Fr. J was born in Mexico and at a young age moved to the states. He come from a prolific couple, to say the
least. At the age of 9, he became an alter server which sparked his “curiosity” for the priesthood. Oblivious the nature of the priesthood, he began to tell himself that one day he would be a priest. Eventually, the parish priest became his role model. Consequently, he began to attend retreats asking the Lord for guidance in his discernment.
Soon after that, by the grace of God, he reached the conclusion that God was calling him to the priesthood.
However, like every healthy young adult, he wanted to create and live in my own continent and began to repress God’s will. He attended public schools most of his life, where he played different sports. He told God many times what he wanted to do with his life. Right after High School, he moved around the state trying different hats and running away from God, until it was evident that priesthood was my “thing.” The watershed in my life was the moment he approached God with a different question: I already told you
what “I wanted to do” with my life, but it’s not working. Now, what “do you want me to do” with my life? Be a priest! That was His answer. As the saying goes: “Be careful what you pray for.” Once he was accepted as a seminarian by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, he was sent to St. Joseph Seminary in Covington, Louisiana, where he studied philosophy. After graduating from St. Joseph’s, he moved back to St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston to finish his theological studies. By the grace of God, he was ordained a priest by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo on June 3rd of 2023. Currently, he is the Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manvel, Texas.