IV,3 | authority of Christ they differ notably from the faithful. These
869 I,2 | time, however, it must be noted that "nothing is so foreign
870 III,3 | priestly ministry and be noticed by the community of which
871 III,Conclu| devotion in all its forms nourished and promoted? Is the practice
872 I (6) | As a result its amazing novelty in human history is quite
873 I,1 | life commitments. Large numbers of the baptized have abandoned
874 IV,3 | to the Apostles". (109) Numerical shortages of clergy, experienced
875 I (22) | Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Nuntiandi (8 December 1975), n. 47:
876 I,1 | sacrifice, chastity, sobriety, obedience, humility, penance, poverty,
877 II,1 | believe, hear, receive and obey the message.~Revelation,
878 IV,2 | tradidisti temetipsum Deo oblationem et hostiam. Christ introduces
879 III,2 | Insistence must be made on the observance of the Sunday obligation(63)
880 Conclu | pastoral activities see, observe, feel, and listen not only
881 III,Conclu| concerning general absolution observed? Are penitential ceremonies
882 II,1 | The minister may not place obstacles in its path by pursuing
883 | off
884 IV,1 | God. The mercy of God as offered by the Church, in contrast
885 Conclu | received in the parochial office (which should be comfortable
886 IV,1 | Augustine as the "amoris officium".(88)~
887 III,3 | support in their difficulties, old-age or infirmity. This is truly
888 III,3 | the confessional by many older priests who are true masters
889 I,2 | penance for their sins thereby opening the way to divine forgiveness.
890 III,3 | The Sacrament of Penance "opens the way for everyone, especially
891 III,3 | the confessor should have opportune knowledge.(79) However,
892 I,2 | he should be inflexibly opposed to the vice of sinners.
893 IV,3 | This authority is not an oppressive domination but a spirit
894 IV (110) | Vatican Council, Decree Optatam Totius, n. 20.~
895 Conclu (112) | St Gregory Nazianzus, Orationes, 2, 71: PG 35, 480B.~
896 II,1 | spirit of filial prayer: "sit orator antequam dictor".(35)~Personal
897 Conclu | archive, in the schools and oratories, in the homes of the faithful,
898 III,1 | ministers, God nevertheless, ordinarily prefers to manifest his
899 Pref | circular letter to every Ordinary, for transmission to their
900 III,1 | confirmations, marriages, ordinations, funerals etc.). A credible
901 II,Conclu| for the Clergy (www.clerus.org)?~13. Do priests use the
902 III,3 | hearing confessions. A regular organized schedule of confessions
903 IV,3 | realization of the sacramental origins of the pastoral ministry,
904 II,2 | be highlighted, without ostentation, after careful reflection.
905 Conclu | Evangelization, ~who from the outset gladdened and renewed the
906 | overall
907 III,3 | but this is no excuse to overlook their pastoral effectiveness
908 Conclu | communion with Him.~Rome, at the Palace of the Congregations, 19
909 I (19) | Insegnamenti di Giovanni Paolo II, VIII, 2 (1985), pp.
910 IV (87) | pensée, son cœur, présentés par Bernard Nodet, Le Puy 1960,
911 IV,1 | realization — as emerges in the parable of the Prodigal Son (cf.
912 III,3 | should always pray to the Paraclete for the ability to fill
913 III,3 | however, marked by the hope of pardon: "you who were once excluded
914 Intro | although born of Christian parents and baptized, who have never
915 Conclu | they are received in the parochial office (which should be
916 IV,2 | Hostia, his minister who partakes in the dynamic of the Church'
917 III,3 | minister imparts absolution he participates as an effective instrument
918 II,2 | one who has been made a partner in the paschal mystery and
919 IV,2 | that service necessarily passes through the Church and her
920 I,2 | and not to receive them passively or reluctantly".(22)~Evangelization
921 I (18) | Gregory the Great, Regula pastoralis, II, 1.~
922 IV,1 | of God, manifested by His paternal love, is encountered in
923 Pref | providentially, we retrace the paths laid out in Tertio Millennio
924 II,2 | charity through continuous patient catechesis on the fundamentals
925 III,3 | essential constituent of the patrimony in the ecclesial life of
926 II,1 | familiar with biblical, patristic, theological and magisterial
927 Conclu | Solemnity of St. Joesph, Patron of the universal Church.~
928 IV,1 | forgiveness and interior peace. "It is especially for these
929 IV,2 | dilexisti nos et lavasti a peccatis in sanguine tuo. He gave
930 II,2 | the divine message. The pedagogy with which the Church reads,
931 II,2 | tradition teach us how to penetrate the meaning of the revealed
932 IV,3 | they should therefore be penetrated and animated by a profound
933 III,Conclu| reserve when dealing with all penitents? Among other things, in
934 IV (87) | Vianney, curé d'Ars: sa pensée, son cœur, présentés par
935 | per
