ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 24, 2025 / 07:00 am

At age 94 and with seven decades of priesthood behind him, Catalan priest Father José Giner, who has lived in Ecuador for 70 years, said he doesn’t feel like a teacher but rather like a “disciple.”

“At this age, I don’t feel like a teacher at all: I’m still a disciple. I don’t want to be a ‘has-been priest’; that’s why I strive to keep up to date; I read a lot, and I ask young people to correct me,” he said in an interview with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner.

Giner surprises many with his vitality: He starts the day with a cold shower, does exercises, plays pingpong, watches sports, reads, and spends time woodworking, where he creates religious art. And, most importantly, he said he celebrates Mass twice a day.

“I’m a very ordi

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