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| | The Catholic Diocese of Peoria - Vocations - About Vocations - Promoting Vocations to the Priesthood |
 | | I mention the importance of vocations to the diocesan priesthood and religious life as ways of helping the Lord love and sanctify His people and ask the confirmands and others in the church to consider such vocations and pray for such vocations. | | | Their own agenda often leads them to exclude candidates whom they consider to be too traditionally "pious" or who would stand squarely with the Church on matters such as the possibility of ordination of women to the priesthood, in matters of sexual morality or other matters which they would consider ideologically significant. | | | The committed love of husband and wife, father and mother, which is rooted in their own self-surrender to Jesus Christ in faith provides the Lord the opportunity to call forth men already formed in the faith and in human virtues. |
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| | Vocationist Fathers Home Page |
| | Justin Russolillo, is a Catholic Religious Congregation that strives to foster vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life, especially among the poor. | | | Their ministry is carried out in Parishes, Schools, Missions and the Vocationary (a place for vocational discernment and religious formation). | | | Its main ministry is to identify and guide those who believe they are called to serve God as Priests or Brothers. |
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| | If you recognize some of these indicators in your life, perhaps God is calling you to consider serving God’s people in the church as a priest, sister or brother. | | | Ask a parish priest about a vocation to the priesthood, sisterhood or brotherhood. | | | These are not just nice words, they are the truth for those who wish to accept the call to follow the Lord. |
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http://www.stmatthewchurch.org/Main/vocations.htm
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| | CHRISVOC |
| | One’s priestly vocation can be lived out as a diocesan priest or as a religious order priest. | | | Parenthood is a vocation not only important to the life of human society, it is a vocation vitally important to the life of the church. | | | It is the role of the deacon to assist bishops and priests. |
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http://www.drvc.org/vocations/12chrisvoc.htm
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| | APREL-NURTURING VOCATIONS - A Ministry for All |
| | They affirm that difficulties regarding vocations are connected with an insufficient knowledge of the Church and with a purely functional vision of vocation as distinct from a biblical/theological one. | | | Prayer groups and vocational cenacles are seen as important means of promoting and sustaining vocations to priesthood and the religious life. | | | All parties consulted agree that planning for the future should be founded on a solid theology of vocation which, in harmony with the ecclesiology of Vatican II, sees the consecrated life "in the light of the mystery of the Church". |
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| | RTE News - Vocations campaign to use beermats, posters |
| | The church is also proposing a number of changes to cope with the sharp decline in vocations: lay ministers may be allowed to live in clergy houses in areas where priests are not present, and be allowed to run weekday services. | | | The Westminster diocese of the Catholic church in England is launching a recruitment campaign using beermats and posters. | | | He also says many parishes may have to cope without a resident priest. |
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http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0529/vocations.html
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| | Vocations.ca >> What's New |
| | "My heartfelt wish is that prayer for vocations be intensified ever more; prayer that is adoration of the mystery of God and thanksgiving for the 'great things' that he has accomplished and does not cease to carry out, despite human weakness," the Holy Father says in his message. | | | VATICAN CITY, May 2, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II proposes two ways to foment vocations to the consecrated life: the prayer of the whole Church and the witness of consecrated persons themselves. | | | In addition to prayer, John Paul II says that the "strength of the witness given by those called and their ability to involve others and inspire each of them to entrust his or her own life to Christ depends on their holiness." |
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http://www.vocations.ca/Whats_new/news_04_05_02_foment_consecrated.php
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| | You may have a prayerful sense that a person you know is called by God to religious life. | | | Cardinal Maida and your parish community encourages you to "Try It On!" The archdiocesan vocations office offers many opportunities to help you explore whether God is calling you to the priesthood. | | | By recognizing characteristics inherent to those who have a vocation, you can have assist in encouraging their call. |
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http://waynestmarys.org/vocations.htm
