Sean Pham

Formation Stage

Propaedeutic Year

Home Parish

Holy Spirit, Fountain Valley

Seminary

St. John's Seminary

Favorite Saint(s)

St Joseph, St Benedict, Venerable Cardinal Fx. Nguyen Van Thuan

Favorite Marian Apparition(s)

Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Einsiedeln

Favorite Book or Movie

The Lord by Romano Guardini, Jesus of Nazareth by Joseph Ratzinger, Christ the Ideal of the Priest by Blessed Columba Marmion

Favorite Hobby

Listening to classical music

Background

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?

A desire to devote my life to serving God in His Church.

Who are some of the people who influenced your decision to enter the seminary? What is it about them that assisted you?

My family, my spiritual director, and my mentor have influenced my decision to enter the seminary. Their encouragement and the way they live out their faith have helped me grow in my love for Christ and His Church.

Describe the moment that you knew you wanted to take the next steps to become a priest?

Through reflection before the Blessed Sacrament and discussions with my spiritual director and mentor, I learned that nothing in this life is more precious than the love of Christ, and that the best way to return that love was to offer my life in service to Him and His Church.