The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week, November 6-12, 2022. This annual week-long celebration is an opportunity for dioceses and parishes in the United States to uphold and promote vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life and encourage the faithful to renew their prayerful support for those currently discerning one of these calls.
Observance of Vocation Awareness Week began in 1976 when the U.S. bishops designated the 28th Sunday of the year for the celebration. It was later moved to Feast of the Baptism of the Lord in January. In 2014, after extensive consultation, the Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations moved the observance of National Vocation Awareness Week to November to engage Catholic schools and colleges more effectively in this effort.
Ordination to Priesthood, June 4, 2022
The entire Body of Christ shares in the responsibility of promoting, fostering, and supporting vocations; it is not solely the work of the Vocations Directors or Vocations Office.
Read Bishop da Cunha’s Blog post for November 2nd for his thoughts on Vocations and more.
Prayer for Vocations
Prayer for VocationsGod 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 to 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.
Prayer for Vocations
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Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life And Vocations
Additional Information and Resources
Prayers for the Faithful
For young people in our community that they may respond generously with open hearts and willing spirits if the Lord calls them to the priesthood, diaconate, or consecrated life. We pray to the Lord …
For men and women to be open to God’s call to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ as priests, deacons, or consecrated persons. We pray to the Lord …
USCCB News Release on National Vocation Awareness Week
Information on Different Forms of Consecrated Life in the Church
Rev. Kevin A. Cook
Director of Vocations and Seminarians
508-336-5549
frcook@fallrivervocations.org
www.fallrivervocations.org
Rev. Jack Schrader
Associate Director of
Vocations and Seminarians
508-763-2240
frschrader@fallrivervocations.org
www.fallrivervocations.org
Sr. Paulina Hurtado, O.P.
Episcopal Representative
for Religious
508-675-1311 ext. 6533
sr.paulina@dioc-fr.org
www.fallriverdiocese.org/religious-in-diocese
