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The Process of Becoming a Priest

Have you ever wondered what it takes (practically speaking) to become a Catholic priest? Fr. George breaks down the step-by-step process in this video. Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to get great Catholic content each week.
When people talk about becoming a priest or discerning the priesthood, it's usually about developing a spiritual life and getting the hang of discerning God's will. Although Fr. George has written an entire book on that matter (see the resources below for a link), this video talks about what you can expect in a practical sense from applying to seminary, years of formation, ordinations, etc.
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There are many steps to becoming a priest, if you are discerning the priesthood this video is for you. From applying to seminary to interviews to psychological tests, becoming a priest is a long process. People often talk about discernment and the spiritual life, but what can you expect if you think God is calling you to the priesthood?

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  • @sheilahunter8807
    @sheilahunter88072 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your beautiful video. I think it is wonderful extensive training and contemplative path taken by the Priests. Covenants are not meant to enter in lightly and the Catholic Church shows respect and sacredness of such a covenant. I am a direct descendent of Pope Alexander the second. Also I am very proud of my great great… Great great uncle Padre Pio his mother was a Cardone. As a Mormon we do genealogy as you probably know and I was excited to find out that padre Pio and I share the same set of great grandparents🙏🌹 I definitely feel the Holy Ghost when I was doing my genealogy and I came across his smiling sweet face. God bless you and all you do. Best wishes Sheila and Dr. Bruce Hunter MD

  • @jonnyturtleneck7153
    @jonnyturtleneck7153Ай бұрын

    Great summary. Great video.

  • @ElMexicanDonald
    @ElMexicanDonald Жыл бұрын

    How to become an exorcist? I am dealing with bad spirits and possession in Iceland and I contacted the local catholic church.

  • @mariolugo6988

    @mariolugo6988

    Жыл бұрын

    the Bible says those who believe will have authority to cast out demons, raise the dead, heal the sick ONLY in the name of JESUS. Mark 16:17 "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues.They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Trust and believe that you have power in the name of Jesus! Turn from your sins and renounce your sins and start to command OUT LOUD for all the demons to leave in jesus name! "I bind you and command al unclean spirits to leave me and my house in JESUS NAME! I command you all to go to the obyss and to hell in the name of JESUS. OUT now in JESUS name!" Pray to God to help you start to beleive that you have power over the enemy. All knees shal bow to the name of jesus! then go find a church that does deliverance that casts out demons if you need further help!

  • @gaurdian3776

    @gaurdian3776

    9 ай бұрын

    Only a priest can become an excorcist

  • @pantagruel1066
    @pantagruel1066 Жыл бұрын

    If you strike out in life, and are too old to join the Foreign legion, is there a place for former soldiers without homes? The Church used to fund a military arm. (Templars, Sword Brothers , etc.), so is there still a place for those kind of people?

  • @dm310sm7
    @dm310sm73 жыл бұрын

    I'm a former gang member from Southern Cal I am divorced I don't have any children is there a chance I could become a priest? I can read barely but I can't write I come from a very big family

  • @e.rodriguez1551

    @e.rodriguez1551

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same exact story brother. Are we still eligible?

  • @maddiemudd9544

    @maddiemudd9544

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am not catholic but I believe GOD will bless you on your way to be a priest

  • @yuripetrovic7606

    @yuripetrovic7606

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, you can. God doesn't care who you were, only what you are now.

  • @yuripetrovic7606

    @yuripetrovic7606

    Жыл бұрын

    @@adamlawson6733 You clearly don't belong here.

  • @at_ziloganzz5395

    @at_ziloganzz5395

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@e.rodriguez1551 yes BUT learn to read and write because I'm pretty sure you have to be able to read and write in Latin

  • @CC-fi3pp
    @CC-fi3pp6 ай бұрын

    Can I still make Jungle and Drum and Bass music?

  • @Andrew_Tate_Personal

    @Andrew_Tate_Personal

    5 ай бұрын

    You have got to be joking? Lol

  • @CC-fi3pp

    @CC-fi3pp

    5 ай бұрын

    @Andrew_Tate_Personal Why would I be joking? It's innocent enough. I could be the bombastic Bishop, I don't see why not?

