"New to us" Priest

At church yesterday, the "new to us" priest talked about how he came to be a priest and how he came to Richmond. He said that growing up his parents instilled a strong sense of the importance of prayer and obedience to God. Each morning before breakfast and each evening before bed, his whole family was on their knees reciting the 16 traditional prayers. They were excited to go to church each Sunday even though they had a 4 mile trek which they sometimes made on bike and sometimes on foot. He said that he knew at an early age that he wanted to become a priest - primer 5. He has been at the seminary for 21 years. Recently he was told that Richmond needed a priest and so he has come to us! Aren't we blessed!