Mass - Candidacy, Celebrant: Most Rev. Frank J. Dewane - Diocese of Venice

Rite of Candidacy

Watch as Most Rev. Frank J. Dewane of the Diocese of Venice 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).