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How a Profound Moment at Mass Helped an Atheist Discover His Call to the Priesthood

“…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