The Spirituality of Diocesan Priests :
Fernandez, Jerome G.
The Spirituality of Diocesan Priests : A Pastoral Study Based on the Good Shepherd Image / Jerome G. Fernandez - Bangalore : Dharmaram Vidyaksetram ; 2005. - 136 p. ;
includes index and biblioraphy
Chapter 1 Meaning of priesthood ...10 Introduction ...10 1. The priesthood of jesus christ ...10 Christ , The mediator ,Prist and victim ...12 2. Priesthood and eucharist ...14 Prists as victims in the eucharist ...15 Eucharist as the centrality in the life of prists ...16 Priest and the celebration of the eucharist ...17 3. Priesthood and service ...17 The common priesthood ...19 The ministerial priesthood ...19 Priest`s service in the particular church ...20 Periest`s service in the universal church ...21 Priest`s service in building up the communities ...22 Various attributes corresponding to the church ...22 Priest`s role in evangelization ...23 Prist`s role in fostering unity ...24 4. Conseeration : Foundation for mission ...25 Priest - A living instrument of christ ...26 Mission - An expression of redemptive incarnation ...27 5. Being A priest today - The relevance of priesthood ...28 The priestly identity ...29 Periest`s profound union with jesus ...29 A living and transparent image ...30 Intimacy ...31 Integrity ...33 Priest`s is another christ ...34 The wonder and reverence of oridnation day ...35 Conclusion ...36 Chapter II Jesus the good shepherd and priests after his model ...37 Introduction ...37 1. Shepherd images in the bible ...37 Shepherd image in the old testament ... 38 Shepherd image in the new testament ...38 2. Jesus the good shepherd ...39 Good shepherd images in the gospel of st. john ...40 Good shepherd`s concern for the whole humanity ...42 The validity of the good shepherd today ...42 3. Priests are shepherds in christ ...43 Priest is both the shepherd and the lamb ...44 Being a visible sign of the good shepherd ...45 Signs of the good shepherd : Personal relationship following and transparency ...46 4. Good shepherd image in the life of priests ...48 The quality of the priests love and service ...48 An indication of priestly authority ...50 A sign of the permanence of the priestly vocation ...50 5. Leadership ..51 Leardship in the Christological perspective ...52 Leadership in the pastoral perspective ...52 Leadership in pastores dabo vobis ...53 Leadership in the christian perspective ...53 The role of leadership in the christian community ...54 Characteristics of leadership ...55 Priest as one who leads ...57 Leadership in the parish ...59 Leadership in the diocese ...60 Conclusion ...62 Chapter III Pastroal charity : The integrating dynamism of priesthood ...63 Introduction ...63 1. Pastoral charity : The integrating core of the ministerial priesthood ...63 Pastoral charity in the ecclesiological perspective ...64 Pastoral charity in the christological perspective ...65 Pastoral charity in the pastoral perspective ...66 Pastoral charity as commissioned by jesus ...67 Love as the basis for pastoral charity ...68 Pastoral charity as a paschal journey ...69 2. The three promises : A living witness to pastoral charity ..71 Obedience ...72 Celibacy ...73 Poverty ...75 3. Maturity - A pre requisite for pastoral charity ...76 Human maturity ...76 Emotional maturity ...78 Christian Maturity ...78 The marks of the mature christian ...79 4. Spiritual maturity ...80 Religious maturity ...81 5. Psychological maturity ...82 Characteristics of psychological maturity ...83 Conclusion ...85 Chapter 1v Spirituality of diocesan priests ...87 Introduction ...87 1. The definition of spirituality ...87 2. The dioces ...94 3. The spirituality of diocesan priests ...97 4. Common and particular means for priestky spirituality ...104 5. John Mary Vianney - the model and mediator of diocesan priests ...116 6. The holiness of the priest ...119 Conclusion ...122 General conclusion ..128
DT2005 / F391
The Spirituality of Diocesan Priests : A Pastoral Study Based on the Good Shepherd Image / Jerome G. Fernandez - Bangalore : Dharmaram Vidyaksetram ; 2005. - 136 p. ;
includes index and biblioraphy
Chapter 1 Meaning of priesthood ...10 Introduction ...10 1. The priesthood of jesus christ ...10 Christ , The mediator ,Prist and victim ...12 2. Priesthood and eucharist ...14 Prists as victims in the eucharist ...15 Eucharist as the centrality in the life of prists ...16 Priest and the celebration of the eucharist ...17 3. Priesthood and service ...17 The common priesthood ...19 The ministerial priesthood ...19 Priest`s service in the particular church ...20 Periest`s service in the universal church ...21 Priest`s service in building up the communities ...22 Various attributes corresponding to the church ...22 Priest`s role in evangelization ...23 Prist`s role in fostering unity ...24 4. Conseeration : Foundation for mission ...25 Priest - A living instrument of christ ...26 Mission - An expression of redemptive incarnation ...27 5. Being A priest today - The relevance of priesthood ...28 The priestly identity ...29 Periest`s profound union with jesus ...29 A living and transparent image ...30 Intimacy ...31 Integrity ...33 Priest`s is another christ ...34 The wonder and reverence of oridnation day ...35 Conclusion ...36 Chapter II Jesus the good shepherd and priests after his model ...37 Introduction ...37 1. Shepherd images in the bible ...37 Shepherd image in the old testament ... 38 Shepherd image in the new testament ...38 2. Jesus the good shepherd ...39 Good shepherd images in the gospel of st. john ...40 Good shepherd`s concern for the whole humanity ...42 The validity of the good shepherd today ...42 3. Priests are shepherds in christ ...43 Priest is both the shepherd and the lamb ...44 Being a visible sign of the good shepherd ...45 Signs of the good shepherd : Personal relationship following and transparency ...46 4. Good shepherd image in the life of priests ...48 The quality of the priests love and service ...48 An indication of priestly authority ...50 A sign of the permanence of the priestly vocation ...50 5. Leadership ..51 Leardship in the Christological perspective ...52 Leadership in the pastoral perspective ...52 Leadership in pastores dabo vobis ...53 Leadership in the christian perspective ...53 The role of leadership in the christian community ...54 Characteristics of leadership ...55 Priest as one who leads ...57 Leadership in the parish ...59 Leadership in the diocese ...60 Conclusion ...62 Chapter III Pastroal charity : The integrating dynamism of priesthood ...63 Introduction ...63 1. Pastoral charity : The integrating core of the ministerial priesthood ...63 Pastoral charity in the ecclesiological perspective ...64 Pastoral charity in the christological perspective ...65 Pastoral charity in the pastoral perspective ...66 Pastoral charity as commissioned by jesus ...67 Love as the basis for pastoral charity ...68 Pastoral charity as a paschal journey ...69 2. The three promises : A living witness to pastoral charity ..71 Obedience ...72 Celibacy ...73 Poverty ...75 3. Maturity - A pre requisite for pastoral charity ...76 Human maturity ...76 Emotional maturity ...78 Christian Maturity ...78 The marks of the mature christian ...79 4. Spiritual maturity ...80 Religious maturity ...81 5. Psychological maturity ...82 Characteristics of psychological maturity ...83 Conclusion ...85 Chapter 1v Spirituality of diocesan priests ...87 Introduction ...87 1. The definition of spirituality ...87 2. The dioces ...94 3. The spirituality of diocesan priests ...97 4. Common and particular means for priestky spirituality ...104 5. John Mary Vianney - the model and mediator of diocesan priests ...116 6. The holiness of the priest ...119 Conclusion ...122 General conclusion ..128
DT2005 / F391