""Until Christ be formed in you' (Gal 4:19)... this precisely is the goal of priestly formation. The founder of the exemplary Legionaries of Christ, Fr. Marcial Maciel, drawing from his vast experience as an excellent formator of priests, has given the Church an invaluable 'handbook for all who are involved in priestly formation. Keenly aware of the essential identity and mission of the Catholic priest, and equally attuned to the needs of the modern seminarian, Father Maciel has mapped out a total plan of priestly formation complete with thorough, insightful explanations on every aspect of this great work of the Church." - Anthony J. Cardinal Bevilacqua, DD, MA, JCD, JD, Cardinal Archbishop of Philadelphia

"I hope that this work which is the fruit of so many years of pedagogical experience will be a valid help to those who are involved in the formation of candidates to the priesthood." - Pio Cardinal Laghi, STD, JCD, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (For Seminaries and Educational Institutions)