ABOUT THE JOSEPHINUM
The Pontifical College Josephinum was granted "pontifical
status" in 1892 by Pope Leo XIII recognizing her
unique mission of forming priests for the Church
Universal. With each generation there arises new
challenges and opportunities for the Church to preach
the Gospel of Christ. Today, the Josephinum sees
her mission as preparing men for the priesthood according
to the mind of the Church as articulated by the Holy
Father who himself draws upon the great Deposit of
Faith. Preparing Renaissance Priests: Spiritual
Fathers for the New Evangelization summarizes
the Rector's understanding of the Josephinum's mission
as a pontifical institute. The four pillars of priestly
formation and the three priestly promises are integrated
throughout the entire formation program considering
the thought of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict
XVI. Upon their ordination to the priesthood, graduates
of the Josephinum will be prepared to carry out the
Church's new evangelization as priests who can be
engaged in culture as renaissance men who draw from
culture all that is consistent with the Gospel while
transforming with the Gospel all that needs purified.
The spiritual fatherhood of priesthood is the identity,
life and mission of diocesan priests who shepherd
their people after that of the Good Shepherd. This
is what makes the Pontifical College Josephinum unique
as a Roman Seminary in the United States.
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