The Ordination Film

In Catholic families, a son's ordination to the priesthood or a daughter's religious profession is considered the highest honor a family can receive. It is the culmination of years of discernment, seminary formation, and prayer — not just by the ordinand, but by the entire family that supported their vocation.

The Ordination Film captures this sacred journey through your family's archive. From childhood photographs to seminary milestones, from family gatherings to the ordination Mass itself, every chapter of the story is digitized and woven into a cinematic narrative that honors both the individual's calling and the family that nurtured it.

For parishes in West-Central Ohio, an ordination is a community event — a source of pride and inspiration for the entire congregation. The Ordination Film serves as both a family heirloom and a parish treasure, documenting a vocation that emerged from and will serve the local community.

At the Chronicle tier, we incorporate directed interviews with the ordinand and their family, capturing reflections on the journey of discernment. At the Legacy tier, our crew attends the ordination Mass, filming the ceremony with the reverence and technical quality it deserves.

This is the film that will be shown at the first Mass, shared with seminary classmates, and treasured by the family for generations. It is a permanent record of a calling answered — preserved with the same devotion that inspired it.