The Catholic Church in the United States has been observing National Vocation Awareness Week Nov. 1-7. Each year, national Catholic organizations, dioceses, schools, and parishes host events and provide resources that raise awareness of vocations and support those discerning God’s call, particularly to ordained ministry or consecrated life.
“As we draw near the busiest time of the year, a season marked by thanksgiving and joy, National Vocation Awareness Week reminds us of the beautiful witness of those who have responded to God’s call to serve in ordained ministry as priests and deacons, and men and women who serve in consecrated life,” said Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations.
“This National Vocation Awareness Week,” Archbishop Hicks continued, “we thank God for all vocations and pray for a deepened spirit of joy in marriages, in the Priesthood and Diaconate, and in all forms of consecrated life. Your witness to a joy-filled vocation inspires young people to follow God’s call with courage.”
In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Leo XIV said, “God dwells in our hearts. A vocation entails an intimate dialogue with the One who calls and invites us to respond, despite the deafening noise of the world, with true joy and generosity.”
He later continued, “Through the intimacy of His friendship, you will discover how to give of yourselves, whether through marriage, the Priesthood, the permanent Diaconate, or consecrated life. Every vocation is an immeasurable gift for the Church and for those who receive it with joy.”
Join Us for a Come & See Day
Are you open to discovering God’s call for your life? Join us for a Come & See Day at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Ambler, on Sunday, Nov. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Open to men ages 14 and older, this day of discernment offers an opportunity to experience seminary life, participate in Mass and prayer, spend time in Eucharistic Adoration, tour the seminary, and enjoy fellowship with seminarians and others discerning the Priesthood.
An optional overnight retreat for men ages 18 and older begins Saturday, Nov. 14, at 9 a.m.
Registration is required by Thursday, Nov. 12. Learn more and register at allentowndiocese.org/vocation-discernment-events.
For questions, contact the Diocese of Allentown Vocations Office at 610-437-0755 or vocations@allentowndiocese.org.
Pray for Our Seminarians
Pre-College Propaedeutic Year
Mr. Isaac Eidle
Mr. Giovanni Poloni
Mr. Peter Schachte
Mr. Benjamin Wright
College I
Mr. Blaise Eidle
Pre-Theology Propaedeutic Year
Mr. Gabriel Vega
Pre-Theology I
Mr. Matthew Bartos
Pre-Theology II
Mr. Mark De Jesus
Mr. William Sweeney
Mr. Mark Vincent
Pastoral Year
Mr. Owen Fitzgerald
Short Prayer for Vocations
God Our Father, we thank You for calling men and women to serve in Your Son’s Kingdom as priests, deacons, and consecrated persons.
Send Your Holy Spirit to help others respond generously and courageously to Your call.
May our community of faith support vocations of sacrificial love in our youth and young adults.
Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
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