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“I found myself woven into a love story so ancient and intricate - one where ‘the light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.”
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My name is Myles Forgue. I am discerning a call to serve Christ and His Church as a priest for the Diocese of Fall River. This is my story.
I was raised in a Catholic family, attending Catholic schools and altar serving. Sunday Mass was a steady constant in a variable world. When I was in the second grade, my mother was diagnosed with leukemia. This, along with the closing of our parish and school, led me to question the suffering of good people. I wrestled with the Lord, yet through it all, came to know Christ as I stood in the shadow of the Cross. Confiding in the Father, I found hope in our suffering Lord. I learned that suffering, sickness, hope, and healing were a common thread linking me to the Faith of our Fathers. I followed this thread eagerly, longing to know more about Christ.
As we grew in friendship, the Lord Himself taught me how He doesn’t see things as the world sees them. The more I learned of the ‘upside down’ logic of His Kingdom, the more earnestly I sought to see His will be done and to be His ambassador. In college, I became involved in campus ministry. I found myself making friends with those on the outskirts and realized that leadership is about laying down one’s life for your friends.
I experienced the Real Presence of our Eucharistic Lord in a way I never had before one Holy Thursday. As the priest read the account of the Last Supper, I recognized the Lord as He spoke to His disciples, and ‘the Word became flesh’ in my mind and heart. I realized that He was speaking to me, and His words pierced me to the core as I sensed a summons to set out on the great adventure of a life laid down for others.
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 MylesForgue@rescuevocations.org.
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