As part of National Vocation Awareness Week we have been praying for the four men from our churches in Jennings County.
Today, we pray for our priest, Fr. Jerry Byrd in a special way. Fr. Byrd converted to Catholicism when he was only 16 years old! He comes from a family of Baptist Ministers.
Fr. Byrd’s conversion story was recently featured on The Journey Home EWTN television show. One part of his story is so telling for what God had in mind for this future teenager. His mother, who is Baptist, gave him a chalice for a gift when he entered the Catholic Church. She just thought he would like it. He knew then that this calling to the priesthood, that he had already felt, wasn’t going away!
You can watch Fr. Byrd’s interview on the homepage of our website HERE
Please click on Fr. Byrd’s Coming Home Interview. There’s also an interview of how he explains how his mother choose life, also on the top of our homepage!
