Pastoral Formation: Communion With the Charity of Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd

The whole formation imparted to candidates for the priesthood aims at preparing them to enter into communion with the charity of Christ the good shepherd. Hence their formation in its different aspects must have a fundamentally pastoral character. The Council's decree Optatam Totius states so clearly when speaking of major seminaries; "The whole training of the students should have as its object to make them true shepherds of souls after the example of our Lord Jesus Christ, teacher, priest and shepherd. Hence, they should be trained for the ministry of he word so that they may gain an ever - increasing understanding of the revealed word of God, making it their own by meditation and giving it expression in their speech and in their lives. Pope St. John Paul II, Pastores Dabo Vobis, No.57

Pope St. John Paul II, Pastores Dabo Vobis, No.57

The Seminarians of College General are sent on Pastoral exposure to various places, ie. Parishes, places for works of mercy and in the learning of different places of worship (of other religions) so as to enable them to cultivate pastoral charity [PDV 57], commitment to the person of Christ and to the people of God [PDV 51]. Pastoral formation also becomes the lenses for the seminarian to discover one’s charisms [PDV 58-59], one’s ability to be an animating person which is the ability to discern, guide and make decisions [PDV 58], to be a unifying person in the acceptance of diversity of the Malaysian social context [PDV 58] and to be a missionary [PDV 59].

College General
Jalan Cengai, Tanjung Tokong
11200 Tanjung Bungah
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

+604 890 2002
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.