Neiser De Jesus Cardenas Barros
Saint Catharine, Holmdel
What seminary do you attend and what year did you enter the seminary?
Saint Mary’s Seminary and University, second year Theology.
What drew you to the United States to prepare for the priesthood?
The desire to serve and to help a needed Church.
Some of my interests are:
To help and being useful in God’s people.
The first time I thought about a priestly vocation was:
When I was in my last year of high school.
How do you pray, what is your prayer life like?
I pray the liturgy of the hours, I like to talk God, it is a simple way to communicate with the Lord.
What excites me about being a priest?
Really anything excites me about being a priest, it is a big responsibility and I always ask God for courage and perseverance.
What do you enjoy about seminary life?
I enjoy this kind of life basically because gives me the possibility to grow spiritually, socially, pastorally, and, humanly.
If someone is considering a vocation to the priesthood I would tell them…
That is a great opportunity to discern our vocation to the service, in order to join with God and serve his people.
