Requirements

What are the Reguirements for Applicants?

Interested young men who would like to become a priest or brother in the Order of the Holy Cross should fulfill the following requirements:

  • be 18 to 35 years old. As a rule, we do not accept candidates who are over 35 years old.
  • Membership in the Catholic Church; reception of the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation.
  • Sufficient physical and psychical health as well as a maturity that corresponds to the age.
  • Candidates for the priesthood should have completed high school or its equivalent. The vocation to the consecrated Brotherhood requires some form of professional training.
  • A convinced and active Christian life, with a lively love of GOD and neighbor.
  • Love for Eucharistic adoration, for interiority and silence.
  • Love for Mary and the holy Angels, as well as a genuine belief in the reality of the supernatural.
  • Fidelity to the Holy Father, the will to integrate oneself into the holy Church and the community.
  • A sense for the necessity of virtue, as well as for sacrifice and penance.
  • A sincere will to embrace our way of life with its requirements.
Catholic Priesthood - Order of the Holy Cross

Debts shouldn’t be a hindrance for you to join religious life. Let us know if you have debts and we may be able to help you find a way to resolve this issue.

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orc.usa@cruzios.org

(330) 313-1331

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