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Why the Church Prays for Doctors and Lawyers: The White Mass and Red Mass – Very Rev. David Esquiliano – 10/22/2026
Deacon Mark Campbell welcomes Very Rev. David Esquiliano, rector of the Cathedral of the Epiphany, pastor of Cathedral Parish, and judicial vicar of the Diocese of Sioux City.
Fr. Esquiliano discusses:
What "Very Reverend" means: a title that comes with certain offices in the Church, like cathedral rector and judicial vicar, not personal merit
His vocation story: growing up in a parish in southern Mexico staffed by Irish missionaries, dreaming of mission work in Africa or Asia, and being invited instead to Sioux City, where he was ordained in 2013 and has served at the Cathedral since 2019…
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