Our first priority in promoting vocations is to pray.
Several times a year, the Church provides opportunities for the faithful to celebrate vocations. Four such events are:
- World Day of Prayer for Vocations (Fourth Sunday of Easter)
- National Vocation Awareness Week (First full week of November)
- World Day for Consecrated Life (First Sunday after February 2nd)
- Priesthood Sunday (late September)
Program Outline
- Prayers
- Liturgy planning guides
- Bulletin announcements
- Cards
Celebrating vocations is an important part of community life in the Church.
World Day of Prayer for Vocations, National Vocation Awareness Week, World Day for Consecrated Life, and Priesthood Sunday are all events through which the Church provides opportunities for the faithful to celebrate vocations. Some of these events are rather new, while others go back decades—for example, observance of National Vocation Awareness Week started in 1976.
Ordination Anniversary Cards
Every year, the Serra Club of Southwest Denver sends anniversary cards to each of the priests and deacons serving the 16 parishes affiliated with our club near the anniversary date of their ordination.
