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Pastoral Juvenil Leadership Development

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Leadership Development

Our office accompanies Pastoral Juvenil young adult leaders and adult advisors through various stages in their ministry:

  • Through the Diocesan Certificate in Ministry with Pastoral Juvenil, we help leaders develop a holistic vision, mission and pastoral plan for Hispanic-Latino young people in the four dimensions of formation: spiritual, pastoral, human and intellectual. By the end, these leaders are able to comprehend their faith experience and leadership role as a vocation to missionary discipleship in their parish, their local community and within the broader community of the Church in the United States. Learn more about this certificate by contacting Brilema Perez (bperez@sdcatholic.org). Registrations for the new cohort open in November 2024.
  • Through our bimonthly Pastoral Juvenil Commission meetings, we provide a space for leaders to pray together, to receive leadership training, and to share ministry updates. These meetings not only raise awareness of all the Pastoral Juvenil activities happening at the parishes, but also allow members to grow in community with other young adult leaders in the Diocese of San Diego.  
  • We directly support the different groups and apostolic movements through in-person meetings where we listen to their needs, support local and regional projects, and advise in pastoral and administrative matters.
  • We invite our diocesan Pastoral Juvenil leaders to participate in Curso de Verano, a regional formation opportunity imparted every summer by RECOSS (Region Eleven Commission on the Spanish-Speaking). This allows local leaders to engage in regional and national dialogues about the state of Hispanic-Latino young adult ministry, to meet and collaborate with leaders across California and to understand their local Pastoral Juvenil community within a regional structure of support.
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About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pulido’s coat of arms is divided into four quarters with wavy horizontal lines from top to bottom. The blue and white lines represent the Blessed Virgin Mary. They also suggest water, which alludes to Jesus washing the feet of His disciples and to the waters of baptism. The red and gold lines represent the Holy Spirit and fire. The colors also can be seen as referring to the Blood that (along with water) poured from Jesus’ side at His crucifixion, as well as to the bread (gold) and wine (red) transformed into the Eucharist. At the center is a roundel featuring a symbolic representation of the “mandatum” (washing of the feet), which he believes exemplifies service to all humanity. The roundel’s outer edge is a line composed of small humps; it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Diocese of Yakima, where Bishop Pulido served as a priest before being named a bishop.

About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pham’s coat of arms depicts a red boat on a blue ocean, which is crisscrossed by diagonal lines suggesting a fisherman’s net. This symbolizes his ministry as a “fisher of men,” as well as how his own father had been a fisherman. The boat is also a symbol of the Church, which is often referred to as the “barque of Peter.” At the center of the sail is a red beehive (a symbol of the bishop’s baptismal patron saint, St. John Chrysostom, who was known as a “honey-tongued” preacher). The beehive is surrounded by two green palm branches (an ancient symbol of martyrdom; the bishop’s ancestors were among Vietnam’s first martyrs). The eight red tongues of fire around the boat are a symbol of the Holy Spirit and a representation of the diversity of ethnic and cultural communities. The red of the boat, the beehive and the tongues of fire allude to the blood of the martyrs.

About the Coat of Arms

The coat of arms combines symbols that reflect Bishop Bejarano’s spiritual life and priestly ministry. The main part of the shield shows four wavy vertical lines on a gold background. These represent flowing waters. This alludes to his chosen motto and also symbolizes the graces that come from the Divine life to quench our thirst for God. The upper third of the shield is red because it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Order of Mercy, of which the Bishop’s patron saint, Raymond Nonnatus, was a member. The central symbol resembles a monstrance because St. Raymond is often depicted holding one. The Eucharist is Bishop Bejarano’s inspiration for his vocation. It was through the Eucharist that he received his call to the priesthood at age seven and which keeps his faith and his ministry going. It represents the call to offer oneself as a living sacrifice. The monstrance is flanked on either side by an image of the Sacred Heart, alluding to the mercy of God and echoing the idea of a sacrificial offering of oneself united to the sacrifice of Christ, and of a rose for Our Lady. It is an allusion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, and highlights the bishop’s Hispanic heritage.

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