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

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"...at that moment, He planted the seed of my vocation."

During Mass, Ángel David understood God’s call for his life.

This is the story of a Mexican seminarian who discovered his vocation to the priesthood after his parents’ profound conversion and his family’s journey from atheism to faith.

From Practical Atheism to Encountering God​

Ángel grew up in a large family that considered itself religious but lived what he calls “practical atheism,” essentially ignoring God’s presence in everyday life.

Along with his four siblings and his parents, he acknowledges,

“We didn’t see God in our daily lives, much less go to Mass.”

Everything changed when his parents decided to return to the faith, receive the sacraments, and marry in the Church. From that moment on, the family became actively involved in evangelization.

“Seeing my parents return to their faith was the seed of the vocation God planted in me—and He continues to nurture it every day,” Ángel told the CARF Foundation.
His family’s renewed Christian life became the fertile ground where his vocation first began to take shape.

The Moment He Discovered His Calling​


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