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\"<\/span>I am 44 years old and a priest of the Diocese of Virac in the Philippines. I was trained at the Bidasoa International Ecclesiastical College and in 2006 I was ordained a priest. I have returned to the University of Navarra at the request of my bishop, to study for a Licentiate in Canon Law.<\/p>\n

My vocation was not very well received by my father, although, with the help of my mother, I was able to show him my path. The Lord captivated me with the attractiveness of the priestly life. I was twelve years old when I entered the seminary. There I found happiness: I was where I was supposed to be and doing what I was supposed to do. I had occasions to decline, but I did not.<\/p>\n

Although I admit that going back to school has been difficult, loving what I do has helped me a lot to get back into the rhythm. I assure you that coming back to this land has been like coming back to my second home: the city has changed a lot, but deep down it is still my old Pamplona.<\/p>\n

The 14 years I spent as a priest in the Philippines were spent organizing some villages into a parish. I consider those years as the best moments of my life. It was starting from scratch, with nothing but the desire to do my best. I was in the midst of a majority of poor fishermen and farmers, and I learned a lot from the simple and strong faith of the people. I remember, in the first weeks of my stay there, sleeping on the ground and collecting water for home. I would wake up in the morning to a fresh fish left by the fishermen at the door. They say that the biggest fish is always for the priest. And it is true, the poor evangelized me a lot! I learned from their great faith, simplicity, joy and, above all, their generosity.<\/p>\n

\"We Filipinos have inherited many things from the popular religiosity of the Spaniards. Navarra is a missionary land. I am learning a lot and now I understand many things when I go into the villages: their customs, the patron saint festivities, the processions...\", he explains.<\/p>\n

Regarding my pastoral work, I am very happy. For me it is not something strange. We priests are not ordained for ourselves, but to help people and be with them. There are villages that have only 5 or 6 people at mass, and one might think that they are not doing anything. However, we must sow with joy, just as we were the fruit of the seed sown by our ancestors. That is how we have been growing.<\/p>\n

I am very grateful for the help I have received from benefactors to be able to continue my studies, without which it would not have been possible. There are many people who help us and, although they do not see it, they are doing many good things for the Church. The support we receive from them is part of God's surprises, and the joys we experience are also His. Thank you for your continued prayers and for your generosity. I commend you to our Mother, the Virgin Mary, and I keep you present at every Holy Mass.\".<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00abTengo 44 a\u00f1os y soy sacerdote de la di\u00f3cesis de Virac, en Filipinas. Me form\u00e9 en el Colegio Eclesi\u00e1stico Internacional Bidasoa y en el a\u00f1o 2006 me orden\u00e9 sacerdote. He vuelto a la Universidad de Navarra por indicaci\u00f3n de mi obispo, para cursar la Licenciatura en Derecho Can\u00f3nico. Mi vocaci\u00f3n no fue muy bien acogida […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[120],"pcatd":[],"cantidad":[],"continente":[],"estadobeca":[3],"class_list":["post-181631","candidatos","type-candidatos","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-sacerdote","estadobeca-en-curso"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidatos\/181631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidatos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/candidatos"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidatos\/181631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":222908,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidatos\/181631\/revisions\/222908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181631"},{"taxonomy":"pcatd","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pcatd?post=181631"},{"taxonomy":"cantidad","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cantidad?post=181631"},{"taxonomy":"continente","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continente?post=181631"},{"taxonomy":"estadobeca","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/estadobeca?post=181631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}