St. Michael the Archangel Parish Meet Parishioner Mansfield Montizor Embracing Faith Through Prayer and Service
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radle Catholic” — it's a phrase that refers to someone born into a Catholic family, who was baptized as an infant, and who has practiced the faith from an early age. For many cradle Catholics, it can be easy to fall into a faith routine, until something sparks inside, inviting us into something deeper and more personal. This was the case for longtime parishioner Mansfield Montizor. After growing up Catholic on O`ahu, followed by years of being an active parishioner at St. Michael the Archangel — serving as an usher and printing the parish bulletin for over three decades — something changed. Mansfield Montizor “I believed in God at a very young age,” Mansfield says. “My has served the parish for parents were very strong Catholics who made sure that I received a number of years and, the sacraments. I was an altar boy, attended Mass every Sunday and through prayer, has grown followed the teachings of the Catholic Church. But it wasn’t until just a deeper in his relationship with God. few years ago that I truly started to feel closer to Jesus and had my first conversation with Him.” Mansfield credits his growth in faith to Patty, his wife of 48 years, who answered his many questions about the faith and encouraged him to begin attending Eucharistic Adoration. “Eucharistic Adoration became the most profound step towards truly getting to know our Lord on a personal level,” Mansfield says. Initially, Mansfield would spend his weekly holy hour in Adoration reading from Scripture and praying the Rosary. However, one day, he decided to try something different continued on back cover
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