London, England, Dec 20, 2016 / 14:32 pm
You might have heard of Phil Mulryne, a Manchester United footballer who's shared the field with David Beckham and brought fame to Ireland with 27 caps – international appearances – in his athletic career.
But now, Mulryne is setting aside his jersey to pursue the vocation of a Catholic Dominican priest.
"This for me was one of the major reasons that attracted me to the religious life," Mulryne said in a video interview posted by the Daily Mail.
"To give oneself completely to God through the profession of the evangelical councils, to take him as our example and despite our weakness and our defects, trust in Him that he will transform us by his grace, and thus being transformed, communicate the joy in knowing him to everyone we meet – this for me is the ideal of Dominican life and one of the major reasons of what attracted me to the order."