  • @shenkichin6295

    @shenkichin6295

    2 ай бұрын

    @@CC-fi3pp The answer is yes. Priests still have some free time and you can use that time to pursue hobbies still.

  • @jericosangma120
    @jericosangma1205 ай бұрын

    After class 12 how many years needed to become catholic priest?

  • @luciddreams9427
    @luciddreams94272 жыл бұрын

    do the prestis also check to see if your soul strong enough and do they require certain equiment such as being clean and healthy or can i do it the other way around just dont want to get other familys sick if i have a habit i know i have work to do from Jesus christ .

  • @payn00000
    @payn00000Ай бұрын

    its a same procces around the world or just in the usa ?

  • @JohnKatongo-db8xt
    @JohnKatongo-db8xt2 ай бұрын

    Hi

  • @petermarcali
    @petermarcali Жыл бұрын

    I have a son, single my ex died, can I still become a priest??

  • @reagansmith5288

    @reagansmith5288

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @robpeters2296
    @robpeters229611 ай бұрын

    Question, is performing exorcist in the study to become a priest? I had a family member who went thru "spiritual warfare" im not exactly sure what happened nor am i an expert, but is this something that priest encounter and they train to deal with? thanks

  • @ezgreviews6775

    @ezgreviews6775

    10 ай бұрын

    Spiritual warfare is fighting against sin and temptation it’s a spiritual struggle exorcism is casting a demon out of someone and it’s spiritual and physical

  • @mikeglenn3333
    @mikeglenn33332 жыл бұрын

    Years ago, I wanted to become a priest. Sad that my family was told I was too ugly and to go away. My family stopped all funding to the diocese and we stopped going to mass. It is not worth it, They are very picky, If your rich, your in, If your poor, Your screwed

  • @sheilahunter8807

    @sheilahunter8807

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m going to interject here I’m Mormon but I don’t believe you. My paternal Ancestry are direct line from Pope Alexander the second he is my paternal great great… Great grandfather although I am Mormon a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints I have the upmost respect and love for the Catholic Church. I am also a descendent of The same set of Ancestry padre Pio shares with me❤️🌹 that’s how I came to know a little bit more about my Catholic background because his mother what is a Cardone and is my paternal great great… Great grandmother. In this little town the Cardone‘s and the Nardone‘s intermarried for many generations meaning the first second cousins etc. a lot like the royal family. who is my great great grandmother. meaning my grandmother Maria Cardone her great grandparents /my great grandparents were also the parents of Padre Pio. Padre Pio came from Pietrolicina Benevento Italy he was not some rich person who had any great beauty or wealth. although I think my great uncle Padre Pio was handsome and I think people can be very beautiful from their soul and that makes them beautiful on the outside. I have never heard of such a ridiculous nonsense, and I’m sorry to be so direct with you but I don’t think you’re telling the truth. My mother side are European royalty I am 11th cousins with Queen Elizabeth II and 10th Cousins with Prince Philip hrough his father side.and I come from the Saxe-Coburg Plantagenet line (my maternal side) who also tied into some of the leadership of the early Catholic Church. But my paternal side I have many many great great… Grandparents and direct ancestry that were the actual original leaders and Popes of the Catholic Church. If you’d like to look at my genealogy to verify please feel free look under Sheila Nardone (my grandmother is Maria Cardone) under ancestry.com my DNA test matches up perfectly with my ancestry migration pattern (Rome Tuscany etc.) Di Medici and Borgia two of my blood lines. That is why I fiercely defend the Catholic Church as a Mormon. Because these are my actual blood relatives (The early leaders of the Catholic Church before the vow of celibacy was introduced and they could marry etc.) and ancestry who have sacrificed their whole entire life to make the world a better place I believe God for sure allowed the Catholic Church to spread the word of God to create charitable organizations and to make the world a much more beautiful place! ❤️Although I come from European royalty on my maternal mother side , my family grew up very poor. Catholic charities and the Catholic Church along with the Mormon church were wonderful and helping my family I can’t say enough good things about what the Catholic Church has done for my family we were seven children my mother had nothing to offer and yet the priest and the Catholic Church were amazing and loving and kind I’m from Long Island New York. I am so proud of my own husband who for 2 1/2 years also took a vow of celibacy and became a Mormon missionary in Germany. My husband and I also have served many Mormon missions as adult couple where I live we work closely with the Catholic Church who are wonderful and offer beautiful shelters to the poor and indigent in the most wretched of society they could care less about what they look like physically they care about their human soul! To give you an idea of why genealogy is so important it is part of my religious belief.in the Mormon Church we consider genealogy very sacred and we are a lot like the Jews when it comes to keeping perfect genealogies and also perfect research. Padre Pio when I discovered that he was my great great great plus uncle it re-introduce me to my Catholic heritage and ancestry and relationship to my paternal great great great grandparents who were in many cases the actual Popes Cardinals and other leader ship throughout the Catholic Church mainly in Italy and in Rome. “By their fruits you shall know them, “I have always have had excellent experiences with my Catholic brothers and sisters and with the lovely nuns and priests that I have met. My husband is an OB/GYN he is like a seventh generation Mormon and said that he has never seen such compassion as when he worked at a Catholic hospital that used to be called Saint Benedict’s in Ogden (currently called Ogden Regional hospital) Utah he loved the nuns and the nuns loved him they could care less if he was Mormon they just loved that he was a compassionate kind OB/GYN and he was absolutely blown away by their compassion love tireless hard work and the wonderful priest that would come in and minister to the people. I leave this testimony in the name of my Savior and Lord Jesus Christ amen @kittywaymo Twitter for my full genealogy you can download the free app www.familysearch.org Google sheila Hunter Plantagenet, Stewart, Saxe-Coburg or Hanoverian. My husband is Dr. Bruce Clyde Hunter and is a direct descendent of Mary Queen of Scots. This young man’s (Father’s) video was very beautiful🙏 I felt the Holy Ghost and his sincerity God bless him and his mission I know God does already and he probably influences and touches so many lies if only all young people had such a wonderful notion to serve and love others God bless all my brothers and sisters in the Catholic Church❤️🌹🙏

