Pope Francis, Priesthood And Mission. Ten Inspirational Insights

• Authors: James Kroeger
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

Employing ten representative themes emerging from the speeches and writings of Pope Francis, this medium-length presentation explores the rich treasures of the Pope’s insights on the topic of priesthood and priestly ministry. Twenty-four of his most relevant documents ranging from 2013 to 2016 are quoted directly; additional background material is also provided. The engaging vision of Pope Franciscus is eminently practical, grounded in pastoral realities, profoundly spiritual, and filled with missionary dynamism. For Pope Francis, priests must have “a passion for Jesus and a passion for His people” (Evangelii Gaudium 268).

Keywords

PL

Pope Francis; Priesthood; Priestly Spirituality; Evangelization; Missionary Joy; Preaching; Popular Piety

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Annales Missiologici Posnanienses
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 21
• Pages: 69-85

Dates

published

2016-12-15

Contributors

author

James Kroeger

References

• INTRODUCTION. The material by Pope Francis on the Priesthood is extremely rich and plentiful. It is available to readers in a variety of internet and printed sources; often the very same document is found in various digital and printed forms. To facilitate the documentation of the quotes of Pope Francis in this presentation, a simple reference system is employed. Each of the cited documents containing specific “priesthood material” from Pope Francis is identified with double letters of the alphabet; an interested researcher could easily locate the specific document, no matter in what format or language it appears. All one needs to do is to check this bibliography to find the date and description of a specific document of the pope. In the text of this presentation, only the double letters appear at the end of a given quote. Hopefully, this simple approach avoids an overly complicated and cumbersome manner of documentation, while providing the source of the specific quote from Pope Francis. The material appearing below is presented in chronological order, beginning in 2013 and extending to 2016.
• AA – March 28, 2013: Chrism Mass Homily in Saint Peter’s Basilica
• BB – April 21, 2013: Ordination Homily of ten priests in Saint Peter’s Basilica
• CC – November 24, 2013: Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium
• DD – 2013: Book by Jorge Bergoglio and Abraham Skorka: On Heaven and Earth
• EE – April 17, 2014: Chrism Mass Homily in Saint Peter’s Basilica
• FF – May 11, 2014: Ordination Homily of thirteen priests in Saint Peter’s Basilica
• GG – June 6, 2014: Morning Mass Homily in Casa Santa Marta
• HH – December 22, 2014: Address to the Roman Curia
• II – January 16, 2015: Homily to the Clergy in the Manila Cathedral
• JJ – February 14, 2015: Address at Public Consistory for the Creation of New Cardinals
• KK – April 2, 2015: Chrism Mass Homily in Saint Peter’s Basilica
• LL – April 26, 2015: Ordination Homily of nineteen new priests in Saint Peter’s Basilica
• MM – May 2, 2015: Homily at North American College in Rome to celebrate “Pope’s Day”
• NN – August 6, 2015: Homily on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
• OO – November 20, 2015: Speech to Conference on “Priesthood” Documents of Vatican II
• PP – December 21, 2015: Address to the Roman Curia
• QQ – March 24, 2016: Chrism Mass Homily in Saint Peter’s Basilica
• RR – April 17, 2016: Homily to Priests on World Day of Prayer for Vocations
• SS – May 29, 2016: Homily at Jubilee for Deacons
• TT – June 2, 2016: First Meditation at Jubilee for Priests
• UU – June 2, 2016: Second Meditation at Jubilee for Priests
• VV – June 2, 2016: Third Meditation at Jubilee for Priests
• WW – June 3, 2016: Homily at Mass for Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
• XX – June 4, 2016: Address to Assembly of the Pontifical Missionary Societies

Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/amp.2016.21.4