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| | What Are Lay Vocations? |
| | Note that profession is not the same as being bound by religious vows, which are made by religious orders living in community. | | | Married or single Catholic women and men from all walks of life are able to join secular orders -- monastic orders (such as the Benedictines) admit laity as oblates, while the mendicant orders (such as the Franciscans and Carmelites) have secular orders. | | | Unlike monks, friars, brothers, or nuns, those following lay vocations do not remove themselves from the world but remain in it; hence the term "secular". |
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http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/roman_catholic_lay_vocations/109422
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| | Message for the 40th World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2003 |
| | In fact, the priestly vocation or the religious vocation are always, by their very nature, vocations to the generous service of God and of neighbour. | | | World Day of Prayer for Vocations invites us to return to the roots of the Christian vocation, to the story of the first person called by the Father, his Son Jesus. | | | He is “the servant” of the Father, foretold by the prophets as the one whom the Father has chosen and formed from his mother’s womb (cf. |
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http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/messages/vocations/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_20021118_xl-voc-2003_en.html
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| | CNS STORY: Synod proposes greater vocations efforts, no easing of celibacy rules |
| | The idea of ordaining married men in the Western church is "a road not to follow," said Proposition 11, one of 50 propositions presented to the synod Oct. 18. | | | They also called for a more equitable distribution of priests and for a willingness among priests themselves to serve where they are most needed. | | | VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a draft list of propositions, the Synod of Bishops recommended no relaxation of church rules on priestly celibacy and instead proposed greater vocations efforts as the answer to the shortage of priests. |
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http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0505907.htm
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| | Archdiocese of Hartford: Office of Vocations |
| | As our world becomes more materialistic and secular, the people of God need priests who by word and example display holiness which is born out of a devoted prayer life. | | | To this end, the men must be committed disciples of Jesus Christ willing to form their lives in His likeness. | | | We also would like to help direct those men and women in discerning a vocation in the consecrated life as a religious sister or brother. |
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http://www.archdioceseofhartford.org/vocation.htm
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| | Vocations Online |
| | The Day of Prayer, observed next May 11, will have as its theme "Vocation to Service." "In today's culture, the person who serves is considered inferior; but in sacred history the servant is the one called by God to carry out a particular action of salvation and redemption," the Pope explains in his message. | | | However, with a special vocation, God has always invited some to a more complete giving of themselves to the cause of the Kingdom," the Holy Father said. | | | "Insofar as he is the first catechist in the community, the priest, especially if he is a parish priest, is called to be the first believer and disciple of the Word of God, and to dedicate assiduous attention to discernment and the support of vocations for the catechetical service," the Pope said. |
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http://www.vocations.com/news/default.html
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| | USCCB - (Office of Media Relations) - North American Vocations Congress Slated For 2002 in Montreal |
| | The two events are expected to draw some of the same participants, including the presidents of the U.S. and Canadian Bishops conferences, heads of Vatican offices concerned for vocations and leaders of religious orders of men and women. | | | It is hoped that the event will unify and guide the Church in North America in its commitment to foster and nurture vocations. | | | Three bishops form the congress's episcopal advisers: Archbishop Roger Schwietz, Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska; Bishop Richard Grecco, Auxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario; and Bishop Andre Rivest, Auxiliary Bishop of Montreal. |
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| | Catholic Online - Cathcom - Pontificating with priests: Marx, vocations and papal infallibility |
| | His discourse in late July to 140 priests and religious in northern Italy offered insights into a pontiff the church and the world are still getting to know. | | | He said the joy at seeing seminaries overflowing carries with it "a certain sadness" because some candidates are coming with the hope of social advancement. | | | And while welcoming the upsurge in Third World vocations, he said his recent conversations with Asian and African bishops underlined the need for caution. |
