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.
In this scenario, an elderly priest, Father Damián, feels uneasy about being replaced by a younger priest, Father Sebastián, who is sent to take over at the parish in San Jerónimo el Alto. The townspeople are apathetic towards the new priest's arrival, and Father Damián eventually warms up to him.