A recent debate with one of my teachers, what I will need to become a priest. Well, I have to have a list for him tomorrow, of what I will need, so I was wondering if you could help me out here!
I know one is thological studies.
Help!!!
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 04:00 PM
list:
#1 A call from God
#2 A desire to fulfill God's will for your life.
THE END
#1 A call from God
#2 A desire to fulfill God's will for your life.
THE END
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 04:20 PM
1. a Y chromosome
2. fidelity
3. a Bishop or religious order toa accept you
4. A college degree
5. Seminary Formation
6. Along with Sem. Form. comes a theology degree
7. Along with sem. From and theo degree comes transitional diaconate.
8. A Bishop to anoint you and lay hands on you.
2. fidelity
3. a Bishop or religious order toa accept you
4. A college degree
5. Seminary Formation
6. Along with Sem. Form. comes a theology degree
7. Along with sem. From and theo degree comes transitional diaconate.
8. A Bishop to anoint you and lay hands on you.
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 04:29 PM
#1 A Call from God
--------a)a Y chromosome
--------b) a Bishop or religious order toa accept you
--------c) A Bishop to anoint you and lay hands on you.
#2 A desire to fulfill God's will in your life
--------a) fidelity
--------b) A college degree
--------c) Seminary Formation
-------------*) Along with Sem. Form. comes a theology degree
-------------*) Along with sem. From and theo degree comes transitional diaconate.
there we go
--------a)a Y chromosome
--------b) a Bishop or religious order toa accept you
--------c) A Bishop to anoint you and lay hands on you.
#2 A desire to fulfill God's will in your life
--------a) fidelity
--------b) A college degree
--------c) Seminary Formation
-------------*) Along with Sem. Form. comes a theology degree
-------------*) Along with sem. From and theo degree comes transitional diaconate.
there we go
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 04:54 PM
Oh, and to be a male.
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 04:58 PM
Paladin D, on Jan 15 2004, 04:54 PM, said:
Oh, and to be a male.
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 05:01 PM
Aloysius, on Jan 15 2004, 05:58 PM, said:
that's what the y chromosome part is for
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 06:06 PM
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Also, you need a LOT of philosophical study - soon enough, 33 hours of undergraduate credit in philosophy will be required before one can even enter major seminary. This is taken care of at a college seminary.
The requirement is being "upped" from 18-24 hours to 33 because one of the Pope's own seminarians and he were having a discussion. When the Pope told him to study more philosophy, the seminarian said, "Your Holiness, why do I need to study philosophy?", to which the Pope responded, "If you have to ask that question, then you haven't studied enough!"
1/15 - First Thursday
Also, you need a LOT of philosophical study - soon enough, 33 hours of undergraduate credit in philosophy will be required before one can even enter major seminary. This is taken care of at a college seminary.
The requirement is being "upped" from 18-24 hours to 33 because one of the Pope's own seminarians and he were having a discussion. When the Pope told him to study more philosophy, the seminarian said, "Your Holiness, why do I need to study philosophy?", to which the Pope responded, "If you have to ask that question, then you haven't studied enough!"
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 06:21 PM
Blazer,
just a question. Is the transitional diaconate a requirement or just 'how things are done"? I've always wondered about that.
peace...
just a question. Is the transitional diaconate a requirement or just 'how things are done"? I've always wondered about that.
peace...
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 06:51 PM
Included with the calling from God would be "father-like qualities."
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 07:36 PM
To become a priest, you first need to be a major seminarian, a major seminarian is a seminarian that is studying at the graduate level, which infers an undergraduate degree, and, as Pio pointed out, 18-24 credits of philosophy.
In order to be a major seminarian you have to be sponsored by either a diocese or relgiious order.
If all of that is in order, you need to pass a psychological evaluation and meet with 2 different priests on the vocations board, and get recommendations from your pastor and a priest you are good friends with. You also need another reference as well.
When all of that is in order you will successfully be a major seminarian. In order to be a priest, however, you must have four years of formation, a Master in Divinity, and a certain amout of hours in "field education."
You also, need to have been installed in the "minor orders" of Lector and Acolyte. After that, there is a "call to orders" which is a formal declaration of your desire to become a priest, which precedes ordination to the transitional diaconate, as Blazer pointed out.
Usually you are a transitional deacon for a year before you are ordained a priest. During your time as a transitional deacon, you are assigned a parish at which you spend a large majority of your time, while also completing your thesis for your Masters in Divinity. BTW, a Masters in Divinity has its own requirements with regard to the amount and kind of classes you are to take. I cannot remember those exact requirements, you might look those up.
When all of that is completed you are ordained a priest at the end of your fourth year in theology. By the time you are a priest, you will have had a lot of "field experience," been a deacon, and have a Masters in Divinity.
That of course is the formal requirements, you also need to be a male, have been baptized and confirmed, and if you were previously married, need to have been a widow for a certain amount of years.
Hope that helps
God Bless
In order to be a major seminarian you have to be sponsored by either a diocese or relgiious order.
If all of that is in order, you need to pass a psychological evaluation and meet with 2 different priests on the vocations board, and get recommendations from your pastor and a priest you are good friends with. You also need another reference as well.
