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Author Bourne, Cardinal, 1861-1935.

Title Ecclesiastical training : being a short treatise on the spiritual formation of aspirants to the priesthood / by Cardinal Bourne
Published London : Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd, 1926

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Description 108 pages ; 20 cm
Contents Preface -- 1. The real purpose of a seminary -- 2. The nature of the spiritual training and formation for which a seminary essentially exists -- 3. The various means of training -- 4. Obstacles to union with God -- 5. Confession and direction -- 6. Confession and direction (cont.) -- 7. Spiritual guidance or direction in actual practice -- 8. The fundamental motive in a priest's life -- 9. How is the great motive to be acquired? -- 10. The training afforded by the daily life of a student -- 11. A concluding summary -- Appendices -- 1. Reformatio Angliae : ex decretis Reginaldi Poli Cardinalis -- 2. Decrees of the Council of Trent -- 3. Universities and seminaries -- 4. Address at St John's Seminary, 1920 -- 5. Reorganization of St Edmund's College -- 6. Allocution on mental prayer
Subject Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Training of.
Catholic theological seminaries.
Seminarians -- Education.