Jacob Hugo
| Birthday | November 11 |
| Ordination Year | 2024 |
| Home Town | Essexville, MI |
| Home Parish | Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Bay City, MI |
| Undergraduate | University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN (Philosophy and Catholic Studies) |
| Hobbies | Hunting, Fishing, Kayaking, Camping, Shooting, Classical Guitar, Calligraphy, Pyrography, Carpentry. |
| Favorite Saint | St. Francis of Assisi |
| Favorite Devotion | Meditations on/Litanies of the Sacred Heart |
| Vocation Story | The first sparks of my vocation story were enkindled after receiving first Holy Communion and I was allowed to begin serving the Mass. As I grew up doing this, I encountered wonderful priests and beautiful liturgies that furthered my desire to be a priest. I played Mass as a young kid, often roping in somewhat disinterested siblings and cousins to be altar servers and deacons. (God bless them for their patience). As I grew up, the desire for priesthood became less of a game and more of a serious life decision; a decision I would weigh carefully as high school drew to a close. Still feeling the urge to pursue the peace and joy I’d felt at the call to priesthood, I made the plunge to enter college seminary. I spent four years at St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. There I encountered the Lord in brand-new ways. I came face-to-face with my weaknesses and faults and found a loving Father who has never stopped loving me. I think that when we encounter love we want to return it in a similar way. In seminary I found the love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that burns for the Father and for all His children. As I continue on, I hope and pray that I may be more closely united to that Sacred Heart and lead people to God, and God to people. |
| Priest Aspirations | Getting to know and walk with the people of God, to turn souls to God in Reconciliation and Spiritual Direction |
| What has been your favorite/most memorable story of your time at Mundelein thus far? | Despite its size and diversity, Mundelein feels like a tight-knit group of people. There is a “family-environment” that is only produced when a group of people have a central goal. That goal is to lead others to Christ! |
| How can Mundelein's donors and community pray for you? | Pray that I may be molded into an effective instrument of the Lord. That I may be open to and retain the education I am receiving, and that I may be always docile to the prompts of the Holy Spirit. |
