Summer Program for Seminarians
Strengthening the Foundation
Forming Priests Configured to Christ
A summer curriculum that meets the dynamic needs of seminarians.
The Church envisions an integrated priestly formation that leads seminarians into an intimate, lifelong, personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
The Institute for Priestly Formation’s Summer Program is a six-week program with an integrated curriculum that meets seminarians’ needs according to the sixth edition of The Program of Priestly Formation (PPF). It focuses on supporting a seminarian entering the Configuration Stage of formation, where he learns to model “his life on the self-donation of Jesus Christ, Shepherd and Servant, as he prepares” for Holy Orders. (PPF n. 135).
The Summer Program aims to solidify in the participant a way of life rooted in communion with the Holy Trinity and exercised in generous priestly service out of his own personal union with Christ the Good Shepherd.
The Curriculum Emphasizes:
- Deepening and expanding the formation already received in the earlier stages of formation
- Personal, relational prayer as the foundation for identity
- Discernment of spirits for daily life
- A silent, individually directed eight-day retreat
- Commitment to daily personal prayer
- Accompaniment through contemplative spiritual direction
- Forming fraternity in liturgical prayer and community living
Mark your calendar for IPF Summer Program 2027:
May 30 – July 10, 2027
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