“…at that moment, He planted the seed of my vocation.”
—
DuringMass,ÁngelDavidunderstoodGod’scallforhislife.
ThisisthestoryofaMexicanseminarianwhodiscoveredhisvocationtothepriesthoodafterhisparents’profoundconversionandhisfamily’sjourneyfromatheismtofaith.
FromPracticalAtheismtoEncounteringGod
Ángelgrewupinalargefamilythatconsidereditselfreligiousbutlivedwhathecalls“practicalatheism,”essentiallyignoringGod’spresenceineverydaylife.
Alongwithhisfoursiblingsandhisparents,heacknowledges,
“Wedidn’tseeGodinourdailylives,muchlessgotoMass.”
Everythingchangedwhenhisparentsdecidedtoreturntothefaith,receivethesacraments,andmarryintheChurch.Fromthatmomenton,thefamilybecameactivelyinvolvedinevangelization.
“SeeingmyparentsreturntotheirfaithwastheseedofthevocationGodplantedinme—andHecontinuestonurtureiteveryday,”ÁngeltoldtheCARFFoundation.
Hisfamily’srenewedChristianlifebecamethefertilegroundwherehisvocationfirstbegantotakeshape.
TheMomentHeDiscoveredHisCall
