Mass - Admission to Candidacy, Celebrant: Most Rev. William D. Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield

Rite of Candidacy

Watch as Most Rev. William D. Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts 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).