Examination of the Candidate for the Order of Presbyterate

Bishop: My sons, before you proceed to the order of the presbyterate, declare before the people your intention to undertake the office.
Are you resolved, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to discharge without fail the office of the priesthood in the presbyteral order as a conscientious fellow worker with the bishops in caring for the Lord's flock?
Candidates: I am
Bishop: Are you resolved to celebrate the mysteries of Christ faithfully and religiously as the Church has handed them down to us for the glory of God and the sanctification of God's people?
Candidates: I am
Bishop: Are you resolved to exercise the ministry of the word worthily and wisely, preaching the Gospel and explaining the Catholic faith?
Candidates: I am
Bishop: Are you resolved to consecrate your life to God for the salvation of his people, and to unite yourself more closely to every day to Christ the High Priest, who offered himself for us to the Father as a perfect sacrifice?
Candidates: I am, with the help of God
Bishop: Do you promise respect and obedience to me and my successors?
Candidates: I do
Bishop: May God who has begun the good work in you bring it to fulfillment.