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Vocation Awareness

Religious Bothers’ Day

Celebrate the life and vocation of religious brothers on May 1, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Locally, religious communities and dioceses will mark the day with celebrations and events.

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National Vocations Awareness Week

The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate the annual National Vocation Awareness Week from November 6-12, 2022. During this week, dioceses across the United States will hold events to foster an appreciation for vocations and pray specifically for those discerning a call to ordained ministry and consecrated life.

In his message for the 58th annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis offered St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, as a model for vocational discernment. “Amid all these upheavals, [St. Joseph] found the courage to follow God’s will. So too in a vocation: God’s call always urges us to take a first step, to give ourselves, to press forward. There can be no faith without risk. Only by abandoning ourselves confidently to grace, setting aside our own programs and comforts, can we truly say “yes” to God,” he said, and exhorted the Church to look to St. Joseph as an “outstanding example of acceptance of God’s plans.”

Please ask Our Lord for more dedicated, holy priests, deacons, and consecrated men and women. May they be inspired by Jesus Christ, supported by our faith community, and respond generously to God’s gift of vocation.

 

Dare to Love Radio Show

First Thursday Monthly: 8 – 8:30 a.m.
WNDZ 750 AM

Dare to Love airs every first Thursday of the month from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. on AM 750 WNDZ Indiana. Dare to Love promotes vocation awareness in the Archdiocese of Chicago and is hosted by Sister Lovina Francis Pammit, OSF.

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Dare to Love is a program that cultivates vocation awareness in the Archdiocese of Chicago through discussion of topics related to vocation ministry. Dare to Love is hosted by Sister Lovina Francis Pammit, OSF, Coordinator of Religious Vocations Ministries in the Office for Religious, Archdiocese of Chicago.

“Dare to Love” airs every first Thursday of the month from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. Channel 750AM WNDZ Indiana.

To view entire play list you can visit Dare to Love Video Playlist

 

Meet the Millennials Nuns   

Read an article from America Magazine – HERE

 

The Making of a Catholic Priest 

From his Arkansas upbringing, to his military experience, through his vocational ascent, Fr. Stephen Gadberry shares his trials, tragedy, and ultimate joy, answering Christ’s call to engage the culture and spread the Gospel message.

Making of a Catholic Priest

The Making of a Catholic Priest | Official Film – YouTube

Videos – Word on Fire    –   www.wordonfire.org 

 

 

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 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.

The Vocation Awareness in Parish & Schools Committee, or  VAPS, exists to help parish and school communities become more “vocation conscious”. Our goal is to provide education regarding vocations, increase awareness and answer questions you may have around the topic of vocations to the consecrated life, and encourage prayer for vocations. We do this by offering a variety of programs: speakers for vocation awareness days, vocation fairs after Sunday liturgies, speakers for parish groups/liturgies and in-services on how to establish a parish vocation committee. Investigate our programs offered on this site and sign up for one or more today!

Vocation Awareness in Parishes

Vocation Awareness in Schools

 

Print Resources

CAVA Vocation Awareness Brochure

CAVA Vocations Awareness Postcard