Saints in the City
NOT A PUBLIC EVENT: For honored young disciple with their family and parish/school representative only.
Youth Disciples!
To Nominate a High School youth please visit Saints in the City 2024 (sharepoint.com) on the Vine with your dsj.org credentials or contact Kevin.bernaga@dsj.org
The Saints in the City Celebration is an opportunity for leaders in the Diocese of San José to honor our High School teens who have carried the torch of discipleship with fearless faith, enduring hope, and bountiful charity.
Saints in the City Sponsorship Opportunities below:
- $1,000 Friends of Kecharitomene
- $500 Friends of Young Disciples
- $250 Friends of Saints in the City
- $ Other – recognition as appropriate
2023 Saints in the City Awardees
Kecharitomene Award
Megan Louise Brotherston
St. Francis of Assisi Awardees
Alexander Barriga, Ariana Ibarra, Ayla Sana, Camila Fernanda Garcia, Dario Kuroda, Dulce Gutierrez-Vallejo, Eduardo Martinez, Hayden Youn, Jackson Cox, Jacob Schmitz, Jake Kratofil, Jefry Alonso Silva, Megan Louise Brotherston, Natalie Aguilar Garcia, Nikos Karmirantzos, Paul McKinley, Sophia Dijonee Sedano, Timothy Thien-Tri Nguyen, Tiya Joseph, Wade Marquez, Zara Wei Le, Ting-Tee
St. Maria Goretti Awardees
Camille Muth, Danielle Catherine Rino Santos, Dylan Christopher Chauvin, Gabriel Allado, Giselle Isabella Mendez Aguilar, Joshua Joseph, Raphael Wang, Rina Weaver, Said Gonzalez
St. Thomas Aquinas Awardees
Abigayle Asuncion, George Jelley
Santa Teresa Awardees
Aiden Francis, Carlos Jison, Catherine Salas, Tenzil Remedios
Award Descriptions
Saint Francis of Assisi Award
(Pastoral)
Honoree demonstrates strong evangelization charisms; unafraid and willing, the honoree possesses the spirit of evangelical outreach and expresses his/her faith freely, totally, fruitfully, and faithfully. He/she shepherds others to follow the footsteps of the Lord Jesus Christ and inspires peers to witness to a broken world; the honoree leads by example and longs to make Christ known everywhere h e/she goes.
Saint Maria Goretti Award
(Human)
Honoree exemplifies the love of Christ through his/her character and living out the virtues of faith, hope and charity. He/she is determined to reach the unreached and serve the lost, the least and the last of his/her community; the honoree is particularly sensitive to the needs of his/her brothers and sisters in seasons of trial and hopelessness; he/she gives freely without expecting anything in return simply to share God’s good love to the world.
Saint Thomas Aquinas Award
(Intellectual)
Honoree possesses a deep understanding of the Catholic faith; he/she spends time learning the truths of the faith by means of the Holy Bible, Catechism and classic Catholic literature. At the core, the honoree is a defender of the faith; his/her knowledge of the faith inspires others to learn the beauty and richness of the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church.
Santa Teresa Award
(Spiritual)
Honoree demonstrates maturity in Catholic spirituality; understands the beauty of the interior life and longs to attain the greatest heights of holiness; well versed in the ways of interior prayer, vocal prayer and contemplative prayer; lives every single day as an oblation to God’s good providence and is resolved to find God’s perfect will in every situation; he/she longs to fulfill the vocation God has plan for him/her