FR IGNACIO MARTINEZ
I come from a town in Puebla Mexico, Acatlan de Osorio. At age 12 the
call to priesthood came to me. With the encouragement of my family and
two uncles who were already ordained priests, I entered a high school
seminary in Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico and attended college,
earning a degree in philosophy. After many years in the seminary, I decided
to take a year off to determine if priesthood was my calling. At the age of
20, I realized that it was and moved to Mexico City where I studied theology
at 
Pontifico University, earning a master’s degree in divinity.
With the help of a dear priest friend, I received an invitation to come to the
United States. I arrived in this country in June of 1990. I formally entered
the priest formation for the Diocese of Monterey and my first assignment as
a seminarian was at St. Patrick’s Church in Watsonville, where I performed
for one year. I then was admitted at St. John’s Seminary College in Camarillo
to improve my English. I was ordained as a priest on May 22, 1993 at San Carlos Cathedral in Monterey.
My first assigned parish was St. Patrick’s in Arroyo Grande, where I was an
associate pastor for about one year, then arranged to transfer to St. Patrick’s
Church in Watsonville. My commitment to St. Patrick’s lasted 2 years; I was
then appointed Associate Pastor for Holy Cross in Santa Cruz. In the year 1999,
I was moved to St. Rose of Lima in Paso Robles, as an Associated Pastor. In
2000, Bishop Ryan appointed me Pastor for Our Lady of Solitude, in Soledad,
where I served for 10 years, and gained invaluable experience as
Pastor. Today, I’m honored to be part of this community, Sacred Heart, where as
your pastor I’m committed to serve you and assist in any way possible.
I continue asking for your prayers, so that by the power of
the Holy Spirit I may be granted the serenity to continue serving you as
Pastor.
Blessings,
Rev. Ignacio Martinez
FR ROY MARGALLO
I am Fr Roy Margallo from the Philippines. I was ordained to the priesthood 11 years 
ago. My first assignment was in the
seminary, teaching seminarians and helping them grow in their calling to the
priesthood. I was also assigned in the
parish and later on in school.
Since I arrived from the Philippines in 2008, I have been
assigned to four parishes already and therefore Sacred Heart is my 5th
and hopefully a longer one. Thank you
for your warm welcome and I look forward to serving you all in the best that I
can!
