{"id":226195,"date":"2025-11-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/?p=226195"},"modified":"2025-11-20T17:26:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:26:25","slug":"batalla-urgente-la-fe-llamada-sacerdote-vocacion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/en\/batalla-urgente-la-fe-llamada-sacerdote-vocacion\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abThe greatest danger is forgetting why and for whom we consecrated ourselves as priests.\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Father Miguel Romero Camarillo is a priest<\/strong> in love with the two countries that have marked his career: his native Mexico and Spain, the country that welcomed him so that he could complete his studies in Canon Law. In both, he has seen a faith<\/strong> which is falling apart, so he is dedicated to preventing this from happening by calling on believers to help revive the faith that has shaped our civilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is currently parish priest of Santa Mar\u00eda de la Asunci\u00f3n, in Tlancualpic\u00e1n, in the Mexican state of Puebla. From there, he analyzes Catholicism in his homeland, one of the countries with the most Catholics in the world: \u00abI think it has become a little cold; I believe that idolatry is catching up with us again. The cult of death, neo-Pentecostalism, the New Age, liturgical abuses, and even the ignorance of the clergy are gradually undermining the truths of the faith.\u00bb However, he also points out that there are many Catholics who \u00abare committed to the Church and uphold the life of faith.\u00bb But as is so often the case, he adds, \u00abthe bad makes more noise.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Miguel Romero celebrates Holy Mass in his parish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Before becoming a priest, Miguel insists that he was a normal, ordinary person. He worked as an industrial chemical technician until, finally, after years of considering his vocation, he decided to take the step that God was calling him to take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This vocation was cultivated within him from childhood, something that later proved fundamental when his family drifted away from the faith. \u00abMy paternal grandmother and my mother, in particular, played an important role. I remember things from my childhood, such as my mother reading me passages from San Francisco<\/a> or we watched films about saints, or my grandmother told me about the writings of Saint Augustine,\u00bb he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among those moments, he highlights something that happened to him when he was only six years old, which he remembers as if it were yesterday: \u00abIn preschool, they asked what the Holy Trinity was. And I, at six years old, answered correctly. The teacher's face was something to behold. I then had a strong desire to to be a priest<\/strong>\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A vocation before the Blessed Sacrament<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

However, shortly afterwards his family drifted away from the Church, although that seed had already been planted within him and would eventually sprout a few years later. It was at the age of 16 that Miguel decided to join a parish choir because \u00abI felt that someone was calling me to be there.\u00bb He didn't know what he was really being called to do. It would take him five years to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That desire, which I had since I was six years old to be a priest<\/strong> and then disappeared, reappearing with force at the age of 22. \u00abDuring a Holy Hour, what had been stored away for 16 years was refreshed,\u00bb he says. Shortly afterwards, he entered the seminary, where he was ordained a priest in 2017. Just a few months later, his bishop sent him to Pamplona to study for a degree in Canon Law thanks to a grant from the CARF Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Miguel Romero during the Liturgy of the Word at Mass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From his experience in the Bidasoa international seminar<\/a> He says he has \u201cfond memories\u201d because, in addition to the education he received, it was a unique opportunity to do missionary work in Spain. \u00abI helped many people and would like to do so again,\u00bb he says of his experience in Europe. In his opinion, \u00abthe world's faith is in danger and it seems that faith is disappearing, but I have not seen a place more bleak in this regard than my beloved Spain. There is a lack of love for the Cross.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even so, Father Miguel acknowledges that \u00abthere are many people fighting to prevent this from happening,\u00bb which is why he considers it urgent to \u00abfight in our trenches and help our bishops to be men of faith, courage, and dedication.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The connection between liturgy and law<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With his love for liturgy and his acquired knowledge of Canonic Law<\/strong>, This priest wants to protect the great treasures of the Church. In his opinion, \u00abfaith is revitalized by proper liturgy, and liturgy guided by canon law is wonderful.\u00bb And that is where he believes the Church must strive to preserve the liturgy with the rich rights acquired after so many centuries of Christianity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about the challenges facing priests today, Miguel Romero is clear: \u00abThe worst danger a priest can face is forgetting why and for whom he consecrated himself, or rather, to whom he entrusted his life.\u00bb He believes that \u00abif we were aware of what we have done before God, the Church would reflect a different image.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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