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ekpoma-1670	Gregory Ebalu OGBENIKA Ph.D; Mr Gideon ADENIJI (Ph.D Cand.)	AN ETHICAL APPRAISAL OF THE FAMILY AS AN AGENT OF PRIESTLY FORMATION IN AFRICA	2021	15	.pdf	application/pdf	6386	210	45	The essential content of spiritual formation specifically leading towards the priesthood is well expressed in the Vatican Council’s Decree Optatam Totius: Spiritual formation (…) should be conducted in such a way that the students may learn to live in intimate and unceasing union with God the Father through his son, Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit.12 Those who are to take on the likeness of Christ, priest by sacred ordination should form the habit of drawing close to him as friends in every detail of their lives.13 Prayers and study of the word of God and the attendance of Holy Mass are core spiritual activities for all seminarians and priests in formation. The family is the first unit of human formation among the various units of formation in every age.	cache/ekpoma-1670.pdf	txt/ekpoma-1670.txt