"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 