  • @mikeglenn3333

    @mikeglenn3333

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sheilahunter8807 It was true and I have the papers to back it up. The Oakland California diocese had a reputation for that. Thus is the reason I do not go to any church

  • @christophersalinas2722

    @christophersalinas2722

    2 ай бұрын

    you’re losing your soul because the seminary was full of mean guys?

  • @mikeglenn3333

    @mikeglenn3333

    2 ай бұрын

    @@christophersalinas2722 not the soul, the trust. Besides, it was a tad over 30 years ago

  • @christophersalinas2722

    @christophersalinas2722

    2 ай бұрын

    @@mikeglenn3333 Neglecting your obligation to go to Mass is losing your soul. You can’t put it any other way. Lord have mercy

  • @fotisvon9943
    @fotisvon99432 жыл бұрын

    check out the book by Kevin wells

  • @shinsekai7905
    @shinsekai79052 жыл бұрын

    but it cost money though.

  • @dale7986

    @dale7986

    2 жыл бұрын

    A lotttt

  • @lavorre_
    @lavorre_5 ай бұрын

    god making a priest oc is hard work

  • @Damian1975
    @Damian19753 жыл бұрын

    I’m married I have a child. Can I still become a priest.

  • @Ianjcarroll

    @Ianjcarroll

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, but not a Roman Catholic priest, and that's a good thing by the way, the RC church is an intuition full of Sin and disgrace for crimes so unbelievable its just shocking to even think about them. You can become a protestant rector or minister and still be married.

  • @slocole1005

    @slocole1005

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Ianjcarroll the Roman Catholic Church is the one true church though

  • @walterismydog7284

    @walterismydog7284

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Ianjcarroll You offer no help. This man is asking a real question seeking help. Please be respectful

  • @JamesTheJocund

    @JamesTheJocund

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are still able to be ordained a Deacon, but not a Priest.

  • @StephenHolland

    @StephenHolland

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes you can be ordained a RC priest even if married with children. It's only once you are a priest you can't do that. A friend of mine was a church of England minister with children who converted to the RC. He is now a RC priest. Though there is much wrong with the RC church, theologically that is.

  • @JohnKatongo-db8xt
    @JohnKatongo-db8xt2 ай бұрын

    Hi