Overview of Ratio Formationis Generalis in 2020

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The Ratio Formationis Generalis is a key document guiding the formation process within the Redemptorist Mission, emphasizing collaboration, challenges, and historical evolution. It highlights the need for updated programs and adaptation to modern needs, with a focus on values and principles as foundational elements. The document includes details on the 25th General Chapter's directives and the ongoing efforts to enhance initial formation programs.

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RATIO FORMATIONIS GENERALIS Updated in 2020

1.- THE CURRENT SITUATION OF C.Ss.R. FORMATION

Status of the Redemptorist Mission, Formation today: 64% in Parishes and Shrines (CRE 80%) With Restructuring, new Provinces, Federations, Confederations... More and more interprovincial, international formation... Few Units, on their own, can do the whole formation process. Need for greater collaboration among all Formed and stable formators - a major challenge Few vocations and formandi in many Units Studies in Universities, Diocesan Seminaries... Few Redemptorist academic centres.

2.- XXV GENERAL CHAPTER

A brief HISTORY of the Ratio Formationis Generalis Before the year 1991 la Congregation had four Ratio: Brothers, Novitiate, Clerics and Continuing Formation. The General Chapter of 1991 mandated the elaboration of a single Ratio Formationis Generalis for the sake of greater continuity and cohesion to formation. The Ratio Formationis Generalis of 2003. In 2015 the Decree on Formation was published. The Ratio, actualized in 2020, was based on the 2003 Ratio and took two years until its final completion.

THE 25th GENERAL CHAPTER IN 2016 ASKED FOR A DETAILED AND COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF INITIAL FORMATION PROGRAMMES IN UNITS AND CONFERENCES (Dec. # 30) The General Secretariat for Formation, in its reflection on this decision, considered that any analysis of formation programmes would need a reference point, and logically, that reference is the Ratio Formationis Generalis, which needed to be updated. The 25th General Chapter did not ask for an updating of the Ratio.

3. 3.- - WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE RATIO RATIO FORMATIONIS FORMATIONIS? ?

VALUES and PRINCIPLES WHICH SHOULD BE THE BASIS FOR FORMATION

OTHER COMPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS TO THE RATIO ARE: HOW? The Directories, which define the organisation of formation centres. Directories Programs WHAT? The Redemptorist Formation Programmes arenot academic programmes for priests, etc., but are concrete proposals for the formation and living out of the values and principles articulated in the Ratio Formationis Generalis as Redemptorist Missionaries. Agreements and Contracts Agreements and Contracts (interprovincial formation)

MAIN DOCUMENTS MAIN DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED INCORPORATED Various Vatican documents: Evangelii Gaudium (2013) Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis (2016) Gaudete et Exsultate (2018) Youth Synod (2018) Congregation for Consecrated Life: Starting afresh from Christ (2002), Year of Consecrated Life (2014-15) New Wine, New Wineskins (2018) Congregation: 25th and 26th General Chapters (2009 and 2016) G.G. Formation Decree (2015) New Directory of Superiors (2018)

4. 4.- - STRUCTURE STRUCTURE

STRUCTURE OF THE 2020 RATIO Approval Rescript Letter from Fr. General Michael Brehl New Profile of the Redemptorist, 25th Gen. (2009) General introduction Ch. 1: Formation in the Congregation Ch. 2: Basic principles of our Vita Apostolica Ch. 3: The agents, and other formation elements Ch. 4: Practical outline for the 8 stages Appendices: 1) the G.G. Decree. (2015) and 2) the Letter Fr. Juan Manuel Lasso Attachments: 1) Personal accompaniment, 2) Persons with homosexual tendencies, 3) Admission, expulsion and abandonment, 4) Protection of minors and vulnerable adults. Online references and the C.Ss.R. Formation Website

5. 5.- - FORMATION FORMATION STAGES STAGES

4. 2. 1. The period from Temporary to Perpetual Profession (Temporary Professed) 3. PRE- VOCATIONAL PROMOTION and accompaniment (including "adult vocations") NOVITIATE (Novices) NOVITIATE formation (candidates) (The Formation of the Brothers)

5. 8. Stage of PASTORAL EXPERIENCE during Temporary Profession 6. PREPARATION FOR PERPETUAL PROFESSION 7. TRANSITION TO MINISTRY CONTINUING FORMATION

6. 6.- - HIGHLIGHTED HIGHLIGHTED ELEMENTS ELEMENTS

To live the Redemptorist missionary charism, and to prepare ourselves to be authentic and prophetic missionaries. To help those in formation and confreres to a fullness of life, human and Christian maturity in the following of Jesus, together with the poorest and most abandoned (Const. 78). To live fully our Vita Apostolica (Const. 1) "which comprises both the life of special consecration to God and the missionary activity of Redemptorists".

D. IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE FORMATION programme: Interculturality, n. 29 Restructured, n. 30 Interconferential, Interprovincial and International, n. 31 In Shared Mission with the Laity, n. 45 E. Agents and other formation elements The formandi, n. 59 The Secretariats of the new Provinces and Conferences, n. 70 The Council or "Board" of the interprovincial formation houses of Formation, n. 71

F. NEW STEPS: Vocation Ministry, and Accompaniment n. 90 Pre-novitiate formation n. 102 Period of Pastoral Experience. 130 Specialized Formation for the Unit's mission n. 162 G. Ratio, board, programe, agreements and contracts n. 21

CONCLUSION CONCLUSION Every day - a more universal Congregation and Mission A truer Redemptorist missionary formation: as one missionary body, for a more universal mission. The Conferences are doing their Ratio Formationis. New formation structures: more interprovincial, international, etc Some Conferences are proposing a completely new model of Ratio... The need for official and special languages for the mission.