When an elderly priest, Father Damián receives word that he will be replaced by a younger priest, he states his dread at leaving the parish refuses to accept his arrival, though he relents. Coming to replace him is the young priest Father Sebastián (played by Cantinflas) who is assigned to the parish in San Jerónimo el Alto, where the town is indifferent to his arrival.
When an older priest, Father Damián, learns he will be succeeded by a younger priest, Father Sebastián, he is resistant to leaving the parish and refuses to acknowledge the newcomer's presence, although he ultimately yields. The young priest is assigned to the parish in San Jerónimo el Alto, where the community shows little interest in his arrival.