Rev. Maunel Flores and his mother reflect on the story of his Vocation leading up to his Ordination to the Priesthood for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
"God's grace is sufficient for me"
"I always knew that Christ was there and I wanted to be with Him"
"God's going to guide you to His path for your life"
"I knew for the first time that I was loved just as I am and not as I should be"
"Don't just pray at mass but, pray the mass"
"Don't be afraid to let Him work in your life. Give Him a shot"
"Who do you trust more with your life? Yourself? or God?"
"Lord, show me my Vocation"
"I had a theology teacher who was really alive with the faith"
"I swore to myself no matter what I did in the future I would be saving lives"
"Coming to St. Charles is one of the best decisions I ever could have made for myself"
"I am really happy to experience the love of God in my life"
"I always knew I wanted to do something great"
"I know Him and He's calling me"
"For the first time in my life I began to pray and ask God how he was calling me to be a saint"
"All of a sudden Jesus became important to me"
"Be who you are and be that well"
"Trying to do God's will has led me on this amazing adventure"
"The Holy Spirit will guide and instruct the heart."
"He has a plan, a purpose, a promise, and a presence for each one of us"
"Fight for that goal that makes you happy and why God created you in this life"
"Ask God to give you the gift of courage"
"This attempt to be holy has been my driving force"
"There's been ups and downs, but God really provides for me"
"No matter how great the sin is God's grace is greater"
"Just give God one day, one moment at a time"
"Seek God in Eucharistic Adoration"
"Through the Holy Spirit we will encounter what God is calling us to do"
"Find the joy God has placed in your heart"
"I started to look to God and to the Church and to the sacraments"
"I was able to say confidently to Jesus: yes I will be your priest"
"Trust in the goodness of God"
"God, can You satisfy me?"
"A Saint is a sinner who keeps trying"
"What you set your eyes upon is where your heart will be"
"The only way to truly be happy in life is to do the will of God"
"If you feel that there's something missing in your life bring it to prayer"
"Man, I need to start seriously thinking about this"
"Give time to the Lord, sit with those feelings, and serve Him"
"Go to adoration, sit there in silence, and let the Lord speak to you"
"Don't be scared to take a step"
"Unless you make a judgment about what your life is being called to be you'll find yourself being blown around like a leaf in the wind"
"Soften your heart and He will lead you wherever you need to go"
"Do not be afraid and answer God's call"
"What the Lord wanted me to do in life was to be a priest for Him"
"Do everything in your power to get to know His heart and He'll tell you what He wants you to do"
"Go with what your heart has to say and trust God with it"
"I was accepted back into the Church with open arms"
"Become close to the Blessed Mother through the rosary"
"God will be there and He opens that door up"
"In prayer, I was being open and honest to the Lord"
"First, seek the heart of Christ so that Christ can form you and allow you to know His will in your life"
"Always surrender to God's will because that is where you'll find the most joy in your life"
"There's more joy doing God's will than there is doing my own"
"The Lord loves me the way I am no matter what"
"Do not be afraid to pursue this calling"
"He will open all doors necessary for you to be where you need to be"
"The only thing I can do is give my life to Him"
"The Lord will guide you. He will strengthen you in your ways"
"I had this desire to be open to God's will"
"Whatever decision I made, if I made it with prayer, I couldn't be making a bad decision"
"It is always best to offer to Jesus the opportunity for Him to call you to the Priesthood"
"Reach out to others, specifically your Pastor"
"He said: Zachary, come follow me."
"...and when he talked about the priesthood, I just felt a tug in my heart"
"Along the way, I could tell it was right because of that sense of peace I had"
"It is up to us to bring up the cross and lead the Church in the right direction"
"I found that God loved me as I was"
