Mass and Rite of Candidacy - Celebrant: Most Rev. Earl K. Fernandes, Diocese of Columbus

Rite of Candidacy

Watch as Most Rev. Earl K. Fernandes, of the Diocese of Columbus, celebrates Mass and accepts seminarians into the Rite of Candidacy.

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Candidacy is a rite which takes place during Roman Catholic seminary formation, by which the Church recognizes the seminarian as worthy of being ordained (hence, they become a "candidate" for ordination to the priesthood).