Formation Stage: Propaedeutic
Archdiocese: Galveston-Houston
Hometown: Cypress, TX
Home Parish: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Houston
Mateo Fidel Hernandez
My story begins when I was a 7-year-old boy. After my first Communion I started to altar serve and do “pretend” Eucharistic exposition at home. After hearing an inspiring seminarian testimony about the Rosary at a Life Teen retreat I attended as a senior in high school, I started praying the Rosary every day and made my faith my own. In college I started to feel a tug towards priesthood, and slowly God’s will for me was made clear. God’s Grace and help of the Blessed Virgin Mary helped me to respond to this call.
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse
“The world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for Greatness!” – Pope Benedict XVI
Fun Fact
I can play any percussion instrument.