St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church
Vocation Information
Prayer for Vocations
On the first Friday and first Sunday of every month we pray for an increase in vocations. May God hear our prayers.
Please say the following prayer during the month of May for an increase in vocations in the Diocese of San Diego:
Father in heaven, you sent us your only Son to redeem us and to build your kingdom on earth. Please give us the wisdom and strength we need to follow His call. Grant to the faithful a spirit of generosity, that Church vocations may flourish. Bless our priests with holiness and courage, that they may lead your people to Christ. Help all sisters and brothers to fulfill their sacred promises and so be effective signs of your kingdom. Lord, invite more men and women to your service. We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Are you discerning your vocation? How is God calling you?
The links below provide information in the main areas of vocation, ie; Holy Orders, Vowed Religious Life, Married and Single Life.
Contact any of the parish priests for additional information.
Diocese of San Diego, Office for Vocations
Click here for website
Rev. Anthony Saroki, Director
St. Francis Center
(619) 291-7446
Called to the Priesthood?..
-- Click here for details about Explorer Day
-- "Fishers of Men" video (Produced by: USCCB/Vocations)
-- USCCB - Vocations page
Called to Married Life?..
-- San Diego Diocese, Office of Marriage and Family Life
Guides to research Religious Communities...
-- www.religiousministries.com
-- Vision Guide
Resources on the Single Life...
-- "Celebrating the Single Life" Susan Annette Muto (Amazon.com)
--From St. Anthony Messenger, a Catholic Update piece:
http://catalog.americancatholic.org/product.aspx?prodid=C0684&pcat=78
Seven Steps Toward Developing a Vocations Culture in the Diocese of San Diego
1. Prayer for vocations as the primary component of a vocations culture should be fostered among families and in parishes.
2. Bishops and priests should accept their responsibility to promote vocations by greater visibility among young people, by witnessing to their vocation and "sharing their story," by demonstrating enthusiasm and joy, by manifesting human and holy qualities, and by explicitly inviting young men to pursue the possibility of a vocation to the priesthood.
3. Parents and families should be helped to accept their responsibility in cultivating and promoting vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
4. Young people should be assisted to embrace values and a life-style according to the teaching of the Gospel and the example of Jesus, resisting, thereby, a secular approach to life which is marked by materialism, individualism, hedonism, freedom without boundaries, lack of commitment, careerism, and a preference for success over fidelity and for choice over responsibility.
5. Religious educators should incorporate vocations awareness at every level of Christian formation, especially during preparation for celebrating the sacraments.
6. Vocations to the priesthood and religious life should be promoted by all the cultural communities in the diocese, including their various organizations, movements and associations.
7. Negative images of the Church and of priestly and religious life should be corrected with positive information, making use of contemporary media.
