Resources for Discerners

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Frequently Asked Questions

-How do I discern between the Diocesan Priesthood, or being a Religious Priest? -What is your favorite memory as a priest? -How would you recommend praying with scripture? -What do you recommend if prayer is difficult? -Can going to the seminary be a mistake? -Why do priests wear black? -Why pray the Rosary? -Do priests have fun? -Does the desire to be married and be a father mean I am not called to be a priest?

-How should a discerner pray? -What is it like to minister to someone who is dying? -Why do you love being a priest? -What is the hardest thing about being a Priest? -When do you know it is the right time to enter the seminary? -How do you know God is speaking to you and not your own voice? -Why should I pray a Holy Hour? -When should I talk to a Vocation Director? -Should being afraid of public speaking keep me from entering the seminary?

Newly Ordained Men

Meet the men who have been recently ordained as Diocesan Priests!
Click on their photo to hear their unique vocation stories.

Reverend Kenneth Cavara

Home Parish: St. Agnes, West Chester

First Assignment: St. Monica, South Philadelphia

Reverend Martin Okwudiba

Home Parish: St. Pius X, Broomall

First Assignment: Pontifical North American College, Rome

Reverend Mark Tobin

Home Parish: Assumption BVM, West Grove

First Assignment: Mary, Mother of the Redeemer, North Wales

Ordained Priest 2020

Reverend Wilmer Chirino

Home Parish: St. Louis, Yeadon

First Assignment: St. Thomas Aquinas, Philadelphia

Reverend Cesar Izaguirre

Home Parish: St. Barnabas, Philadelphia

First Assignment: Our Lady of Grace, Penndel

Reverend Louis Monica

Home Parish: Saint Timothy, Philadelphia

First Assignment: SS Peter and Paul, West Chester

Reverend Kevin Okafor

Home Parish: St. Martin of Tours, Philadelphia

First Assignment: St. Elizabeth, Upper Uwchlan

Reverend August Taglianetti

Home Parish: St. Philip Neri, Lafayette Hill

First Assignment: St. Pius X, Broomall

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