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Rectors Of Seminaries Urged To Remain Steadfast In Their Mentoring Apostolate

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Rectors of Major and Minor
Seminaries in the country
have been admonished to

remain steadfast in the mis-
sion of mentoring future priests for

the Church in Nigeria, in spite of the
challenges of modernity and other

factors facing the Church in this per-
spective.

This advise was given by the Rev. Fr.
Isaac Dugu, the Director of Pastoral
Agents Department of the Catholic
Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN); in his

address at the workshop for all Rec-
tors of Minor and Major Seminaries,

organized by the department.

The workshop which took place re-
cently, at the St Gabriel Spiritual Year

Seminary, Ozubulu, Anambra State;
was attended by Most Rev. Valerian

Okeke, Archbishop of Onitsha Arch-
diocese and CBCN Bishop Chairman

for Seminary Committee; Most Rev.

Hilary Okeke, Bishop of Nnewi Dio-
cese and directors of seminaries in all

the Archdioceses and dioceses in the
country
While commending the rectors for
their invaluable role in their vocation
of training and making seminarians
worthy servants of Christ as priests

in the Lord’s vineyard, Fr. Dugu de-
scribed them as noble people noting

that: “The Church in Nigeria and the
Universal Church depend on you in
the training and mentoring of future
priests who are sound, deep in faith,
rich in wisdom, proven integrity and
full of the Holy Spirit to witness to the
Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Noting that this responsibility of the
rectors in not a mean task, Fr. Dugu

remarked that “the task comes with

a monumental responsibility but flick-
ered with amazing Grace from God

in the face of very obvious hazards
and challenges emerging daily from
the trends of modernity, relativism,

widespread sycophancy, political prof-
ligacy, moral decay, sexual evolution,

ethnic and religious bigotry,” among
others
The CSN director then assured the

rectors: “As dreadful as those chal-
lenges are, so bountifully grace filled

are the corresponding blessings from
Heaven for the good work you do.”
The director spoke extensively on:
the priests and politics; rebuilding
the Nigerian political system; priests,
politics and formation; mentorship
and ministry; and the position of the
Church and roles of the rectors in this

perspectives.
On the issue of issue of politics in
the country, Fr. Dugu regretted that
“the word does not sound positive
in minds of many Nigerians as it is
associated with unhealthy values of
stealing, corruption, irresponsibility,
hatred, greed, acrimony and deceit”,
among others.

Pointing out that priests as the mor-
al conscience of the people are expect-
ed to come to their rescue, the CSN

director urged that they should pro-
vide vision for the country’s gullible

politicians. He added: “If politics is a
clean game, then, we need priests who

are called and chosen by God, minis-
ters of Sacraments to add their weight

and charism to the game of politics.
Fr Dugu noted that the workshop
has far more reaching significance, as

it is not only to edify the knowledge of

the rectors, but also inculcate the val-
ues of effective mentoring leadership

toward the promotion and Christian
values in the minds of the seminarians
as they discern their vocation.
He remarked: “In our society where
the word politics has a bad name, —
our seminarians must be informed
that Jesus taught his disciples to be
leaders who must have character and
values and that a leader must strive to
change attitude and traditions that are
inimical to Christian values that can
transform the world for good.

He added: “Given the rapid evolu-
tion in all facets of our modern so-
ciety, our young brothers in the for-
mation need some guide and proper

orientation.”

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