Preparing for Mission
St. Francis Xavier
This program aims to provide a solid foundation and understanding of our faith, missionary work, living in a foreign environment, important life skills, and region-specific issues, while continuing the discernment process.
Courses will be taught by both lay and religious at an academic level equivalent to the intellectual rigor and workload of a graduate studies program.
The program features approximately 250 hours of class time, plus Mass, prayer, praise & worship, fellowship, and community service activities.
General Curriculum:
Missiology (study of missions)
Bible study
Catechism
Apologetics
Faith & life topics (young adult focus)
Called & Gifted charism discernment
Sowing the Seeds of Prayer (SSP) Ignatian prayer
Pastoral counseling
Catholic Social Teaching
Asian culture, social issues and politics
Foreign language
Mission-specific knowledge & security
Information technology
Sunday Mass & daily Mass
Liturgy of the Hours and Adoration
Weekly confession
Fellowship praise & worship
Social justice service outings
Duration:
A 6-week summer formation program begins mid-summer for the Fall Year Program
The program will be partially hosted in the San Francisco Bay Area by the Western Dominican Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus and the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose.
Departure:
We leave for Hong Kong in the beginning of September 2024.
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