Vicar for Deacons & Deacon Formation
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Deacon Formation: Candidacy Path |
DEACON FORMATION: A PROCESS OF INQUIRY, DISCERNMENT AND PRAYER AND OF STUDY THAT INCLUDES THE FOUR DIMENSIONS OF FORMATION: HUMAN, SPIRITUAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND PASTORAL
Candidacy Path
Three Years
8 Monthly Sessions Each Year
Course of Study
- Ministerial Identity & Vocation
- Sacred Scripture
- Moral Theology
- Christology
- Ecclesiology
- Worship, Liturgy, and Sacrament
- Canon Law
- Evangelization Catechesis
- Ecumenism and Interreligious Affairs
- Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Care
- Service and Justice
Typical Schedule
Friday
- 7:00Â Â Â Session I
- 10:15 Â Â Â Night Prayer
Saturday
- 8:00 Â Â Â Breakfast
- 8:30 Â Â Â Morning Prayer
- 9:00 Â Â Â Session II
- 12:00Â Â Â Lunch
- 1:00Â Â Â Session III
- 5:00Â Â Â Evening Prayer
- 5:30Â Â Â Supper
- 7:00Â Â Â Holy Hour
Sunday
- 8:00Â Â Â Breakfast
- 9:00Â Â Â Morning Prayer
- 9:15Â Â Â Session IV
- 11:15Â Â Â Eucharist
- 12:00 Â Â Â Lunch
- 12:45 Â Â Â Session V
- 2:00Â Â Â Departure
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