Archdiocese of Philadelphia Seminarians 24-25

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Transitional Deacons

Deacon Robert Bollinger

"It was by giving over everything that I could trust in God's perfect plan."

Deacon Chike Egbufoama

"Love God like you have never loved anything before."

Deacon Peter Nguyen

"Ask God to give you the gift of courage"

Deacon Edward Town

"Trust in God's goodness."

Deacon Richard Withers

"The Holy Spirit will guide and instruct the heart."

Seminarians in Theology

Jude Opara

"Fight for that goal that makes you happy and why God created you in this life"

Przemyslaw Rozestwinski

"No matter how great the sin is God's grace is greater"

Charles Cappelli

"Trying to do God's will has led me on this amazing adventure"

Thomas Cipolla

"Be who you are and be that well"

Declan Cole

"All of a sudden Jesus became important to me"

Alexander Cross

"For the first time in my life I began to pray and ask God how he was calling me to be a saint"

Dominic Mirenda

"I know Him and He's calling me"

Griffen Schlaepfer

"I always knew I wanted to do something great"

Paul Boyer

"Coming to St. Charles is one of the best decisions I ever could have made for myself"

Mark Gomba

"I swore to myself no matter what I did in the future I would be saving lives"

Robert Hutz

"I had a theology teacher who was really alive with the faith"

Daniel Monastra

"Lord, show me my Vocation"

Brandon Schmidt

"Don't be afraid to let Him work in your life. Give Him a shot"

Michael Topley

"Don't just pray at mass but, pray the mass"

Camilo Abedrop-Escobosa

"God will speak to you where you are."

Kenn Bui

"I wanted the Lord to use me as His instrument."

Bernard Faia

"Silent adoration will get you to the vocation God is calling you for."

Michael Fairorth

"Stay close to our Blessed Lady and ask for Her intercession."

John McCabe

"Make a gift of yourself in whatever way He wants you to."

Matthew Pace

"Don't be complacent with where you are."

Andrew Pinto

"Being 100% open and accepting that courageously."

Seminarians in Pre-Theology

Joseph Coffey

"Give time to the Lord, sit with those feelings, and serve Him"

Joshua Parmet

"Go to adoration, sit there in silence, and let the Lord speak to you"

Brian Pinder

"Don't be scared to take a step"

Jeremy Puntel

"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"

Brandon Yurcisin

"Soften your heart and He will lead you wherever you need to go"

Christopher Dern

"Just give God one day, one moment at a time"

Mike Igo

"Find the joy God has placed in your heart"

Joshua Pisano

"Trust in the goodness of God"

Dominic Sceski

"God, can You satisfy me?"

Adam Wheeler

"What you set your eyes upon is where your heart will be"

Benjamin Braun

"Receive the sacraments as often as you can."

Matthew Carney

"Pray to God for the desire to do what He wants for your life."

Alexander Cunningham

"You are welcome here, you belong, and I can save you."

Edmond Johnson

"No matter how lost you are, He will find you, and He will bring you into His home."

Seminarians in College

Luke Baran

"Reach out to others, specifically your Pastor"

Ted Zielinski

"Whatever decision I made, if I made it with prayer, I couldn't be making a bad decision"

Dylan Emerson

"Seek God in Eucharistic Adoration"

Jose Munoz

"I had this desire to be open to God's will"

Nicholas Schell

"Do everything in your power to get to know His heart and He'll tell you what He wants you to do"

Joshua Brooks

"First, seek the heart of Christ so that Christ can form you and allow you to know His will in your life"

Elmer Garcia

"The only thing I can do is give my life to Him"

Jacob Lehenky

"God will be there and He opens that door up"

Nelson Perez-Lopez

"Go with what your heart has to say and trust God with it"

Sean Barker

"Always surrender to God's will because that is where you'll find the most joy in your life"

Adrian Cortez-Villegas

"Have courage, have faith to jump into the unknown."

Thomas Crisafulli

"This wasn't what I was thinking, but God was wanting this for me."

Piotr Dominguez

"Put you life in God's hands."

Chaz Irwin

"I started to look to God and to the Church and to the sacraments"

JD McEwing

"Become close to the Blessed Mother through the rosary"

John Millevoi

"I was accepted back into the Church with open arms"

Jorge Rodriguez

"He will open all doors necessary for you to be where you need to be"

Jacob Vasquez

"Do not be afraid to pursue this calling"

Cesar Villeda

"The Lord loves me the way I am no matter what"

Brendan Tufo

"What the Lord wanted me to do in life was to be a priest for Him"

James Callaghan

"Whatever God wants you to do, He'll lead you there."

Sean Kudes

"The Lord only gives us the information that we need."

Ty Romance

"You may have worries, stresses, or anxieties, but Christ will triumph them."

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