Haitian-born Father Robert Pierre-Louis aspires to be “a priest according to the heart of Mary and Jesus.”

Ordination day will be the culmination of a nearly lifelong journey for Peter John Penton, 55.

Gregory Michael Vincent McIlhenney, 35, is proud to have been formed in the faith by his parents and his parish religious education program.

Haitian-born Father Juan Duvalon Luxama, 35, wants to be a sign of hope to the world.

A religious sister challenged Father Evans Julce to live his faith more deeply, and that changed the course of his life.

Father Cezariusz Wilhelm Jastrzebski, 28, realized the power of the priesthood as a teenager in his native Poland.

Ecuadorian-American Father Felix William Michael Herrera, 27, was born and raised in Blessed Sacrament parish, Jackson Heights.

Evangelizing young people is the ministry closest to the heart of Father Jason Nicholas Espinal, 27.

Polish-born Father Marcin Lukasz Chilczuk, 26, will model his priesthood on the examples of St. Pope John Paul II and St. Padre Pio.

Italian-born Father Vincenzo Cardilicchia, 43, discovered his calling to the priesthood through the Neo-catechumenal Way.