On 15 April 2010, the second annual meeting promoted by St. Vincent Pallotti Institute in Rome was held on the theme "The priestly formation based on the example of the conferences organised by Pallotti". At the beginning, the speaker – Fr. Jan Kupka SAC – underlined that priestly formation demands continuous updating due to the many challenges that the modern society is facing today. The reflection on this theme was particularly relevant in this Year for the Priests which undertook many initiatives of study and prayer. The whole conference could be summarised under three themes: the priestly formation of Pallotti, his initiatives in promoting the formation of the Roman Clergy and the principle points of Pallotti on priestly formation. Vincent Pallotti, the Roman priest – affirmed the speaker – represented the figure of the Roman Clergy and belonged to a group of well-formed priests in the first half of the 19th century. With doctorates in Philosophy and Theology, he worked for ten years as academic professor in the Sapienza University. He promoted the moral culture by participating actively in the discussion on moral issues. He was convinced that a good priestly formation would be the foundation for the holiness of the priests and for their apostolic effectiveness. He said: "it is not enough that the priests are holy, they must be also learned" (OOCC I, p. 171). Educate and being educated was his way of imitating Jesus Christ who "grew to maturity and was filled with wisdom" (Lk 2, 40). Pallotti, right from the beginning of this priestly ministry, worked hard for the ongoing formation of the Clergy. His initiatives included the Marian Mass for the Ecclesiastics and the weekly conferences of Thursday for the priests, initiated from 1839 in the Neapolitan church of the Holy Spirit. These two initiatives were directed towards the deepening of the understanding of Church doctrines and the spiritual renewal of priests. These steps taken by Pallotti constitute a solid Christological foundation for the formation of priests since it helps to learn to imitate Jesus Christ in collaboration with other priests who are also striving towards the realisation of the same initiatives.