Clergy and seminary educators attend Eucharistic Adoration during the 2025 Conference of Major Seminaries at Sam Son parish in Thanh Hoa diocese in Vietnam. Photo: Vietnamese Bishops' Conference
Vietnam’s major seminaries set sights on unified,
Christ-centered training model
Nearly 70 seminary educators from across Vietnam meet in Sam
Son parish, Thanh Hoa diocese, for the 2025 Conference of Major Seminaries.
By LiCAS News
The annual gathering of seminary formators, led by Bishop
Joseph Do Quang Khang, president of the Commission for Clergy and Seminarians,
met from August 4 to 6 and focused on revising the Ratio Nationalis for
priestly formation in Vietnam in line with the Ratio Fundamentalis
Institutionis Sacerdotalis of 2016.
Bishop Khang described the update as “an important and
meaningful task” that would shape the future of priestly training in the
country.
The conference drew directors and faculty from 11 major
seminaries, alongside committee secretary Father Joseph Pham Van Trong.
The opening day began with a welcome from the Thanh Hoa
diocesan leadership and an introduction to Sam Son parish’s history, followed
by the opening Eucharistic Adoration.
The evening session set the tone for the days ahead,
outlining the conference’s purpose and assigning working groups.
Over the next two days, participants examined six
presentations comparing the 2012 and 2016 Ratio documents
across four dimensions of formation—human, spiritual, intellectual, and
pastoral.
Topics included theological foundations, education
management frameworks, and the integration of modern training models such as
the Context–Input–Process–Output (CIPO) approach and Competence-Based
Curriculum (CBC).
Discussions reaffirmed the Ratio 2016’s
Christological vision of the priest as one who is docile to the Holy Spirit, in
communion with the community, and zealous in proclaiming the Gospel.
Delegates stressed that the four dimensions of formation
must work in unison to shape priests who embody these traits.
On the final day, participants celebrated a Thanksgiving
Mass before departing for their respective seminaries.
Organizers expressed hope that the conference’s outcomes
would strengthen both the mission and methodology of priestly formation in
Vietnam, ensuring it remains faithful to the universal Church’s vision while
addressing local needs.
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