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“I deeply desire to serve my home state as a parish priest.”
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My name is Gavin Haut. I am discerning a call to serve Christ and His Church as a priest with the Diocese of Fargo. This is my story.
Growing up in Jamestown, North Dakota, my childhood was filled with energy: sports, duck hunting, and more. Though my family wasn’t devout, my brother and I received the Sacraments. By the time I reached high school, I could feel the Lord seeking me, and I took myself to Mass every Sunday to meet Him.
I attended parish youth group activities and joined the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at school. All the while, I could sense it: the priesthood was calling. Yet I felt anxious about following a non-typical path.
The summer before starting college, I was in Eucharistic Adoration and prayed that if God wanted me to be a priest, I would follow Him to the seminary. That seemed to be His desire. I decided to accept a running scholarship to college first, though. Seminary could surely wait a year, I thought. While at college, I met a Catholic woman and began a relationship with her that would last two years.
Yet the Holy Spirit refused to give up on me. As the relationship progressed, I felt the Spirit tugging at my heart to return to my true calling. I ended the relationship, and despite the heartbreak, I knew where I belonged. I consecrated myself to the Blessed Virgin and began serving at Mass. Every time I stepped onto the altar, I felt a great sense of purpose, meaning, and joy that I had never felt before. I now seek with all my heart to serve my home diocese as a parish priest!
As I follow God’s calling to the priesthood, I seek others to accompany me on this journey. May we meet so that I can share more? Until then, please keep me and my classmates in prayer, and feel free to reach out to me at GavinHaut@rescuevocations.org.
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