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Year for Priests: Reflecting on vocation, ministry

Name: Father Leo L. Riesberg

Birth date including year: Jan. 30, 1932

Hometown: Templeton

Education: Sacred Heart School in Templeton; College of Our Lady of the Ozarks in Carthage, Mo.; Immaculate Conception Seminary in Conception, Mo.; Mt. St. Bernard Seminary in Dubuque; and M.S. Ed. at Creighton University in Omaha.

Ordination date: June 1, 1957

Current assignment: retired

Hobbies/interests: Visiting with other priests. A broken ankle stopped him from golfing and bowling.

Describe your call to priesthood. (Felt called) during a grade school retreat by OMI Father when I was in 7th or 8th grade and my mother.

Did anyone or anything provide you with inspiration to follow the call to the priesthood? My mother – my father died when I was about 12.

Was it a difficult decision to make? No.

What do you enjoy most about being a priest? Eucharist

Are there any particular devotions or prayers that are dear to your heart? The rosary – it is easy to say while walking or exercising.

Why do you find priesthood to be a worthy vocation? It is so easy to stay close to God.

What would you say to a young man considering a vocation to the priesthood? It’s a good and enjoyable time – worth the sacrafices.