{"id":214837,"date":"2025-04-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/?p=214837"},"modified":"2025-04-30T12:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:58:49","slug":"vocatia-preotului-john-paul-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/vocatia-preotului-john-paul-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Voca\u021bia lui Ioan Paul: \"Aspir s\u0103 fiu preot\"."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>C\u00e2nd a ajuns la Roma, la 26 iulie 2022, era seminarist al arhidiecezei de Onitsha. Cu toate acestea, odat\u0103 cu crearea diecezei de Aguleri de c\u0103tre Papa Francisc la 12 februarie 2023, el a devenit seminarist al acestei noi dieceze \u0219i se afl\u0103 acum la Roma. Este \u00een al treilea an de teologie la Universitatea Pontifical\u0103 a Sfintei Cruci \u0219i locuie\u0219te \u00een colegiul ecleziastic interna\u021bional. <em>Sedes Sapientiae <\/em>\u00een Roma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"????????\u271d JOHNPAUL, O VOCA\u021aIE N\u0102SCUT\u0102 \u00ceNTR-O FAMILIE CATOLIC\u0102\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HAq9OG1IicM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Povestea voca\u021biei lui John Paul<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>O voca\u021bie n\u0103scut\u0103 \u00eentr-o familie catolic\u0103 din Nigeria, unde a fost \u00eendrumat \u00een credin\u021b\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 din copil\u0103rie. Voca\u021bia lui John este profund legat\u0103 de cea a familiei sale. S-a n\u0103scut \u00eentr-o familie catolic\u0103 devotat\u0103: tat\u0103l s\u0103u este regretatul domn Godwin Chinedu Oraefo \u0219i mama sa, doamna Clementina Chinyere Oraefo, ambii cu o mare devo\u021biune fa\u021b\u0103 de Fecioara Maria. Are doi fra\u021bi: o sor\u0103 mai mare, Chinelo, \u0219i un frate mai mic, Onyeka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/johnpaul-con-su-madre-sacerdote-1024x832.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215047\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/johnpaul-con-su-madre-sacerdote-1024x832.webp 1024w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/johnpaul-con-su-madre-sacerdote-300x244.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/johnpaul-con-su-madre-sacerdote-150x122.webp 150w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/johnpaul-con-su-madre-sacerdote-768x624.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/johnpaul-con-su-madre-sacerdote-1536x1248.webp 1536w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/johnpaul-con-su-madre-sacerdote-2048x1664.webp 2048w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/johnpaul-con-su-madre-sacerdote-15x12.webp 15w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/johnpaul-con-su-madre-sacerdote-scaled.webp 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ioan Paul \u00ee\u0219i \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219eaz\u0103 mama.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\"C\u00e2nd eram copii, p\u0103rin\u021bii mei s-au asigurat c\u0103 particip\u0103m la <em>Cruciada rozariului \u00een bloc<\/em> (Block Rosary Crusade), o mi\u0219care pentru copii inspirat\u0103 de cei trei p\u0103stori\u021be de la Fatima. C\u00e2nd aveam 3 ani, am participat pentru prima dat\u0103 la aceste \u00eent\u00e2lniri, unde ne rugam Sf\u00e2ntul Rozariu \u00een fiecare sear\u0103. De asemenea, am fost \u00eenscri\u0219i \u00een Legiunea Mariei, care ne-a \u00eent\u0103rit rela\u021bia cu Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"De asemenea, dup\u0103 slujba de duminic\u0103, mergeam ca familie s\u0103 primim binecuv\u00e2ntarea preotului \u00eenainte de a ne \u00eentoarce acas\u0103. Cred c\u0103 aceast\u0103 practic\u0103 a aprins \u00een mine dorin\u021ba de a <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/es\/que-es-un-sacerdote\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/es\/que-es-un-sacerdote\/\">s\u0103 fie preot<\/a> \u0219i s\u0103 binecuv\u00e2ntez oamenii. Am sim\u021bit chemarea la preo\u021bie la v\u00e2rsta de 6 ani \u0219i, de\u0219i p\u0103rea ciudat pentru v\u00e2rsta mea, p\u0103rin\u021bii mei m-au sprijinit, av\u00e2nd \u00eencredere \u00een voia lui Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seminarul minor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cen timp ce colegii s\u0103i visau s\u0103 devin\u0103 medici, avoca\u021bi sau ingineri, Ioan Paul aspira la preo\u021bie. La sf\u00e2r\u0219itul \u0219colii primare, p\u0103rin\u021bii s\u0103i au aplicat la seminarul minor. <em>Seminarul All Hallows<\/em> de Onitsha, care apar\u021binea arhiepiscopiei sale la acea vreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Am sus\u021binut examenele de admitere, am fost intervievat \u0219i \u00een cele din urm\u0103 admis. Noul curs la seminarul minor a \u00eenceput pe 13 septembrie 2008. Entuziasmul meu era mare, dar nu eram pe deplin con\u0219tient de ceea ce presupunea: s\u0103-mi p\u0103r\u0103sesc casa \u0219i familia, s\u0103 m\u0103 trezesc la 5 diminea\u021ba, s\u0103 particip punctual la rug\u0103ciune \u0219i la Liturghie, s\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021b din greu \u0219i s\u0103-mi dezvolt noi competen\u021be. La \u00eenceput a fost dificil, dar, \u00een timp, m-am adaptat datorit\u0103 ajutorului formatorilor \u0219i profesorilor mei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/graduacion-johnpaul-vocacion-sacerdotal.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215045\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/graduacion-johnpaul-vocacion-sacerdotal.webp 800w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/graduacion-johnpaul-vocacion-sacerdotal-300x244.