
Joseph Nguyen
Birthday | June 28 |
Ordination Year | 2022 |
Home Town | Santa Clara, California |
Home Parish | St. Lawrence the Martyr, Santa Clara, CA |
Undergraduate | Franciscan University of Steubenville (Philosophy and Sacred Music) |
Languages | English and Vietnamese |
Hobbies | Going on nature walks, sports, Studio Ghibli movies, listening to and playing music |
Favorite Saint | St. Joseph and St. Michael |
Favorite Devotion | I have a devotion to Francis Xavier Cardinal Nguyen van Thuan |
Vocation Story | God spoke to me first through a brochure in 2nd grade. Through middle school and high school I grew in my desire of the priesthood and the Church through altar serving, community service, and the priests in my life- the diocesan priests at my parish and the Jesuits at my high school. I joined the Priestly Discernment Program at Franciscan University and discerned a call to diocesan priesthood. I joined the Diocese of San Jose in May 2018 and am now studying here at Mundelein. |