{"id":184178,"date":"2023-05-30T11:42:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T09:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/?p=184178"},"modified":"2025-05-06T11:05:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:05:51","slug":"vocacion-sacerdotal-franklin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/vocacion-sacerdotal-franklin\/","title":{"rendered":"\"The priest must be a friend of Christ.\""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_156 et_section_regular\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    <div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_866\">\n    <div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2445  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_2446  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_919 post-excerpt  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_video et_pb_video_17\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"????\ufe0f????BIDASOA IS LIKE PENTECOST - Franklin, seminarian #Brazil ???????? #testimony of #priestlyvocation\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gt4BblNZNb8?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2447  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_867\">\n    <div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2448  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_2449  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_920  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Before meeting the Lord and discovering his priestly vocation, he thought that happiness came from having a ball at his feet, like so many young men in his country. His father, Vincent, was not very religious. His mother was more so and taught him the basics of the faith from an early age, although the Church did not appeal to him at all. But that Mass changed everything. <strong>He could hear God speaking to him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then, he began to take the Christian life seriously. He started going to Mass more often. He entered a Chrism course, received the sacrament of Confirmation and began to help in the parish as a catechist and preacher in a prayer group.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2450  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_868\">\n    <div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2451  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_2452  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_25 et_clickable  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n        <div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/donar\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone et-pb-icon\">\uf4b9<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n            <h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/donar\/\">Help form seminarians and diocesan priests from Brazil to serve the Church worldwide - donate now!<\/a><\/h4>\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_201\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/franklyn2.jpg\" alt=\"Conversi\u00f3n al cristianismo\" title=\"franklyn2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/franklyn2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/franklyn2-480x307.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-165168\" \/><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2453  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_869\">\n    <div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2454  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_2455  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_921  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>\"Jesus Christ was what made me happy.\"<\/h2>\n<p>Little by little he discovered that it was Jesus Christ who gave fullness to his life and made him truly happy. Until then he had never considered his priestly vocation, but his pastoral work in the parish made him realize that the people needed shepherds.<\/p>\n<p>\"I had a deep conversation with my parish priest and began my vocational journey. After two years of participating in vocational meetings, I discerned my priestly vocation and my path to happiness. To make Jesus Christ known and to make people friends of God is the mission I hope to carry out throughout my life\".<\/p>\n<h2>The Bidasoa International Seminar, a blessing<\/h2>\n<p>After studying philosophy at the Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro, his bishop sent him to finish his studies at the Bidasoa International Seminary and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unav.edu\/web\/instituto-core-curriculum\/docencia\/core-curriculum\/facultades-eclesiasticas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faculties of Ecclesiastical Studies of the University of Navarra<\/a>. There he had the opportunity to experience the richness of the Universal Church, living with seminarians from different countries. \"It is like living a new Pentecost.<\/p>\n<p>For Franklyn, Bidasoa is a blessing for his<a href=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/formacion-de-sacerdotes\/\"> priestly formation<\/a>. He received a very good formation that allowed him to grow in friendship with Christ and to mature in his priestly vocation.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2456  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_870\">\n    <div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2457  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_2458  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_26 et_clickable  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n        <div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/donar\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone et-pb-icon\">\uf4b9<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n            <h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/donar\/\">Help form seminarians and diocesan priests from Brazil to serve the Church worldwide - donate now!<\/a><\/h4>\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_202\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/franklyn3.jpg\" alt=\"Conversi\u00f3n al cristianismo\" title=\"franklyn3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/franklyn3.jpg 720w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/franklyn3-480x307.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-165169\" \/><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2459  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_871\">\n    <div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2460  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_2461  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_922  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Fostering priestly vocations among young people<\/h2>\n<p>As Pope Francis says, we are living through a \"change of epoch\". Many young people are distanced from God and the Church. \"If we want to foster priestly vocations,\" says Franklyn, \"it is imperative that the people pray that the Lord of the harvest will send out workers. Priests must witness to the beauty of the priestly vocation. A priest of the 21st century must be first and foremost a friend of Christ, who witnesses, with his life, to his love for the Church and for souls\".<\/p>\n<h2>Secularization and evangelization<\/h2>\n<p>In Brazil, secularization and the irruption of Protestantism threaten the life of the Catholic Church. \"Today more than ever, the Church has the obligation to announce the good news of Jesus Christ, to promote the encounter of young people with the Person of Jesus, so that they may discover in Him the sure path to happiness\". In the face of secularization, Franklyn proposes to live the faith as witnesses of the Risen One and, in the face of Protestantism, to present the truth of the faith.<\/p>\n<p>\"The most important apostolic needs of Rio de Janeiro are: the personal conversion of each Christian and, from there, to promote an evangelization that presents all the richness and truth that Jesus Christ entrusted to the Catholic Church\".<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_27 et_clickable  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n        <div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/donar\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone et-pb-icon\">\uf4b9<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n            <h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/donar\/\">Help form seminarians and diocesan priests from Brazil to serve the Church worldwide - donate now!<\/a><\/h4>\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2462  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_872\">\n    <div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2463  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_2464  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_923 elemento-firma  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><strong>Marta Sant\u00edn<\/strong>\nJournalist specializing in religious information.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column_2465  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child et_pb_column_empty\">\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n    \n    \n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Franklin Cavalcante is 31 years old and from Rio de Janeiro. Like many children in his country he dreamed of becoming a soccer player. After his First Communion he left the Church, but at a Mass when he turned 18 he discovered that God was speaking to him about his priestly vocation.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":184180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[120],"class_list":["post-184178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-historias","tag-sacerdote"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184178"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215527,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184178\/revisions\/215527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}