– Program

08H00     Registration and accreditation of participants

09H00     GENERAL INTRODUCTION : The objective and plan of the Colloquium

Morning session chaired by the Cardinal Ouellet

09H10     Opening lecture : Faith and the Priesthood Today

10H10     Religion and the Priesthood : a fundamental anthropological given

11H05     Coffee break

11H35     Biblical foundations of the relation between the priesthood of the baptized and the apostolic ministry (Robert Vorholt)

12H30     Break

Afternoon session chaired by the perfect of the Congregation for the Clergy

15H00     Priesthood according to the Fathers of the Church

15H55     Synthesis of St. Thomas Aquinas and its relevance today

16H50     Break

17H15     Significance of the Second Vatican Council for the renewal of priesthood in our epoch

18H10     Visions of the priesthood in a change of time. Theological questions and pastoral challenges

19H05     Conclusion of the first day

19H40     Mass possible at the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia for those who wish to concelebrate

Morning session chaired by the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Workship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

09H00     The Holy Spirit and the priesthood of Christ in the Church : a fundamental Trinitarian Sacraments

10H10     Christological foundation of the priesthood : Paschal Mystery, Eucharist, Eschatology

11H05     Coffee break

11H35     Ecumenical challenges of the question of priesthood

12H30     Break

Afternoon session chaired by the Prefect of the Congregation

15H00     The sacramentality of the episcopacy : thinking of Orders from the episcopacy

15H55     Complementarity of the states of life

16H50     Break

17H15     The culture of Vocation : Christian initiation and formation toward specific vocations 

18H10     Round table : woman and ministry, status questionis
19H10

19H40     Mass possible at the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia for those who wish to concelebrate

07H30     Holy Mass at St. Peter’s presided by the Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin

Morning session chaired by the Perfect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

09H15     Holy life of the clerics : theological-canonical perspective

10H10     Priesthood and celibacy : a theological reading of the way of the Church yesterday and today

11H05     Coffee break

11H35     Ministerial priesthood and consecrated life

12H30     Break

Afternoon session chaired by the Perfect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life

15H00     Challenges of priestly formation today

15H55     Priesthood, Redemption and the missionary spirit

16H50     Break

17H30     Sending on mission