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| | Vocations |
| | A new program launched today by the bishops’ Committee on Vocations is meant to renew priests’ sense of vocational fulfillment and to encourage them to draw on that satisfaction and invite other men to pursue the priesthood. | | | This website is an extension of Vision, the annual religious vocation discernment guide published by TrueQuest Communications on behalf of the National Religious Vocation Conference. | | | When you do what God has in store for you, your life has meaning and purpose; you are making a contribution to the world. |
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| | ABC News: Bishops Urge New Vocations for Priests |
| | ABC News: Bishops Urge New Vocations for Priests | | | The moderator of the meeting of Catholic bishops Cardinal Angelo Scola, has urged the prelates to consider ways to cope with the priest shortage after several churchmen said that removing the celibacy rule "wasn't a path worth traveling," the Vatican said Thursday. | | | VATICAN CITY Oct 15, 2005 — Bishops from around the world suggested dioceses share priests and encourage new vocations, but they refrained from recommending changes to the celibacy requirement to alleviate the priest shortage, the Vatican said Saturday. |
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| | The Official Web Site for the Archdiocese of Detroit |
| | Prayer for vocations, and action on behalf of vocations, are vital to the present and future well-being of the Church here in Detroit! | | | Ultimately, what we want to create throughout the Church is what you might call "a culture of vocation," wherein people of all ages are more conscious of, and committed to, the mystery of living out to the fullest our baptismal relationship with the Lord Jesus and His Body, the Church. | | | One of the many gifts of the Holy Spirit is the way He moves in the minds and hearts of individuals, inviting them to consider a vocation of service in the Church. |
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| | Welcome to the Diocese of Springfield |
| | The Diocesan Vocations Office is committed to giving an opportunity to discern a potential calling to a church vocation on a deeper level. | | | Those seeking other Church vocations will be referred to the appropriate resource people equipped to help you. | | | If you have any idea that God is calling you to a Church Vocation, please feel free to contact us by e-mail, telephone or snail-mail: |
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| | CMRI Religious and Priestly Vocations |
| | In considering the question of a religious vocation, one should keep in mind that there are certain absolute conditions without which one can be sure that he is not being called by God: | | | Normal piety: If one does not have, at minimum, an ordinary devotion to religious practices, it can hardly be expected that he would be fitted for the extraordinary practices of a religious. | | | Yet, when considering the priesthood or brotherhood, many men conclude that because they lack the eloquence of Bishop Sheen, the wisdom of Pope St. Pius X and the holiness of St. Francis, they would not make good religious. |
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| | The Vocations Office of the Diocese of Monterey, as part of a dynamic Catholic Community, seeks to promote vocation awareness and establish a climate favorable to Church Ministry- ecclesial, professional and religious. | | | Assists laity, clergy and religious at the parish level in promoting church related vocations. | | | It endeavors to increase the number of quality laity, religious and diocesan priests by actively educating for recruitment; identifying, inviting and welcoming potential candidates. |
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| | Vocations Online |
| | It’s a privilege for me to currently serve as our diocesan vocation director, helping people say "Yes" to God with their lives and answering the question, "Who does God need you to be?" | | | The far more important question for me to answer with my life became, "Who does God need me to be?" That really is the vocation question. | | | I especially enjoy the moments when I can celebrate Christ present in our lives through sacrament and Christian friendship. |
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| | Religious orders 'need full-time vocations directors' |
| | Dominican Fr Gerard Dunne, who is the incoming director of Vocations Ireland, an organisation set up by the congregations to explore ways of attracting vocations, attributed the relative success of the two congregations to two factors. | | | Fr Dunne said they were attracted to the purpose of the Dominicans, which was "sound doctrinal preaching based on the theology of St Thomas Aquinas". | | | Figures from the Catholic Church in Ireland have linked relative success in attracting vocations with maintaining full-time vocations directors. |
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| | Catholic Pages Directory: » Religious Life » VOCATIONS |
| | Collapse of Religious and Priestly Vocations by Fr Paul Marx OSB (from Catholic Faith, March/April 1996) | | | Vocations to Priesthood and Religious Life by Archbishop Elden P Curtiss of Omaha (from Lay Witness, June 1999) | | | Why is it so difficult for orthodox men to become priests? |
