{"id":178710,"date":"2025-11-21T09:26:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dioceseofocstg.wpengine.com\/?post_type=ocvocations&#038;p=178710"},"modified":"2025-11-21T09:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:51:20","slug":"kevin-rodriguez","status":"publish","type":"ocvocations","link":"https:\/\/dioceseofocstg.wpengine.com\/es\/ocvocations\/kevin-rodriguez\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Rodriguez"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"178710\" class=\"elementor elementor-178710\" data-elementor-post-type=\"ocvocations\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afb890 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2afb890\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8d615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f8d615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Formation Stage<\/h3><p>Discipleship Stage IV<\/p><h3>Home Parish<\/h3><p>St. Mary\u2019s, Fullerton<\/p><h3>Seminary<\/h3><p>St. John\u2019s Seminary<\/p><h3>Favorite Saint(s)<\/h3><p>Saint Therese of Liseux<\/p><h3>Favorite Marian Apparition(s)<\/h3><p>Rosary<\/p><h3>Favorite Book or Movie<\/h3><p>Story of A Soul<\/p><h3>Favorite Hobby<\/h3><p>Sports: tennis, soccer, etc.<\/p><h3>Background<\/h3><p><strong>What are some of the factors that led to your decision to enter the seminary and discern the question of a vocation to the priesthood?<\/strong><\/p><p>Having been told by people and something deep down in my heart was saying that I could see myself happy in this life. 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