Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Vocations Awareness Week

From The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

National Vocation Awareness Week will be celebrated in our country January 13-19, 2013.  Please ask Our Lord for more dedicated, holy priests, deacons and consecrated men and women.  May they be inspired by Jesus Christ, supported by our faith community, and respond generously to God’s gift of a vocation.

Please pray for an increased response to God's call. 

O loving and gracious God, Father of all, you
bless your people in every time and season and
provide for their needs through your providential
care. Your Church is continually in need of priests,
sisters and brothers to offer themselves in the service
of the gospel by lives of dedicated love. Open the
hearts of your sons and daughters to listen to your
call in their lives. Give them the gift of understanding
to discern your invitation to serve you and your
Church. Give them the gift of courage to follow your
call. May they have the spirit of young Samuel who
found fulfillment in his life when he said to you,
"Speak Lord, for your servant is listening." We ask
this through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Redeemer.
Amen.
From the USCCB website.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

@Pontifex Project

Via Father Z ... Let's show our support of the Holy Father.  Every Tuesday will be a different tweet in support of Pope Benedict. 

For today - tweet

@Pontifex Holy Father, I prayed for you today. Happy New Year of the Lord 2013!


See Father Z's post at @Pontifex Tuesday Project: Week 1 | Fr. Z's Blog – What Does The Prayer Really Say?