He was known for his wisdom and prudence and so was chosen as the new novice master in 1943 and held that position until 1946. In 1946 he became the administrator to the College of Arts and Trades in Camagüey. From 1948 to 1951 he served as a confessor in Santiago de Cuba and in 1951 was made a confessor and chaplain to a female religious order. On 9 December 1954 he was put in charge of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Santa Clara (he arrived there on that date) and was appointed around the same time to oversee the building of the school of arts and trades. In 1958 during the Battle of Santa Clara – the last final conflict in the revolution – he endangered his own life as a mediator to broker a truce and lives were saved thanks to his efforts. When the school opened he was appointed as its rector and he held that position until 1961 when Communism surged and schools passed into the hands of the new Minister for Education. He was named as the rector of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at a later stage and in 1965 became its first parish priest.