Ordination - Blessed John XXIII National Seminary

Ordination from Blessed John XXIII National Seminary is a Campus Master Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The ordination program is designed to prepare seminarians for priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church. Standards and criteria for this program are established by the Ration Fundamentalis of the Holy See, the Program of Priestly Formation of the NCCB, and the Post-Synodal Exhortation of John Paul II, Pastores Dabo Vobis. Ordination candidates are required to complete the core curriculum of the seminary and to demonstrate personal, spiritual and pastoral readiness for ordination. The student accepted into the ordination program of the seminary is enrolled in the Master of Divinity program. Goals and Objectives of the Ordination Program The goal of the program is to provide students with opportunities to develop the identity and competency for pastoral ministry in the Church. It encompasses the goals and objectives of the various aspects of the seminary ordination program. Specifically, that Master of Divinity program aims to develop in the students a personally interiorized integration of spiritual development, theological knowledge, and pastoral skills, and the formation of a lifelong habit of theological reflection by means of the following objectives: *knowledge of the documents of the Christian tradition and the official teachings of the Catholic Church; *understanding of traditional theological disciplines as well as their meaning and relevance in the Church and world; *cultivation of pastoral identity, skills, and practice in the context of a theology of ministry; *ability to communicate the Christian message through preaching, teaching, and the exercise of leadership in the community, in fulfilling the mission of the Church; *development of a sound spiritual foundation based on a life-giving relationship with Jesus Christ, vocational discernment, and understanding of the human in its various dimensions; *attainment of a theological education which recognizes and takes account of the global dimensions of priestly ministry in today's world. View more details on Blessed John XXIII National Seminary . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.