Leaving Soccer for the Priesthood

[@agent008chico]

He's on top of the sports world. Now he is just setting his sight on something higher. :)

[@evanzea6528]

Give your life for jesus, there is nothing better that.God bless you and the world need more priests to guide us in the right way.

[@Francis1930]

Fantastic he will certainly get my prayers for his Holy Vocation.

[@joanafababeir311]

He is called. If God choose you, that's it! You're special.

[@chatcatbartolome4056]

The Catholic church needs u..dats why our loving God called u..Father..

[@DTooke11]

This is just awesome.

[@TheThomasmojo]

Gods crusader. It's people like him who will change this world and make it a better place !

[@frjohn413]

Congratulations on your ordination to the priesthood, Chase!!!

[@junmescallado7330]

when did he got ordained?

[@frjohn413]

May of 2014.

[@junmescallado7330]

Thank you very much!

[@watchful38]

Chase is an inspiration, even and perhaps especially for me a retired Catholic priest. I pray Chase may be a better priest than I have been. I have tried and love saying the Eucharitst and the Breviary...and still love speaking to all I meet whether in coffee shops or at our local Walmart, but you only get "one roll of the dice" as they say. I think I have fallen short in so many ways. But it's never too late to make renewed efforts. Thanks. From Canada.

[@leahsigwa4738]

God bless you! Chase.. Im so proud of you for obeying God's call.

[@austinfitch3283]

This is my priest!

[@MegaCadette55]

what parish?in what state?

[@sweettoothmarie7304]

Wow! 🙏

[@trippytoe]

Our prayers are with him. It is obvious how insecure others are about his decision because of their negative hurtful comments. I pray for all those negative people that they may find peace and understand that the Catholic church welcomes everyone, even those who are bitter and lost.

[@mindasexon7090]

This may inspire more young men...I pray! O:)

[@djs2621]

This is truly touching. God Bless you Chase.

[@jmcapaldi]

Thank you chase , thank you Jesus for chase

[@tesschavit3009]

Amen, God bless you father Chase

[@manorama12]

Wow... this is inspiring.

[@LeoAdorer]

Nicand lovely story. God need a few good men like you Chase.Those few men can change the world...

[@melchizedic76]

A brave young man! Despite the scandal the Catholic Church is facing, he made a stand to be a priest. The Catholic Church needs men like him! God be with you Chase!

[@jadetiger88888]

God Bless Him!! we are so fortunate this man decided to become a priest. i am so impressed with his witness!!

[@mcmiraclevalley]

God bless this good young man. May he win many souls for Christ:

[@catholicdefender2000]

Praise the Lord for his calling... may he be faithful and persevere in his chosen vocation... God bless..

[@obasanla]

May the Lord abundantly bless and protect all who have answered his call to the priesthood and bestow upon them every blessing and gift of the Holy Spirit. May others also be inspired to answer his call. Pray for our priests and seminarians and for many more to say their fiat!

[@sophiarebeiro4789]

This is awesome.God bless you dear.praying for more vocations.

[@hienho3845]

God bless you Father. Thank for your generosity to answer God's call. You are the living wetness for God and the Church.

[@isabellaandsumi6522]

all the best to him.... God Bless

[@poligon333]

We are proud of people like this guy. They are the salt of the earth

[@natymarcs]

Wow really awesome! will deff. be praying for his vocation to priesthood and may God bess him and keep him strong!

[@putiontasi]

good luck to you, my prayers are with you

[@catholics4unity]

I hope you make a good and holy priest. I will remember you in my prayers during my hour of adoration.

[@bekindunlimited]

hope everything goes well for this young man ......we need young men like him

[@Gordis57]

I agree! There are women who will do anything to sack a Catholic priest...so he already knows their game and will steer clear of them. My thoughts and prayers for him to press on to follow Christ onto the royal priesthood. Going against the grain of worldly desire is never easy so I commend him for doing so.

[@animalxxxl]

amazing story . I hope You will get when You heading to. Best wishes from Poland . We will pray for You here, thousands kilometers away

[@nagaempress]

His brother is named after St Blaze... he must have come from a strong catholic family.

[@MrAlex0882]

May the lord bless him, even as a soccer player, the lord knows who he wants to serve him. Hope he is doing well...Blessings😇

[@lehlingbangjataidtaid5540]

May God always keep you safe and under the banner of Mother Mary you shall be safe to the end. I shall always remember to pray for your holy intention may the Holy Spirit enlighten you always.Hope to be able to see your ordination soon .Love and prayers from aunty in Christ.

[@MrGoblin60]

This guy has guts. Go for it Chase.

