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Exhortation
tries of preaching and pastoral work, such that they will be enabled to deepen
their sense of vocation and further integrate the various elements, intellectual and
pastoral, during the period covered by initial formation (Ratio Formationis Generalis,
76-77).
12. We exhort the Provinces and Vicariates to provide for the brothers in initial
formation an opportunity for a different linguistic and cultural experience.
Exhortation
13. We exhort Provinces and Vicariates to organise a pastoral placement for brothers
in initial formation, prior to solemn profession, for a time of up to one year, under
appropriate supervision. This allows the brothers a broader experience of
ministry and community life, a better integration of intellectual and pastoral
education, and provides formators another context for assessment.
Commendation
14. We commend provinces and vicariates that are organising regional meetings of
formators to exchange experiences and offer mutual support for their ministry.
Exhortation
15. We exhort those provinces and vicariates which have not yet done so to organise
regional gatherings of formators.
Petition
16. We petition the Master of the Order and his regional assistants to study and
implement regional programs for formation of formators.
Ongoing Formation
17. Integral formation is a lifelong process. Constant attention should be paid to our
human, spiritual, and intellectual development. These dimensions need to be
addressed differently at various stages of life and according to circumstances of
ministry and regional needs. Authentic renewal or growth in all dimensions of our
being is a form of interior itinerancy that should characterise the life of a
preacher.
18. We remind brothers that ongoing formation is the responsibility of each friar
(Providence, 361) as well as the responsibility of the communities where we live
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