936 III,3 | love for God obscures our perception of the reality of sin and
937 Intro | especially conscious of her perennial mission ad gentes — the
938 II,Conclu| sufficient attention given to perfecting the diverse forms of proclamation
939 II,2 | possible degree of human perfection. A renewed doctrinal, theological
940 IV,2 | sacramentally priest and permanently called to become a Hostia
941 I,1 | their personal circumstances permit, in the new evangelizing
942 III,3 | the will of God for them, permitting a courageous choice in following
943 Intro | the faithful through the person and authority of the Holy
944 IV,3 | Neither undue attachment to persons or particular ministerial
945 II,1 | this, it is translated into persuasive, coherent and convincing
946 III,Conclu| confessors reminded of the norms pertaining to prudence in the confessional
947 III,2 | atmosphere of recollection should pervade the Blessed Sacrament chapel.
948 Conclu (112) | Nazianzus, Orationes, 2, 71: PG 35, 480B.~
949 I,1 | is marked by contrasting phenomena. On the one hand, intense
950 IV,2 | sentiments that Jesus had" (Phil 2, 5). The effectiveness
951 IV,1 | promotion of solidarity and philanthropy. Even when imbued with a
952 I,1 | profound and proper training in philosophy and theology(11) which enables
953 II,1 | simply a matter of personal piety nor is it the totality of
954 III,1 | present in the world but as a pilgrim".(48) In the context of
955 III (67) | Cf. Pius XII, Radio message to the
956 II (35) | Doctrina Christiana, 4, 15, 32: PL 34, 100.~
957 IV,1 | intimately to the offering, placing his entire life on the altar
958 IV,3 | while renouncing personal plans and desires for the sake
959 II,2 | after careful reflection. A pleasant speaking voice should be
960 IV,3 | not according to what may please men, but according to the
961 Pref | and in the fruits of this Plenaria. With a convinced universal
962 Pref | her divine Founder.~At its Plenary Assembly of 13-15 October
963 IV,3 | priests. "As the Council points out ‘the spiritual gift
964 II,2 | dignified self presentation and poise.~Like that of Christ, priestly
965 IV,3 | temporal, social or even political matters, (106) which God
966 IV,2 | blood to wash away our sins: Pontifex qui dilexisti nos et lavasti
967 Intro | divine call to serve that portion of God's people entrusted
968 IV,3 | or particular ministerial positions nor misguided desires for
969 III,3 | teaches that many respond positively to a vocation because of
970 III,3 | is sufficient to delay or postpone confession. The faithful,
971 IV,1 | will be confirmed as more powerful than sin in salvation history.
972 Intro | in the faith and live in practical atheism. The Church looks
973 Intro | maintaining a certain faith, these practically live a form of religious
974 IV,3 | exercised it is done "non tam praeesse quam prodesse" (not so much
975 II,1 | because it comes from a prayerful, sincere heart which is
976 II,1 | and convincing preaching. Praying the Liturgy of the Hours
977 III,2 | Eucharist. Only the pastor who prays will know how to teach others
978 II,2 | compete with these when he preaches to the faithful. Hence his
979 IV,3 | has redeemed them by His precious blood, to the glory of God
980 III,1 | nevertheless, ordinarily prefers to manifest his greatness
981 I,2 | interior life through exterior preoccupations nor omit provision of exterior
982 II,2 | be aware of the problems preoccupying the contemporary world and
983 Pref | Excellency,~The entire Church prepares to enter the third millennium
984 Pref | individual priests as well as presbyterates to an examination of conscience,
985 I (25) | Vatican Council, Decree Presbyterorun Ordinis, nn. 5, 13, 14;
986 III,Conclu| and by wearing all of the prescribed vestments? (cf. canon 929).~
987 II,2 | Hence his message must be presented in an attractive manner.
988 IV (87) | Ars: sa pensée, son cœur, présentés par Bernard Nodet, Le Puy
989 I,1 | them to the importance of presenting the faith constructively
990 IV,3 | understood as if... (they) were preserved from all human weaknesses,
991 I,1 | on the College of Bishops presided over by its head, the Successor
992 IV,2 | given and received. This presupposes that there are ministers
993 IV,3 | void of humility, is empty. Pride or need to crave attention
994 III,2 | respect, the example of the priest-celebrant is fundamentally important: "
995 II,1 | comes that spontaneous "primacy of witness of life which
996 II,2 | priest intends to preach.~The principle source for preaching is
997 III,3 | to ensure this pastoral priority. In the same context, recognition
998 I,1 | often limited to a merely private sphere and without any social
999 III,1 | men",(50) the sacraments, privileged moments in communicating
1000 IV,1 | life when she professes and proclaims mercy — the most stupendous
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