Joyful, humble, and filled with gratitude, that’s how you’d describe Father Vince Mary OFM known as Father Vinny, a newly ordained Capuchin priest ordained on June 15, 2024.
A Seed Planted in Texas
Growing up in the Texas Panhandle, faith was part of Father Vinny’s life but not the center, until his father’s profound conversion following a near-death motorcycle accident.
Inklings and an Invitation
A mission trip to Honduras proved pivotal. “I heard this interior voice saying, ‘I want you to serve me with your hands and your heart as a priest.‘”
An Encounter with Padre Pio
One night, an interior voice urged him to drive to a chapel two hours away, where he discovered a large relic of St. Padre Pio. Soon after, he met a Capuchin friar and entered the Capuchins’ candidacy program in Denver in 2014.
The Joy of Priesthood
”The moment the priests laid their hands on me, I could feel the Holy Spirit filling me.”
Advice for Those Discerning Their Vocation
”Be not afraid. Don’t dismiss the idea that God could be calling you to something greater.”
