I was born on September 16, 1996, in M\u00e9rida, Venezuela, and grew up in a small Andean town called Canagu\u00e1, in a close-knit family that instilled in me strong human and Christian values. From childhood, I had a natural inclination to serve others, and the Lord provided for me to shape this inclination. Around the age of nine, I began serving as an altar boy in my parish, an experience that allowed me to become intimately familiar with the priestly life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2009, priests from the Legionaries of Christ visited my high school to present the minor seminary\u2014or vocational center\u2014and speak about the mission of \u201csaving souls.\u201d Those words left a deep impression on me. I participated in a vocational retreat and, with the generous support of my parents, began this journey of seeking God\u2019s will for my life. In 2013, I took another step by beginning the novitiate, a stage that helped me mature in my spiritual life and in my vocational discernment. In 2015, I had the grace of making my first religious vows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My formation continued with studies in the humanities in Mexico and in philosophy and theology in Rome, as well as years of apostolic mission in Venezuela. On August 25, 2024, I professed my perpetual vows, definitively surrendering my life to the Lord, and on September 20, 2025, I received diaconal ordination, a grace that reminds me that vocation is a gift received to serve others and that we do not reach our goal alone. Along this path, I have also experienced moments of trial, such as the death of my father, a painful experience that the Lord transformed into a profound inner grace. Today I recognize my vocation as a response of love to God, which is expressed in the words of Saint Peter: \u201cLord, you know everything; you know that I love you\u201d (cf. Jn 21:17), and in the desire to continue responding each day to his call like Samuel: \u201cSpeak, Lord, for your servant is listening\u201d (cf. 1 Sam 3:10).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I was born on September 16, 1996, in M\u00e9rida, Venezuela, and grew up in a small Andean town called Canagu\u00e1, in a close-knit family that instilled in me strong human and Christian values. From childhood, I had a natural inclination to serve others, and the Lord provided for me to shape this inclination. Around the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22190,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[839],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-testimonies-2026"],"yoast_head":"\n