Vocations...Responding to God's call

                                        What is Christ asking of me?

To Pray...Discern...Encourage...Support...

 
As a part of our responding to God's call to love and serve in our lives, all parishioners are encouraged to pray daily for an increase in priestly and religious vocations as well as for the necessary graces and blessings to be upon
all current priests and religious.

   
Groups that Support Vocations in the Church

 Serra Missionaries of Birmingham 
   Serra Club USA
    
Information about Vocations Types of Vocations
  To the Priesthood and Permanent Diaconate
  To Religious and Consecrated Life
  Laity and the "Call to Holiness"
   
Prayers  For Vocations
   Eucharistic Adoration and Vocations
   Vocations Prayer Sheet
    World Day of Prayer Message from Pope Benedict
   Discover your Spirituality/Prayer "Type"
   
Discerning a Vocation "Fishers of Men" USCCB Video
  "Eight Steps to Discernment" article
  "An Understanding of Discernment" article
  FAQs about Priesthood, Ordination and the Seminary
  Vocational Opportunities
   Vocations.com
   USCCB Vocational Links and Resources
   Vocational Call Assessment and Online Survey
   Here I Am Lord Vocational Conferences
   Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious
   National Coalition for Church Vocations
   United States Association of Consecrated Virgins
   National Religious Vocation Conference
   Vocations Guide
  Vision Magazine--2010 Catholic Religious Vocation Discernment Guide
  Aptitude to Live a Life of Celibacy Quiz
   Catholics on Call
  Institute on Religious Life
   
Saints associated with Priestly vocations St John the Baptist Vianney
  Blessed Junipero Serra
   
Further Reading Books and Articles on Vocations
   Teachings of the Church
    The Lamb's Supper by Scott Hahn
   The Seven Story Mountain by Thomas Merton