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Vocations
Discover greater meaning in life.
Contemporary society offers so many diverse and valuable ways
to live your life.
Today, as in the past, God calls every man and woman to serve
him and his church.
Yet today so many distractions make it increasingly difficult
to hear God's voice. Discerning your vocation is a challenge,
no doubt about it.
Is God calling you to be a priest? A monk? A nun? A deacon?
Maybe a wife? A mother? A husband? A father?
You never will know for sure unless you consider the
possibilities.
“’I know well the plans I have in mind for you,’ says the
Lord, ‘plans for your welfare, not for woe! Plans to give you
a future full of hope.’” (Jer 29:11)
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
Lord our God, in your great love you have called us from
nothingness into being. Through Jesus Christ your child, who
is the way, the truth and the life, you have called us to walk
on the road of perfection, and to consecrate ourselves to you
and to the service of all people, whom you have created for
life and glory.
To those who are called to a life of faith in the midst of the
world, give the grace of witness to the Gospel.
To those who are called to the life of Christian perfection,
give the grace of contemplation, understanding of the will of
God and zeal for righteousness and charity.
To those who are called to service in the ordained ministries,
give the grace of your Holy Spirit to nourish and strengthen
their brothers and sisters in the way of the Lord.
Indeed, grant to all of us the gifts of witness, of perfection
and of service. Give us the power to carry the cross of
discipleship, the peace to discern our true calling, and the
gift of communion with you through prayer and love. Lord, we
can do nothing without the grace of your Holy Spirit, uphold
those who have been sealed with the gift of your Spirit and
pour forth an abundance of gifts for the building up of your
kingdom. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Master of the harvest, send laborers to your church to gather
the harvest of faith, for you are the giver of life and we
give glory to you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever
and forever. Amen.
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