Vocations
"Prayer itself, born in Catholic families, nurtured by programs of Christian formation, strengthened by the grace of the sacraments, is the first means by which we come to know the Lord’s will for our lives. To the extent that we teach young people to pray, and to pray well, we will be cooperating with God’s call. Programs, plans and projects have their place; but the discernment of a vocation is above all the fruit of an intimate dialogue between the Lord and his disciples. Young people, if they know how to pray, can be trusted to know what to do with God’s call."
Pope Benedict XVI
Meet our Diocesan Seminarians
Prayer for Priestly Vocations Prayed after the Rosary before every Mass
O' God, who willed to provide shepards for your people, pour out in your church a spirit of piety and fortitude to raise up worthy ministers for your altars and make them ardent, yet gentle heralds of your Gospel; through Our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen