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/graduacion-johnpaul-vocacion-sacerdotal-150x122.webp 150w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/graduacion-johnpaul-vocacion-sacerdotal-768x624.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/graduacion-johnpaul-vocacion-sacerdotal-15x12.webp 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A absolvit \u00een 2014 \u0219i a fost trimis pentru un an de munc\u0103 pastoral\u0103 la \u0218coala Secundar\u0103 St. Joseph, Awkaetiti. Apoi, \u00een 2015-2016, a slujit la parohia Sf\u00e2ntul Iosif, Awada. \u00cen acest timp, pe 31 mai 2016, de s\u0103rb\u0103toarea Vizit\u0103rii Fecioarei Maria, tat\u0103l s\u0103u a decedat, ceea ce a marcat un moment dificil \u00een c\u0103l\u0103toria sa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Din Africa la Roma <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cen acela\u0219i an, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu c\u00e2\u021biva tovar\u0103\u0219i, a fost trimis la Seminarul St. Pius X, Akwukwu, pentru un an de formare spiritual\u0103. \u00cen 2017, a \u00eenceput studii filosofice la Bigard Memorial Major Seminary, Enugu, unde a studiat timp de patru ani. Apoi a \u00eentreprins un an de munc\u0103 pastoral\u0103 la seminarul minor. <em>Seminarul All Hallows<\/em>Onitsha, unde \u0219i-a f\u0103cut studiile primare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"\u00cen aceast\u0103 perioad\u0103, episcopul meu de atunci, episcopul Valerian Okeke, mi-a vorbit despre posibilitatea de a <a href=\"https:\/\/es.pusc.it\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/es.pusc.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studii de teologie la Roma<\/a>. Datorit\u0103 sprijinului lor, am venit \u00een acest ora\u0219 pentru a-mi continua studiile. Sunt profund recunosc\u0103tor pentru aceast\u0103 oportunitate\", spune JohnPaul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-scaled-e1745246303199-928x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Johnpaul Oraefo voca\u021bie carf preot\" class=\"wp-image-215233\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-scaled-e1745246303199-928x1024.jpg 928w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-scaled-e1745246303199-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-scaled-e1745246303199-136x150.jpg 136w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-scaled-e1745246303199-768x848.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-scaled-e1745246303199-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-scaled-e1745246303199.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Provocarea de a lucra \u00eentr-o eparhie nou creat\u0103<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Studierea la Roma, centrul cre\u0219tinismului, este o experien\u021b\u0103 providen\u021bial\u0103. Percepem constant bog\u0103\u021bia mo\u0219tenirii noastre cre\u0219tine, universalitatea Bisericii sub conducerea Papei \u0219i m\u0103rturia sfin\u021bilor care \u0219i-au dat via\u021ba pentru Evanghelie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cen plus, Ioan Paul al XVI-lea afirm\u0103 clar: \"Crearea diecezei de Aguleri este, de asemenea, providen\u021bial\u0103. Ea ne ajut\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eent\u0103rim credin\u021ba catolicilor, s\u0103 \u00eei evangheliz\u0103m pe cei care nu au \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at \u00eenc\u0103 Evanghelia \u0219i s\u0103 \u00eei \u00eenso\u021bim pe tinerii care, din cauza influen\u021bei culturale \u0219i a secularismului, \u00ee\u0219i pierd credin\u021ba\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Episcopul nostru, Mons. Denis Isizoh, este foarte implicat \u00een aceste provoc\u0103ri, a\u0219a c\u0103 eu \u0219i colegii mei lu\u0103m foarte \u00een serios preg\u0103tirea noastr\u0103 la seminar pentru a r\u0103spunde acestei misiuni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mul\u021bumim binef\u0103c\u0103torilor Funda\u021biei CARF.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ioan Paul \u00eei mul\u021bume\u0219te lui Dumnezeu pentru c\u0103 l-a c\u0103l\u0103uzit p\u00e2n\u0103 aici. \"Mul\u021bumesc familiei mele, episcopilor mei, formatorilor, profesorilor \u0219i binef\u0103c\u0103torilor care mi-au \u00eenso\u021bit c\u0103l\u0103toria voca\u021bional\u0103 \u00een preo\u021bie. De asemenea, mul\u021bumesc Funda\u021biei CARF pentru sprijinul s\u0103u \u00een formarea preo\u021bilor din \u00eentreaga lume\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0218i ruga\u021bi-v\u0103 pentru membrii Funda\u021biei CARF ca munca lor s\u0103 continue s\u0103 dea roade \u0219i ca, pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce colaboreaz\u0103 cu Dumnezeu \u00een sfin\u021birea lumii, El s\u0103 \u00eei binecuv\u00e2nteze \u0219i s\u0103 \u00eei umple cu harul S\u0103u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gerardo Ferrara,<\/strong>&nbsp;Licen\u021biat \u00een istorie \u0219i \u0219tiin\u021be politice, specializat \u00een Orientul Mijlociu. \u0218ef al corpului studen\u021besc al Universit\u0103\u021bii Sfintei Cruci din Roma.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JohnPaul Ebuka Oraefo este un t\u00e2n\u0103r seminarist care \u00ee\u0219i dore\u0219te cu pasiune voca\u021bia de preot pentru dieceza de Aguleri din sud-estul Nigeriei. S-a n\u0103scut la 22 octombrie 1997 \u00een Lagos. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":215234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[120,121],"class_list":["post-214837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-historias","tag-sacerdote","tag-seminarista"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}