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the ministry of education became really attractive,” he said. “Of course, like many vocation stories, much of it had to do with the personal relationships I was able to establish with the brothers. During my time as a student, two brothers taught me, the president and principal were brothers, and for two years the campus minister/service coordinator was a brother. It was the latter who I really connected with and which provided a path to really coming to know the brothers’ community. “They were very intentional about inviting groups of us to dinner and prayer. Their availability it seemed was 24/7, and that also made a huge impression on me. I truly tried to live out this kind of spirit when I became a brother and was assigned to Cathedral High School years later. In short, being drawn to teaching, a desire to serve, and the dynamic presence of the brothers at Cathedral planted the seeds during high school toward religious life.” It is seeing the religious life lived, every day, that each man agreed helped give direction to their own lives. As Brother Rafael Rodriguez (2013), a novice brother, pointed out, the religious at Cathedral do not only participate in religious matters but in all aspects of student life. Future priest Joel Estrada (left) with the future Brother Ryan Resurrecion at their graduation from Cathedral High in 2003. Cathedral High School alumnus Danny Garcia with family after his diaconate ordination at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in 2019. Garcia was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles this summer. SUBMITTED PHOTO VICTOR ALEMÁN “Students continue to be accompanied by these educators after school in sports, clubs, theater productions, but most importantly in the relationships that are cultivated by the students with one another,” he said. “The students are able to put into practice what they see being modeled by the adults around them with one another.” And it’s an interesting thing about that word “modeling.” Yes, it can mean behavior, but the men agreed it can also quite literally mean how one presents himself physically, that seeing the brothers in full habit daily reminded the students not only who these men were, but of the commitment they had made. “It’s unique in that amidst the world of modernism where many religious would forgo wearing their religious habit, the brothers at Cathedral wore their habit, which I believe is an important visible way of being a witness to Christ,” Father Estrada said. “It is not at all a sign of clericalism, but a sign that they are consecrated and set apart in order to fulfill their vocation in teaching others and lead others to Christ.” To illustrate his point, Father Estrada mentioned that, not too long ago, he was attending a diocesan-wide meeting with other priests. As usual, he wore his priestly blacks while chatting lightheartedly in a hotel lobby with other priests dressed in plain, casual clothes. “It was interesting to note that some other people who entered the lobby immediately walked toward me and asked which parish I belonged to, and that they were happy to see a priest in full habit,” he said. “They did not realize that there were other priests around me, which I later pointed out to them. Truly, a visible sign of our vocation helps speak a silent but powerful message to all who see our religious habit. I thank Cathedral High School and the brothers for helping me foster that holy example.” Steve Lowery is the arts and culture editor for the Long Beach Post and a parishioner at American Martyrs Church in Manhattan Beach. 16 • ANGELUS • November 13-20, 2020
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