{"id":215528,"date":"2025-05-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/?p=215528"},"modified":"2025-05-07T12:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:08:51","slug":"formacion-sacerdotal-seminarista-vocacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/formacion-sacerdotal-seminarista-vocacion\/","title":{"rendered":"Priestly formation for a seminarian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Franklin received his priestly formation in our country, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/seminariobidasoa.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/seminariobidasoa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bidasoa international seminar<\/a>thanks to the help that the benefactors of the CARF Foundation provide with such generosity. He is in Pamplona studying theology and is very clear about his vocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"????\ufe0f????BIDASOA IS LIKE PENTECOST - Franklin, seminarian #Brazil ???????? #testimony of #priestlyvocation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gt4BblNZNb8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"para-ser-buen-sacerdote-se-necesita-una-buena-formacion-sacerdotal\">Good priestly formation is necessary to be a good priest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<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.&nbsp;<strong>He could hear God speaking to him.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\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>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Jeususus became the pillar of her Christian existence, where her desire to receive a solid and deep formation was consolidated as an essential element of her life, motivating her search for a continuous and meaningful formation. This journey was fundamental for his personal and spiritual development, becoming a transforming process that defined his faith journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This whole process fueled his desire to make Jesus Christ known to others, while nurturing his priestly vocation without being very conscious of it. He recognizes that being well formed is essential for spiritual growth and maturity in faith, as well as an invaluable resource for the integral formation of new generations. His experience shows that study and formation not only transforms lives, but also strengthens the community as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\">\n<figure ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/franklyn2.webp\" alt=\"Sacerdote Franklin Cavalcante con su familia\" class=\"wp-image-215530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/franklyn2.webp 720w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/franklyn2-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/franklyn2-150x96.webp 150w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/franklyn2-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"descubriendo-la-vocacion-cristo-es-lo-que-me-hace-feliz\">Discovering vocation: \"Christ is what makes me happy\".<\/h2>\n\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"el-seminario-internacional-bidasoa-una-bendicion\">The Bidasoa international seminar, a blessing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After studying philosophy at the Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro, his bishop sent him to complete his studies at the Bidasoa International Seminary and in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unav.edu\/web\/instituto-core-curriculum\/docencia\/core-curriculum\/facultades-eclesiasticas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/es\/pentecostes-llegada-de-un-amigo\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/es\/pentecostes-llegada-de-un-amigo\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pentecost<\/a>\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Franklyn, Bidasoa is a blessing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/es\/formacion-de-sacerdotes\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/es\/formacion-de-sacerdotes\/\">theological formation of the priest<\/a>. He received a very good formation that allowed him to grow in friendship with Christ and to mature in his vocation.<a href=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/donar\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\">\n<figure ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/franklyn-ingreso-seminario-internacional-bidasoa.webp\" alt=\"Formaci\u00f3n sacerdotal\" class=\"wp-image-215579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/franklyn-ingreso-seminario-internacional-bidasoa.webp 720w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/franklyn-ingreso-seminario-internacional-bidasoa-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/franklyn-ingreso-seminario-internacional-bidasoa-150x96.webp 150w, https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/franklyn-ingreso-seminario-internacional-bidasoa-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ser-sacerdote-y-fomentar-la-vocacion-entre-los-jovenes\">Being a priest and fostering vocations among young people<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As Pope Francis said, we are living a \"change of epoch\". Many young people are far from God and the Church. \"If we want to foster priestly vocations,\" says Franklyn, it is essential that the people pray that the Lord of the harvest will send out workers. Priests have to witness to the beauty of the priestly vocation. <strong>A priest of the 21st century must be above all a friend of Christ.<\/strong>who witnesses with his life to his love for the Church and for souls\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"secularizacion-y-evangelizacion\">Secularization and evangelization<\/h3>\n\n\n\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. <strong>present the truth of the faith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\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>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-align-center\"><strong>Marta Sant\u00edn<\/strong>Journalist specializing in religious information.<\/p>","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":719,"featured_media":183844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[162],"class_list":["post-215528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-historias","tag-recorrido-pastoral"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215528","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\/719"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215528"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215640,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215528\/revisions\/215640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fundacioncarf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}