| As a Priest of the Roman Catholic Church, I joyfully made – and spiritually renew daily – the Profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity: |
I, Jeffrey Francis Kirby, with firm faith believe and profess everything that is contained in the Symbol of Faith; namely,
I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten not made, one in
Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven: by the power of
the Holy Spirit he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered
death and was buried. On the third day, he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right
hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy
Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son, he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness
of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
With firm faith, I also believe everything that is contained in the Word of God, whether written or handed down in Tradition, which the
Church, either by a solemn judgment or by the ordinary and universal Magisterium, sets forth to be believed as divinely revealed.
I also firmly accept and hold each and everything definitively proposed by the Church regarding teaching on faith and morals.
Moreover, I adhere with religious submission of will and intellect to the teachings which either the Roman Pontiff or the College of Bishops
enunciate when they exercise their authentic Magisterium, even if they do not intend to proclaim these teachings by a definitive act.
I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten not made, one in
Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven: by the power of
the Holy Spirit he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered
death and was buried. On the third day, he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right
hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy
Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son, he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness
of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
With firm faith, I also believe everything that is contained in the Word of God, whether written or handed down in Tradition, which the
Church, either by a solemn judgment or by the ordinary and universal Magisterium, sets forth to be believed as divinely revealed.
I also firmly accept and hold each and everything definitively proposed by the Church regarding teaching on faith and morals.
Moreover, I adhere with religious submission of will and intellect to the teachings which either the Roman Pontiff or the College of Bishops
enunciate when they exercise their authentic Magisterium, even if they do not intend to proclaim these teachings by a definitive act.
| Profession of Faith |
I, Jeffrey Francis Kirby, in assuming the Office of Priest, promise that in my words and in my actions, I shall always preserve communion
with the Catholic Church.
With great care and fidelity, I shall carry out the duties incumbent on me toward the Church, both universal and particular, in which,
according to the provisions of the law, I have been called to exercise my service.
In fulfilling the charge entrusted to me in the name of the Church, I shall hold fast to the deposit of faith in its entirety; I shall faithfully hand
it on and explain it, and I shall avoid any teachings contrary to it.
I shall follow and foster the common discipline of the entire Church, and I shall maintain the observance of all ecclesiastical laws, especially
those contained in the Code of Canon Law.
With Christian obedience, I shall follow what the Bishops, as authentic doctors and teachers of the faith, declare, or what they, as those who
govern the Church, establish.
I shall also faithfully assist the diocesan Bishops, so that the apostolic activity, exercised in the name and by mandate of the Church, may be
carried out in communion with the Church.
So help me God, and God’s holy Gospels, on which I place my hand.
with the Catholic Church.
With great care and fidelity, I shall carry out the duties incumbent on me toward the Church, both universal and particular, in which,
according to the provisions of the law, I have been called to exercise my service.
In fulfilling the charge entrusted to me in the name of the Church, I shall hold fast to the deposit of faith in its entirety; I shall faithfully hand
it on and explain it, and I shall avoid any teachings contrary to it.
I shall follow and foster the common discipline of the entire Church, and I shall maintain the observance of all ecclesiastical laws, especially
those contained in the Code of Canon Law.
With Christian obedience, I shall follow what the Bishops, as authentic doctors and teachers of the faith, declare, or what they, as those who
govern the Church, establish.
I shall also faithfully assist the diocesan Bishops, so that the apostolic activity, exercised in the name and by mandate of the Church, may be
carried out in communion with the Church.
So help me God, and God’s holy Gospels, on which I place my hand.
| Oath of Fidelity |
| “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 |