Il concetto dei Seminari Minori alla luce del conciliar Decree "Optatam totius" e dell'insegnamento ecclesiastico post-conciliar
The concept of minor seminaries in the light of the conciliar decree Optatam totius and of the post conciliar teaching of the church

Summary/Abstract: Minor Seminaries are presented in the conciliar Decree Optatam totius and in the post conciliar teaching of the Church as institutions established to cultivate the seeds of vocation, which express themselves in the human qualities and a faith directed towards a serious approach to vocational discernment and a particular attraction towards the priesthood. These Seminaries are established as a setting for vocational growth. The educational means applied are a special religious formation and appropriate spiritual direction. Minor Seminaries must be truly educational communities. The way of life which they offer should be appropriate to age, mentality, development and to the criteria of a healthy psychology, without neglecting a suitable experience of human life and family relationships. The studies should be arranged in such a way that they do not created difficulties for those who intend to follow them, in the event that they leave the Minor Seminary. The educators of Minor Seminaries must be chosen by the Bishops from among the best diocesan priests and must be recognised for their devotion and sound doctrine, appropriate personal experience, zeal for souls and a particular aptitude for formation and teaching. Their principle task is to help seminarians in their fitting and prudent vocational discernment.

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