Formation Stage: Propaedeutic
Diocese: Austin
Hometown: El Paso, TX
Home Parish: University Catholic Center, Austin
Javier Rodolfo “Javy” Perez
I received a Catholic education from kindergarten to high school, but it was not until my freshman year of college that I first encountered Jesus Christ. I knew my life had to change. Soon after, my spiritual life began to deepen through prayer, and learning from the positive example of various male role models I had met during college, I began to consider whether the Lord might be calling me to the priesthood. Through lots of prayer, patience, and perseverance, the Lord gently extended to me the invitation to follow after Him and apply to seminary.
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse
“Do not conform yourselves to the thinking of this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.” – Romans 12:2
Fun Fact
I visited the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris the summer before it burned down.