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| | Diocese of Pittsburgh - Office for Vocations |
| | The Diocese of Pittsburgh is blessed to have a seminary where men can formally discern the possibility of serving the Church as a priest. | | | If you are discerning a vocation to religious life other than the diocesan priesthood click here. | | | Through the intercession of Our Lady, Saint Paul, and Saint John Vianney, may more men respond to the Lord’s call in serving the Church as a priest. |
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| | Library Index |
| | In a teleconference on vocations to the priesthood organized by the Congregation for the Clergy, Fr. | | | John A. Hardon, S.J. It is impossible to exaggerate the close relation between the Holy Eucharist and vocations to the priesthood and religious life. | | | This is an index of all files in the EWTN "Priests, Religious, Vocations" Document Library as of 8/18/2005 sorted by library and title |
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| | A Year of Prayer for Priestly Vocations The-Tidings.com |
| | There are so many people here in our own Local Church yearning to be nourished with the Bread of Life --- and for this spiritual ministry, we need more priests. | | | More suggestions will be given in the next few weeks, but our common goal is to make this entire year an intensive Year of Prayer for Priestly Vocations. | | | ---Placing the Prayer for Priestly Vocations weekly in all Parish Bulletins, and in the pews of the Church |
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| | Pope concerned about falling priestly vocations in the United States |
| | He urged a program of vocational promotion and a national day of prayer for priestly vocations. | | | He also suggested, in an apparent reference to the clergy sex abuse scandal, that seminary training needs to be tightened to instill a commitment to "holiness and spiritual wisdom." | | | In Friday's address to bishops from Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri, the pope outlined how bishops must provide for the future of the church. |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/11/26/international0836EST0478.DTL
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| | VISION Vocation Guide for Catholic Vocations - Religious Life and Priesthood |
| | A log in and reader profile, which we encourage you to complete, so that you can easily communicate with the vocation directors and benefit from their wisdom as you determine just where God is calling you. | | | We're happy to assist you in your vocation search as you consider religious life. | | | VISION Vocation Guide for Catholic Vocations - Religious Life and Priesthood |
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| | Vocations Online |
| | Vocations: How Is God Calling Me? by Fidelis Tracy, C.D.P. Why do men want to become priests today? | | | Scripture Passages on Discernment, Vocations, Call, and Priesthood | | | 2004 Message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations |
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| | Vocation to Holiness Process initiated by Bishop Corrada | | | Vocation to Holiness events to be announced soon! | | | As set forth in the Vocation to Holiness document, we have a new name: Office for Vocations to Holy Orders and Consecrated Life |
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| | Vocations |
| | First of all, one must have the right intention or motivation to become a Jesuit Priest or Brother. | | | Get involved in your parish and your school’s religious activities specially in the liturgy of the Eucharist. | | | What Is The Meaning Of The Vows Which All Jesuits Take? |
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| | www.chicagopriest.org |
| | This is a vocation web page which contains information about becoming a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago. |
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| | Welcome to the Vocations Office Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| | Mary, Mother of the Church, the model of every vocation, help us to say "yes" to the Lord who calls us to cooperate in the divine plan of salvation. | | | Lord, send workers to your harvest and do not allow humanity to be lost for the lack of pastors, missionaries, and people dedicated to the cause of the Gospel. |
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| | Catholic Vocations |
| | The following religious communities provide a vocation mailing to those who may be interested in a religious vocation and their community. | | | For a listing of religious orders faithful to the Magisterium, articles by Father Hardon on the religious life, vocation retreats, and links to many faithful religious communities, visit the Institute on Religious Life at: http://www.religiouslife.com/ | | | A "must see" for girls and young women discerning their vocation. |
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http://www.catholichomeschooling.com/curr/vocations.htm
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| | John Paul II \ On the Vocation and the Mission of the Lay Faithful | | | Doris \ Religious Life: Who is Invited, and To What? | | | John Paul II \ World Day for Vocations Messages |
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| | Vocations |
