To explain these ministeries, we offer you from The Roman Pontifical , the slight editions, the ordaining bishop's homily to and the Prayer of Consecration over the ordinand. This person, your relatives and friend, is now to be raised to the order of priests. Consider carefully the position to which he is to be promoted in the Church. It is true that God has made his entire people a royal priesthood in Christ. But our High Priest, Jesus Christ, also chose some of his followers to carry out publicly in the Church a priestly ministry in his name on behalf of humankind.
Priests are co-workers of the order of Bishops.
They are joined to the bishops in the priestly office and are called to serve God's people. Our brother has seriously considered this step and is now to be ordained to the priesthood in the presbyteral order. He is to serve Christ the Teacher, Priest, and Shepherd in his ministry which is to make his own body, the Church, grow into the people of God, a holy temple. He is called to share in the priesthood of the bishops and to be molded into the likeness of Christ, the supreme and eternal Priest. By consecration he will be made a true priest of the New Testament, to preach the Gospel, sustain God's people, and celebrate the liturgy, above all, the Lord's sacrifice.