Candidates to priesthood and brotherhood share in the Maryknoll spirit during vocational formation aryknoll seminarian John Siyumbu was asked to visit an elderly woman in Chicago and pray with her family. Responding to his call to serve and accompany God’s people, he immediately agreed. As part of his preparation for the priesthood, Siyumbu was doing an internship at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago during the second lockdown for COVID-19 in March 2021. The seminarian says he remembers the visit as if it were yesterday. “Walking into the room, I saw an elderly lady on her bed. One of her daughters was holding her hand, another was seated by the foot of the bed and...
