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74 Chapter 3Congregation for Catholic Education and the Congregation for the Clergy, Joint Study of theUS Draft Document—National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of PermanentDeacons in the United States, Prot. No. 78/2000 (March 4, 2002).55 PDV, no. 29.56 BNFPD, no. 10.57 Bishops’ Committee on Migration, National Conference of Catholic Bishops, One FamilyUnder God, Revised Edition (Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1998),p. 20.58 BNFPD, no. 9.59 Ibid., no. 11.60 DMLPD, no. 38.61 PDV, nos. 10, 27, 32; Second Vatican Council, Decree on the Missionary Activity of theChurch (Ad Gentes Divinitus) (December 7, 1965) (Washington, D.C.: United StatesCatholic Conference, 1965), nos. 11-12.62 Congregation for Catholic Education, Guidelines for the Study and Teaching of the Church’sSocial Doctrine in the Formation of Priests (Washington, D.C.: United States CatholicConference, 1988), no. 61.63 DMLPD, nos. 37-38, 42.64 Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, The Ecumenical Dimension in theFormation of Pastoral Workers, op. cit.; cf. Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity,Ecumenical Formation: Ecumenical Reflections and Suggestions (May 20, 1993), III, nos. 17-25, in Ecumenical Formation of Pastoral Workers (Washington, D.C.: United States CatholicConference, 1998).65 Committee on Domestic Social Policy and Committee on International Policy, NationalConference of Catholic Bishops, Communities of Salt and Light: Reflections on the SocialMission of the Parish (Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1994).66 Cf. Second Vatican Council, Decree on Ecumenism (Unitatis Redintegratio) (November 21,1964) (Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1964), nos. 1-4.67 Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Directory for the Application of Principlesand Norms on Ecumenism (March 25, 1993), no. 70.68 Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, The Ecumenical Dimension in theFormation of Pastoral Workers, op. cit., nos. 2-4; cf. nos. 16-29.69 Ibid., no. 28.70 Second Vatican Council, Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions(Nostra Aetate) (October 28, 1965) (Washington, D.C.: United States CatholicConference, 1965), no. 2.71 National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Program of Priestly Formation, Fourth Edition(Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1993), no. 21.72 1 Cor 12:7.
CHAPTER FOURVOCATION, DISCERNMENT,AND SELECTIONI. Promotion and Recruitment159. The First Letter of St. Paul to Timothy provides the first principlefor the selection of deacons: “They should be tested first; then,if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.” 1 St.Thomas Aquinas offers an additional insight: Grace builds onnature. Those who have worked closely with the reestablishment ofthe diaconate conclude that the diaconate is a particular vocationcalled forth by the Holy Spirit, that a successful process of trainingand development can only cooperate with fundamental preexistingtraits and dispositions that point to a diaconal vocation and buildupon them, and that the process of training and development canbe successful only in supportive life circumstances.Grace builds on nature160. The promotion and recruitment of qualified men for the diaconateshould be a collaborative ministry between the staffs of thediocesan vocations office and the diaconate office, as well as thediocesan bishop and pastors. If the diocesan Church wishes to nominateappropriate men, it may be helpful for the diocesan diaconateoffice to prepare guidelines, approved by the bishop, that providespecific information about recruitment, as well as the selection andformation processes. If the reestablishment of the diaconate is madepart of a coherent diocesan pastoral plan for ministry in which deaconswill have an important role, then the diocese and parishes canmore easily identify and recruit potential candidates, describe tothem the challenges and opportunities of diaconal ministry in thediocese, and urge them to consider it as a service to which they cancommit themselves.161. The Church in the United States is enriched by the diversityof its cultural, racial, and ethnic communities. Since these communitiesshare in the responsibility for promoting Church vocations,their leaders ought to be formally invited and included in the planningand implementation of vocation programs directed to theirCultural, racial, andethnic involvementin promotingchurch vocations
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CHAPTER FOURVOCATION, DISCERNMENT,AND SELECTIONI. Promotion <strong>and</strong> Recruitment159. The First Letter <strong>of</strong> St. Paul to Timothy provides <strong>the</strong> first principle<strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> selection <strong>of</strong> deacons: “They should be tested first; <strong>the</strong>n,if <strong>the</strong>re is nothing against <strong>the</strong>m, let <strong>the</strong>m serve as deacons.” 1 St.Thomas Aquinas <strong>of</strong>fers an additional insight: Grace builds onnature. Those who have worked closely with <strong>the</strong> reestablishment <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> diaconate conclude that <strong>the</strong> diaconate is a particular vocationcalled <strong>for</strong>th by <strong>the</strong> Holy Spirit, that a successful process <strong>of</strong> training<strong>and</strong> development can only cooperate with fundamental preexistingtraits <strong>and</strong> dispositions that point to a diaconal vocation <strong>and</strong> buildupon <strong>the</strong>m, <strong>and</strong> that <strong>the</strong> process <strong>of</strong> training <strong>and</strong> development canbe successful only in supportive life circumstances.Grace builds on nature160. The promotion <strong>and</strong> recruitment <strong>of</strong> qualified men <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> diaconateshould be a collaborative ministry between <strong>the</strong> staffs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>diocesan vocations <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> diaconate <strong>of</strong>fice, as well as <strong>the</strong>diocesan bishop <strong>and</strong> pastors. If <strong>the</strong> diocesan Church wishes to nominateappropriate men, it may be helpful <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> diocesan diaconate<strong>of</strong>fice to prepare guidelines, approved by <strong>the</strong> bishop, that providespecific in<strong>for</strong>mation about recruitment, as well as <strong>the</strong> selection <strong>and</strong><strong>for</strong>mation processes. If <strong>the</strong> reestablishment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> diaconate is madepart <strong>of</strong> a coherent diocesan pastoral plan <strong>for</strong> ministry in which deaconswill have an important role, <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> diocese <strong>and</strong> parishes canmore easily identify <strong>and</strong> recruit potential c<strong>and</strong>idates, describe to<strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> challenges <strong>and</strong> opportunities <strong>of</strong> diaconal ministry in <strong>the</strong>diocese, <strong>and</strong> urge <strong>the</strong>m to consider it as a service to which <strong>the</strong>y cancommit <strong>the</strong>mselves.161. The Church in <strong>the</strong> United States is enriched by <strong>the</strong> diversity<strong>of</strong> its cultural, racial, <strong>and</strong> ethnic communities. Since <strong>the</strong>se communitiesshare in <strong>the</strong> responsibility <strong>for</strong> promoting Church vocations,<strong>the</strong>ir leaders ought to be <strong>for</strong>mally invited <strong>and</strong> included in <strong>the</strong> planning<strong>and</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> vocation programs directed to <strong>the</strong>irCultural, racial, <strong>and</strong>ethnic involvementin promotingchurch vocations
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