Vocation Awareness Week
Vocation Awareness Week
National Vocation Awareness Week, November 2-8, is an opportunity to celebrate and promote ordained and vowed vocations. Dioceses, parishes, and religious communities honor vocations this week in many forms, including holy hours, homilies, prayers for the faithful, post-communion talks, etc. Some resources:
VISION Vocation Network articles on prayer & discernment; Vocation Calendar of Events--remember to post your upcoming events there; sample homiles; vocation prayers; and more.
U.S. bishops: prayers, videos, homilies, and more
Serra USA: liturgy planning guide, Spanish materials, etc.
NRVC resources for purchase: such as Year of Consecrated Life banner, video of young religious, prayer cards, Spanish materials, etc.
Education/awareness resources: for parish and classroom
Vocation song, "Wake the World with Dawning Joy." Free download of the audio and sheet music.
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“I’m an off-the-charts extrovert,” says Mrs. Teri Iverson, vocation ministry coordinator for the Sisters of the Precious Blood in Dayton, Ohio. “I love building relationships and connecting with people in person at conferences and events.” She comes to vocation ministry after three decades in youth ministry. Read more...
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