[@njohn6995]

God bless you. Thanks Fr Chase.

[@oliviaonair]

Beautiful Witness.

[@mariahe1729]

Beauty Inside and Out, May God Bless you 🙏

[@alemanhaforadarota]

God bless you and your priesthood.

[@daorg9870]

wow really i can see GODS GRACE in his face he is very happy for god

[@etrnlygr8tful87]

It sure helped that he played soccer in Chile since it has a strong Catholic population.

[@85danicalifornia]

Pope John Paul II was also a soccer player. He was a goalie.

[@terezafdcc]

Amazing God, who keeps calling whoever He wants from anywhere he wants. Go for it, Chase, it is worthy giving oneself to the One who has created him.

[@jadetiger88888]

@Dukhe100 beautiful statement!! people do not know that he is going for a higher calling. he is so BRAVE. there is also a pro baseball player who left to go become a priest

[@gpnikhla4064]

God. Bless you father and choose you

[@kevinriley2261]

Amazing. God bless his heart.

[@CELIBERICO]

Wow.....impressive

[@aranflewen]

those haters of the Catholic Church should learn how to respect our beliefs so that you too will be respected. We know your game, but just give us a time to feel honoured in his decision to become a priest.

[@lsubandtrumpet2014]

aranflewen I am a Baptist. I just wish that women could be priests and popes. I just don't understand why the Catholic church don't allow women to be this. Women have equal rights. God loves women to and Im sure He doesn't mind having women priests or a woman pope.

[@whoahorseywhoa4685]

****** why ???? **** 1- your baptist and that should not concern you! 2- that is an unchristian and VERY worldly ( of this world as Jesus would say ) of thinking .. putting modernism and feminism and the selfish wants of self-centered women. 3- as a baptist you probably don't know this ....... but *TRULY* devoted catholic women of God have so many unbelievable postion and opportunities to serve in the church in million ways !! ** UP TO AND IN INCLUDING BIENG A NUN IN A HUNDREDS OF DEVOTIONAL ORDERS OF CONVENTS *** 4- any supposedly catholic woman demanding to be a priest ** PROBABLY DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT THINKING AND PRIORITIES IN PLACE ANYWAYS **** IT IS ALL ABOUT **** HER **** NOT GOD !! ** ---- SIGNED A VERY HAPPY WITH THE STATUS QUO CATHOLIC WOMAN.

[@mariahe1729]

Windex from 90s says GEAUX TIGERS! LSU! Talking about women, why don’t you believe and give Credit for Our Holy Mother Mary. She was Chosen By God to Be His Mother on earth... and yet you don’t Honour her. Why Should not She Be Called Holy...??? By the way, I am a catholic woman, in my belief Women can never become Priests nor Popes... Never. By the way, Pope means Dad and a women can never become a dad. She is a mom, Like Our Mother Mary. Stop this gender complex. The Head Of The Holy Church is Our Lord Jesus, He Is the Holy Eucharist, He Chose men to Accomplish The Holy Sacrament, not women. Respect His Wishes. Women have their roles and men have their roles... that is it..

[@cheesemonkey1990]

He is being ordained into The Peoria Diocese, my home diocese.

[@CariBaez]

Not anyone is called to be a priest. Men, if Jesus calling for priesthood embrace this opportunity. Answer His call. God bless you Chase and your Vocation! :) I saw Chase in EWTN KZbin channel.

[@paxfromindy]

@94Cioppa : Many Catholic priests are adorable people who would NEVER harm anyone much less a child. The boy on TV is a nice person and to cast negative unfounded aspersions on his character is a whole new low. Get a grip man!

[@ariannewage5185]

Chase Hilgenbrinck great your decission was so good rememmber when jesus call peter he say forgot and come to me

[@lawrencefash]

Well all I can say is, this man is looking for happiness that only God can grant them. I can Only pray that God will grant what he is looking for and if he ever becomes a priest, I pray he will be a holy one reflecting our high priest, Jesus and be strong amidst the temptation.

[@adamurkow]

Bless you man. That takes a real man to do something like that!

[@impasse0124]

There are criminals in any group of people, whether it be priests, teachers, doctors or politicians. The fact that the media focuses so much attention on Catholic priests doesn't mean that there aren't genuinely kind, honest priests who've never harmed anyone. Plenty of nurses have abused prescription drugs but I'm a nurse and have never even considered it. So please don't stereotype a whole group of people. I wish the best for this young man.

