A Prayer for Vocations

Father, you call us to the table of your Son, renew us by word and sacrament, and send us to labor in your harvest. We are a people in need of the witness of faithful marriages and priests, dedicated single people and deacons, religious sisters, brothers, monks and nuns. Help each disciple to trust in your call; make us able and willing to do what you ask; keep us united in our gifted diversity; and bring to maturity every seed you sow. We ask this through Jesus Christ: the Good Shepherd, your Son, and our Lord. Amen.

 

Am I called? It's a great question with an easy answer…yes! We're all called! Some are called to priesthood or religious life. Many are called to marriage. And some are called to the single life. So the question is not if, but how are we called?

For help in discernment of your own vocation calling, please visit www.nashvillepriest.com.   You may also contact the church office, any priest, or Kevin Wolf, Parish Vocations Coordinator for St. Rose of Lima at 615-848-0275 or kwolfatc@yahoo.com.

Called By Name is a program to discover potential candidates for priesthood and religious life.  Parishoners are asked to prayerfully identify those they feel are possible candidates for a church vocation.  Look for Called By Name at St. Rose and other parishes on or around Good Shepherd Sunday.  If you think you know of a candidate for priesthood or religious life, remember the following:  Pray, Invite, Encourage.

                Serra International is an organization of Lay Catholics whose objective is to foster and promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life.  There are Serra Chapters in Nashville and Williamson County.  For more information, visit www.serraus.org.

Pray for vocations...