Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the 2019 World Day of Vocations

Thursday, January 31, 2019

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Read the Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the 2019 World Day of Vocations.

Led by the Spirit for Mission

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

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The 2017 message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations was released Wednesday entitled, “Led by the Spirit for Mission”. In the message for this 54th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, the Pope reflects on the missionary dimension of our Christian calling. The Holy Father says that “commitment to mission is not something […]

Message of Pope Francis for the 52nd World Day of Prayer for Vocations

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

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April 26, 2015 – Fourth Sunday of Easter Theme: Exodus, a fundamental experience of vocation Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Fourth Sunday of Easter offers us the figure of the Good Shepherd who knows his sheep: he calls them, he feeds them and he guides them. For over fifty years the universal Church has […]

The Permanent Diaconate – Catholic Focus

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Cheridan Sanders

This past Sunday was the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. For many of us, the image of a priest or religious comes to mind when we say ‘vocation’ but there’s also the permanent diaconate. Meet these great men, who’ve said yes to the call to serve. Host Pedro Guevara Mann explores the permanent diaconate.

Message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Andrew Santos

Below is Pope Benedict XVI’s message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. It will be celebrated in the Universal Church on April 29, which is the Fourth Sunday of Easter. The message is dated Oct. 18, however, it was released by the Vatican Feb. 13. Dear Brothers and Sisters, The 49th World Day of […]

CNS Vatican Report: World Day of Prayer for Vocations

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Matthew Harrison

A couple of years ago, New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan commented that there isn’t a crisis in priestly vocations, but a crisis in marriage. If we work to create stability in marriage and the family, then vocations will naturally flow from that. Families fostering vocations to the religious and priestly life is one of the […]

“Witness Awakens Vocations” focus of this year’s World Day of Prayer for Vocations

Friday, April 23, 2010

Matthew Harrison

This Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday. As Fr. Rosica explained in this week’s Biblical Reflection, all three liturgical cycles for the Fourth Sunday of Easter offer “a passage from John’s Gospel about the Good Shepherd.” Traditionally the Church has also identified this Sunday as the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Pope Benedict XVI’s message […]