| | The Office of Vocations is responsible for the promotion, recruitment, screening and discernment programs regarding diocesan seminarians and men and women religious. | | | World Day of Prayer for Vocations April 17, 2005 | | | World Day of Prayer for Vocations- April 17th |
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| | Vocation Information in the Diocese of Hamilton |
| | It must also mean that a vocation, though it comes from God does not become a reality in someone who remains totally passive. | | | Obviously he is telling us that our prayer will make a difference. | | | Vocation is an indication of God's will for us as we go through life. |
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| | CDOWK - Vocations Main |
| | Through the intercession of the Blessed Mother, grant to those You have called the willingness and generosity of spirit to give themselves in devoting their lives and their talents to the service of our Lord and to His Church. | | | Heavenly Father, bless our diocese with the grace of many vocations to the priesthood and religious life. | | | In the Diocese of Wichita, priests serve as: Pastors, High School Chaplains and Teachers, Hospital Chaplains, Spiritual Directors, University Chaplains and Teachers, Prison Ministers, Youth Ministers, Retreat Directors. |
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| | Vocation Holy Name Province |
| | We serve as priests or brothers in a diversity of ministries. | | | Have completed at least two years of college if they wish to be priests; otherwise, they should have completed high school. | | | Be a practicing Roman Catholic between the ages of 22-38. |
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| | Those who sense the Lord might be calling them to explore the possibility of becoming a priest or consecrated religious are strongly encouraged to contact the Office of Vocations or their parish priests. | | | Our prayer and hope is that this web site will further foster active responses on the part of those whom the Lord is calling to the priesthood or the consecrated life. | | | Even in the very early stages of discernment, such initial discussions have proven helpful to many. |
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| | Archdiocese of Regina - Vocations |
| | This is not always easy - responding to God's call was challenging for Jesus and so it will be for us. | | | If we answer the call it will bring us peace, joy and life. | | | The stories reveal the many ways in which people are "giving their lives away”; which is one definition for the word ‘vocation’. |
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| | Vocations, Seminary Department |
| | Each month features pictures and a vocation narrative of a person who has chosen to answer God's call to the priesthood or religious life. | | | NCCV promotes Catholic Church vocations by providing quality resources for vocation awareness, education and discernment. | | | NRVC is a professional organization of men and women committed to vocation awareness, invitation and discernment to consecrated life as brothers, sisters and priests. |
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| | Serra Atlanta : Pray For Vocations! |
| | Help encourage young men and women to answer the Call and promote vocations in your parish. | | | The monthly meetings provide Scripture study, prayer, teaching, and assistance with discernment. | | | We ask that you regularly join us in praying for our current and future priests by praying this prayer: |
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| | Archdiocese of Saint Louis - Office of Vocations Home |
| | Ask your most burning questions about vocational discernment. | | | Click here to read Archbishop Burke's letter of welcome. | | | Order your free copy of Sanctus Presbyteratus - Holy Priesthood! |
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| | NCDVD |
| | Michael Butler, writes, "It is our hope that this new tool will help you guide your children to follow God's will for their lives, especially through an openness to the possibility of serving God and his people as a priest." | | | It’s the premier place for vocation directors to learn, gather resources, and enjoy the friendship of colleagues. | | | They openly discuss the "priestly" traits they first recognized in their sons, the ways in which the subject was first broached, and their reactions to their sons' pursuit of the priestly call. |
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| | Notre Dame Sisters of Omaha, Nebraska |
| | Because we are a small community, we are able to know each Sister and gather together frequently, and to develop wonderful friendships. | | | We can help you begin to discern if you have a call to religious life. | | | We invite you to pray about what you are feeling and to email the Notre Dame vocation director. |
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| | Welcome to VocationInfo.com - Catholic Vocations for Men |
| | A Son of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is one who is on fire with the love of God, who spreads this fire wherever he goes, and who ardently desires and procures by all possible means to inflame the whole world with the fire of divine love. | | | Welcome to VocationInfo.com - Catholic Vocations for Men |
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