When all of that is in order you will successfully be a major seminarian. In order to be a priest, however, you must have four years of formation, a Master in Divinity, and a certain amout of hours in "field education."
You also, need to have been installed in the "minor orders" of Lector and Acolyte. After that, there is a "call to orders" which is a formal declaration of your desire to become a priest, which precedes ordination to the transitional diaconate, as Blazer pointed out.
Usually you are a transitional deacon for a year before you are ordained a priest. During your time as a transitional deacon, you are assigned a parish at which you spend a large majority of your time, while also completing your thesis for your Masters in Divinity. BTW, a Masters in Divinity has its own requirements with regard to the amount and kind of classes you are to take. I cannot remember those exact requirements, you might look those up.
When all of that is completed you are ordained a priest at the end of your fourth year in theology. By the time you are a priest, you will have had a lot of "field experience," been a deacon, and have a Masters in Divinity.
That of course is the formal requirements, you also need to be a male, have been baptized and confirmed, and if you were previously married, need to have been a widow for a certain amount of years.
Hope that helps
God Bless
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 09:22 PM
Thank you all, I will now surely make my point across!
You confirmed everything I said, so now I have my report written, even though it is not to be graded, but may be used for EC Thanks!
You confirmed everything I said, so now I have my report written, even though it is not to be graded, but may be used for EC Thanks!
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 09:40 PM
PedroX, on Jan 15 2004, 06:21 PM, said:
Blazer,
just a question. Is the transitional diaconate a requirement or just 'how things are done"? I've always wondered about that.
peace...
just a question. Is the transitional diaconate a requirement or just 'how things are done"? I've always wondered about that.
peace...
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Posted 15 January 2004 - 11:43 PM
Theologian in Training, on Jan 15 2004, 06:36 PM, said:
To become a priest, you first need to be a major seminarian, a major seminarian is a seminarian that is studying at the graduate level, which infers an undergraduate degree, and, as Pio pointed out, 18-24 credits of philosophy.
In order to be a major seminarian you have to be sponsored by either a diocese or relgiious order.
If all of that is in order, you need to pass a psychological evaluation and meet with 2 different priests on the vocations board, and get recommendations from your pastor and a priest you are good friends with. You also need another reference as well.
When all of that is in order you will successfully be a major seminarian. In order to be a priest, however, you must have four years of formation, a Master in Divinity, and a certain amout of hours in "field education."
You also, need to have been installed in the "minor orders" of Lector and Acolyte. After that, there is a "call to orders" which is a formal declaration of your desire to become a priest, which precedes ordination to the transitional diaconate, as Blazer pointed out.
Usually you are a transitional deacon for a year before you are ordained a priest. During your time as a transitional deacon, you are assigned a parish at which you spend a large majority of your time, while also completing your thesis for your Masters in Divinity. BTW, a Masters in Divinity has its own requirements with regard to the amount and kind of classes you are to take. I cannot remember those exact requirements, you might look those up.
When all of that is completed you are ordained a priest at the end of your fourth year in theology. By the time you are a priest, you will have had a lot of "field experience," been a deacon, and have a Masters in Divinity.
That of course is the formal requirements, you also need to be a male, have been baptized and confirmed, and if you were previously married, need to have been a widow for a certain amount of years.
Hope that helps
God Bless
In order to be a major seminarian you have to be sponsored by either a diocese or relgiious order.
If all of that is in order, you need to pass a psychological evaluation and meet with 2 different priests on the vocations board, and get recommendations from your pastor and a priest you are good friends with. You also need another reference as well.
When all of that is in order you will successfully be a major seminarian. In order to be a priest, however, you must have four years of formation, a Master in Divinity, and a certain amout of hours in "field education."
You also, need to have been installed in the "minor orders" of Lector and Acolyte. After that, there is a "call to orders" which is a formal declaration of your desire to become a priest, which precedes ordination to the transitional diaconate, as Blazer pointed out.
Usually you are a transitional deacon for a year before you are ordained a priest. During your time as a transitional deacon, you are assigned a parish at which you spend a large majority of your time, while also completing your thesis for your Masters in Divinity. BTW, a Masters in Divinity has its own requirements with regard to the amount and kind of classes you are to take. I cannot remember those exact requirements, you might look those up.
When all of that is completed you are ordained a priest at the end of your fourth year in theology. By the time you are a priest, you will have had a lot of "field experience," been a deacon, and have a Masters in Divinity.
That of course is the formal requirements, you also need to be a male, have been baptized and confirmed, and if you were previously married, need to have been a widow for a certain amount of years.
Hope that helps
God Bless
Thank you Theo for your commitment to our Church...
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Posted 16 January 2004 - 12:46 AM
Theo always comes through. 
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Posted 16 January 2004 - 07:23 AM
yes he does!
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Posted 16 January 2004 - 12:15 PM
Several hundred thousand dollars, a shotgun with some shot, and NAVY Special Ops training.
Oh wait. That's just the Jesuits :robber:
Oh wait. That's just the Jesuits :robber:
