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  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us / Staff
    • Our Seminarians
    • Men & Women of the Archdiocese Entering Religious Life
    • Bethany House
    • Seminarian Poster
    • Rite of Candidacy
    • Gallery
    • Religious Life For Women
    • Religious Life For Men
    • Hermits & Consecrated Virginity
    • Secular Institutes
  • Am I Called?
    • Vocation Videos
    • Is God Calling Me? >
      • What is a vocation?
      • Steps for discernment
      • How will I know I am called?
      • Take the discernment "test"
      • Am I ready for the seminary?
    • Who Is the Priest?
    • Why Celibacy?
    • Becoming A Priest >
      • What is life like as a seminarian?
      • What does a seminarian study?
      • What is a seminarian?
    • FAQ about Priesthood
    • Next steps
    • Resources >
      • Prayers for Vocations
    • For Parents >
      • Common concerns
      • Do's and Don'ts
      • Parent to Parent
      • Parents Promoting Vocations
      • FAQ for Parents
    • SERRA
  • Contact
  • Events
    • ALL EVENTS
    • COR JESU
    • Ordinations
    • Women's Discernment Retreat
    • Archbishop's Discernment Retreat
    • Discernment Day with Bishop Williams
    • Andrew Dinner
    • Vianney Visit
    • Miriam Dinner
    • Totus Tuus
    • National Vocations Awareness Week
    • Borromeo Weekend
    • Holy Hour for Vocations


Rite of Candidacy!

2022 Candidacy Mass

On Sunday, August 14 at the Church of Saint Joseph in West Saint Paul, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda presided at the Mass and Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders for seminarians Sebastian Spencer, Eric Miller, Charles DeReuil II, Steven Lang, Peter Romens and Dominic Miller.  Please keep these Candidates and all of the seminarians in your prayers as we continue to pray for vocations to the priesthood, consecrated life, permanent diaconate and holy marriages.  

2021 Candidacy Mass

Congratulations to the following archdiocesan seminarians who received the Admission to Candidacy Rite for Ordination to the diaconate and priesthood! Ben Eichten, Hjalmar Gudjonnson, Alex Marquette, Zac Ochsenbauer and Randy Skeate. We celebrate with these men as they journey forward in their preparation for priesthood.
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From left, Deacon Joseph Nguyen, Archbishop Bernard Hebda, Randy Skeate, Zac Ochsenbauer, Alex Marquette, Ben Eichten, Hjalmar Gudjonsson, Bishop Andrew Cozzens and Deacon John Utecht
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The August 1 Rite of Candidacy Mass was held at the Church of St. Michael in Stillwater. A special thanks to Father Michael Izen and Father Austin Barnes for their welcome!

Click here to watch the Candidacy Mass

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Servers for the Candidacy Mass included, from left, Nick Crea (SJV Senior), Derek Gilde (SPS Theo II) and Steven Lang (SJV Senior)

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Randy Skeate and his mom and siblings celebrating Randy's reception of the Candidacy Rite!
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A reception was held after the Candidacy Mass for the Candidates, their families and the archdiocesan seminarians.

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Big smiles for the New Candidates, from left Hjalmar, Ben, Randy and Zac
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Ready to congratulate the new candidates included Deacon Joseph Nguyen, Fr. Michael Izen, Archbishop Bernard Hebda, Bishop Andrew Cozzens, Fr. David Blume, Fr. Austin Barnes and Deacon John Utecht.

Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Office of Vocations
2260 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
(651)962-6890
stpaulpriest@10000vocations.org