Franciscan
Resources - Formation
Norms for formation for religious life and ordination to
the
priesthood for the friars of the Third Order Regular of
St. Francis of Penance.
RATIO FORMATIONIS
Rome - General Council - TOR - 2001
GENERAL INDEX
 INTRODUCTION - LETTER OF
PROMULGATION
Presentation
Abbreviations
Purpose of the Ratio
formationis of the Order
Structure of the Ratio
Part I.
THE IDENTITY OF THE THIRD ORDER REGULAR
A. Religious Life
B.
Charism of Saint Francis
C.
Charism of the Order
Part II.
FORMATION AT THE LEVEL OF THE
ORDER AND PROVINCE
Interdependence
between identity and formation
A.
Structures at the level of the Order
Ratio formationis of the Order
Ministers
The general director of formation
The General commission for formation
Collaboration between provinces
B. Structures at the level of the province
The Ratio formationis of the province
Provincial formation director
Provincial prefect of studies
Provincial commission for formation
Advanced degrees
Part III.
VOCATION MINISTRY AND
COMPANIONING THE ASPIRANTS
A. Description
B.
Objectives
C.
Content
D.
Agents
Each friar
The Local Fraternity
The candidates in initial formation
Provincial Vocation dorector and his assistants
E. Norms and methodological
guidelines
The provincial plan for vocation ministry
The fraternities for receiving aspirants
Minor seminary and similar structures
Part IV.
INITIAL FORMATION
A. Objectives of initial formation regarding all the
stages
Human
formation
Christian Formation
Formation in the charism of the Order
Formation
in fraternal life
Apostolic
formation
B. Agents of formation
God and the person
The
fraternity in the formation house
Directors
C.
Methodological principles
D. The
Phases of initial formation
1. POSTULANCY
a)
Description
b)
Admission to the postulancy
requirements for admission
c)
Objectives
d)
Content and methodological guidelines
Human formation
Deepening of Christian formation
The Charism of the Order
Knowledge of fraternal life and of vocation apostolate
Discernment
e) Agents
The postulant
The fraternity in the house of postulancy
The director of Postulants
f)
Procedural norms
2. NOVITIATE
a) Description
b)
Admission to novitiate
Requirements for admission
c)
Objectives
d) Content
Continuation of Human formation, Spiritual
formation and Initiation to the religious life
Formation in the charism of the Order
Formation
in fraternal life
Apostolic
formation
Preparation
for temporary profession
e) Agents
The Novice
The fraternity in the novitiate house
Director of Novices
f)
Procedural norms
Leaving the Order during novitiate
Temporary profession
3.
THE PERIOD OF TEMPORARY PROFESSION
a)
Description
b)
Objectives
c)
Content and methodological guidelines
Human formation
Deepening the religious consecration
Formation in the charism of the Order
Experience
of fraternal life
Formation in theology, the works
of mercy and professional training
Studies
Reflection
on one's experiences
d) Agents
The friars in temporary profession
The fraternity in the formation house
The director of the temporary professed
e)
Procedural norms
Solemn
profession
Candidates for sacred orders
Part V.
ONGOING FORMATION
A. Description
B.
Objectives
C.
Content
Spiritual
formation
Community formation
Theological formation
Apostolate and professional formation
D. Agents
Each friar
The
Minister Provincial
The
provincial formation director
The local fraternity
E. Methodological guidelines
Times of ongoing formation in the province and in the
fraternities
Periods of ongoing formation in the life of the religious
Suggestions concerning forms and means of ongoing formation
In the Order
In the Province
In the life of the religious
Interdependance of initial and ongoing
formation
APPENDIX
Biblography of material for formation in the charism
of the Order
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