Hometown: Houston, Texas
Home Parish: Christ the Good Shepherd
Brandon Riojas
My call to the priesthood started in my junior year of high school. I was invited to the St. Andrew Dinner at Saint Mary’s Seminary in Houston in which they talked about the vocation to priesthood. This was something very foreign to me as I had just gotten into my faith the year before. This was the spark of my discernment and growth in deeper knowledge of the priesthood. Since then, I started to receive signs through dreams, people, retreats and experiences that somehow connected to the priesthood. Then by the grace of God, I applied to seminary in my senior year.
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse
“If God sends you many sufferings, it is a sign that He has great plans for you and certainly wants to make you a saint.” – Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Fun Fact
I love to do card tricks and make people think.