[@almeggs3247]

You’re in my prayers forever

[@luislunario7630]

Wow! This is a new "world record" in the athletic world! This time it's a holy one. 😇🤓

[@robertacatholic]

I would like to include some information. In the diocesan priesthood, you don't determine where you go. The bishop tells you where to go in the diocese and you accept through your promise of obedience. The other is that he said that it's about 6 years until he gets the collar, that is incorrect. once he is accepted into seminary and that is theological seminary. whether it's pre or in theology. he still receives his collar so if he's in pre-theology he receives his collar

[@mem5567]

Good for him he has a god calling which is more important than any worldly stuff.

[@TheBadTrad]

God Bless him!

[@galateausa5111]

god bless you father

[@josegomes2808]

God bless you.

[@roxiequin7779]

God bless him for putting God and he catholic faith 1st. A true example. I will be praying for him and for the priesthood all together.

[@helenabara2092]

God bless you.May the Mother Mary protect you with her Divine maternal mantle.All the Glory belong to Jesus our Lord ,& saviour.

[@carrolandre304]

Not too many young men enter the Priest Hood anymore, brave.

[@archsword2446]

I am praying for more Priest.

[@Scallopway]

he's going to be such a goodlooking priest

[@gemmag.2988]

He sure is. ❤️ Could make life harder for him as a priest? I hope not.

[@yellowballpoets]

God bless him.

[@Samson4G]

LOVE IT!!! "...PLEASE DON"T come looking for me...."....(wicked snakes that want to take a good hearted man to be a God loving saint) ...those are my words in the parenthesis...btw...WE will pray for you Chase!!! God Speed man! see you in eternity.

[@singing4hope]

he would make a very handsome priest inside and out :D

[@victorjuliopenamontoya117]

YOU CHOICE THE BEST TEAM GOD BLESS YOU FOR EVER AND EVER! !?

[@VITOF1]

Aguante Chase..!!! Se te recuerda con cariño en Ñublense - Chillan - Chile

[@dnice100000000000000]

AWESOMEEEEEEEEE

[@loggats]

great vocation

[@maple1212]

God for him!

[@treejammer1954]

Praised by Jesus Christ.

[@TheDarkAngelOfOpera]

Really, people, really?! You've just watched a video of a beautiful soul doing something wonderful for God, the Church and the world, and all you can do is argue your petty doctorate difference?

[@guapotavo]

good luck chase

[@john9394pm]

Good stuff, God bless you

[@alvinfrancisco4456]

Godbless.

[@carmel104]

God bless you. from Rex

[@theroaldo]

I Salute you Father!:)

[@AGW626]

Wow, that is awesome. Gb!

[@burkardhanis]

@allegromarcato you must make football your religion...if it wasn't you'd realize how awesome this man is in hearing God's call to become a priest.

[@latinouss00]

Celiberico- Sorry you think like that about the catholic church specially priests. I recommend to study more about it. Do no be ignorant and proud open your heart to the truth you have nothing to loose but everything to win. God bless

[@ningkigei3210]

Is he now a priest already? please, someone, tell me!

[@Austin8thGenTexan]

Those living in the world will never understand...

[@skyemcleod1]

That girl was so annoying at the end. God bless him.

[@joywisdom6598]

Totally Agree no class

[@ILU537]

Jesus reaffirmed the meaning and place of the commandments."The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath." As for changing the Sabbath day, it was with Jesus' rising from the dead, and showing us the truth of life after death on Easter Sunday that we come to celebrate and remember this with joy and celebration each and every Sunday. It is only right that such a joy filled day should be given to God :D

[@grakus10]

WELL DONE¡¡

[@cheesemonkey1990]

Wow, seriously? WOW! well, I am 19 now, but that is not right at all, they should have been more chaste than that. I am sorry to hear they did that to you. Good luck where ever you go.

[@catchzz]

Nice story

[@MsNairobi]

ha ha...please dont come looking for me.......this radical change is amazing

[@gilbertlevico2659]

respect begets respect

[@PanggakosiPONunez]

for info. the Pope didn't change the sabbath as you claim, it was not a thing to be decided by the Pope, Please read the Didache, Ignatius, Justin Martyr, tertulian, etc.

[@junmeskie]

What you mean if he makes it after 8 yrs of studies he will be ordained in your diocese. Good Luck Chase you need tons of prayers and perseverance. I left after 4 years When I was asked to teach at an all Catholic School for girls - My students don't take me seriously I was 19 y.o. then some even showed me their tatas and try to grab my u know wut lol When I asked to be transfer to Grade 1, 2 or 3 The Sister Principal says "when will you be tempted brother when you are ordained already?"

[@sweettoothmarie7304]

🙏

[@shronemor]

@yellowballpoets Amen to that

[@gxklugsjskks139]

Saint Francis of assisi he renounce his wealth,