SEMINARIAN

Herley Mendez

Church of St. William the Abbot Church, Seaford

High School: Colegio Josue Manrrique de Maya Cundinamarca,

College: Escuela de Capacitación Petrolera ECOPETROL, “Tecnico en seguridad Industrial”, and Seminario Mayor Nuestra Señora del Carmen in Restrepo Meta. Philosophy, University: Universidad Católica Minuto de Dios. “Psychology”.

Hobbies: volleyball, jogging, and swimming. I also enjoy meeting new people and like to bring the Word of God to those who need it.

Favorite Saint: Saint Rita of Cascia and Saint Jose of Cupertino

Favorite Bible Verse: John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.”

Favorite Book: The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis

Vocation Influencers: John Paul II, my mother, and my home parish priest, Father Bernardo.

Early movements in your vocation: In my childhood, I liked to serve as an altar server in church, because my older brother also served. In addition, I lost my father when I was just a child and my mother taught me from an early age to see God as a father who would always be with me every day of my life, which helped me to create a beautiful relationship with him that has allowed me to turn to him in my moments of difficulty and joy. My mother is a woman who likes to serve everyone no matter who they are, and my siblings and I learned from her to serve others as Christ teaches us in the scriptures. My vocation is born out of my relationship with God and my love and desire to serve others.