"I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is
within you"
(2 Tim 1:6)
INTRODUCTION
In accordance with the Magisterium of the Church, The
Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center and The Sacerdos
Institute, under the patronage of The Congregation for the Clergy, have
organized the first course of priestly renewal in Jerusalem and are
offering it to priests from all over the world. Priestly holiness is the
fulcrum of the new evangelization in the third millennium, since the
priest is the bridge between God and man.
This course aims at
renewing the priestly character received at ordination, and is going to be
held in the very place where Christ instituted the priesthood.
In
this way, it is hoped that the course will be a fountain of grace, a
restoring experience and a vigorous motivation for the life and ministry
of every priest.
John Paul II in Pastores Dabo Vobis
reminds us that the essence of a priest’s life is fidelity to the
character received in ordination:
“It is the Holy Spirit,
poured out in the sacrament, who sustains the priest in this faithfulness
and accompanies him and encourages him along this path of unending
conversion. This permanent formation is a requirement of the
priest’s own faithfulness to his ministry, to his very being. It is
love for Jesus Christ and fidelity to oneself. But it is also an act of
love for the people of God, at whose service the priest is placed”
(PDV 70).
DATES FOR 2013
Winter Course: January 21th to
February 09th
Summer
Course: July 15th to August 03th
(Every
year there will be two courses on the same dates: one in the summer and one
in the winter)
YEAR
2014
Winter course: January 20th
to February 08th
Summer course: July 14th to
August 02nd
YEAR 2015
Winter course: January
19th to February 07th
Summer course: July 16th to August
04th
CALENDAR
Winter Course
1st Day: Arrival and registration
5th - 8th day: Spiritual
Exercises
9th - 20th day: Ordinary Activities
(3 days of
the course: Pilgrimage to Galilee)
Summer
Course
1st Day: Arrival and registration
5th - 8th
day: Spiritual Exercises
9th - 20th day: Ordinary Activities
(3 days of the course: Pilgrimage to Galilee)
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COST:
1.750.00 € or equivalent in
American Dollars
Includes:
-room & board ( double occupancy)
-three
day trip to Galilee
-entrance fees and guides to historic
places
-guided visits in Jerusalem
-conferences and classroom
materials
-coffee and snacks 24 hours a day
Is not included:
-airfare
-travel insurance
-extra days (prior to the arrival
date or after the day of departure)
-insurance for medical
expenses
-guided visits on the free days (see program)
-additional fee for individual room: €310.00
REGISTRATION FORM
If you wish
to apply for the Course, download the registration form, fill in the required information and
send it to crs@arcol.org
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PROGRAM
Training in
priestly spirituality
"I don't call you servants,
I call you friends (Jn 15,15)Personal friendship with
ChristStay with us Lord (Lc 24,
29)The Eucharist at the center of a priest's
life"Lord, teach us how to pray" (Lc
11,1)Prayer: The school of priestly
lifeACTIVITIESDaily
Eucharistic adoration
Common liturgical
prayer
Renewal of baptismal and priestly
promises
- Personal study of spirituality, the Church Fathers
and Sacred Scripture
Contact with local Christian
communities
Guided visitis and Eucharistic
concelebrations in the Sacred Sites:
Jerusalem
Bethlehem,
Herodium, Emmaus and Jericho
Caesarea Maritima
Capernaum, Tabgha and Lake
Tiberias
Mt. Tabor, Beth Shean, Nazareth and
Cana
Qum Ran, Dead Sea, Masada
TOPSpecial
Guest:
His Beatitude Fouad Twal
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
“The Catholic
Church and the Holy Land”
His Excellency
Archbishop Antonio Franco
Apostolic Nuncio for Israel and
Cyprus
Apostolic Delegate for Jerusalem and Palestine
“The
Catholic Church: Israel and Palestine”
Rabbi David Rosen KCSG
International Director of
Interreligious Affairs
American Jewish Committee
“The
People of the Torah”Mustafa Abu
Sway
Director, Islamic Research Center, Al-Quds
University
“Introduction to the muslim
world”Fr. Pierbattista
Pizzaballa, OFM
Custos of the Holy Land
“The
Franciscans in the Holy Land”
And
others….
LANGUAGES:
English-Spanish-Italian
With simultaneous translation
Contact
person: Eliane Abdinnour, Director of Development and Fundraising
OfficeFor more information: eabdinnour@notredamecenter.org