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    • Contact and General Information
  • Vocation?
    • Priesthood
    • Consecrated Life
    • Married Life
    • Single Life as a Lay person
    • Discernment >
      • Recommended Reading - Scripture
      • Recommended Reading - Books
  • Priesthood
    • Our Seminarians >
      • Benedict
      • Clive
      • David
      • Gerard
      • Sean
      • Toby
    • Why be a priest?
    • What do priests do?
    • Signs of a priestly vocation
    • Seminary >
      • The Journey to Priesthood
    • Priestly Discernment >
      • Discernment Weekends
      • Celibacy
      • Overcoming the Fears
      • FAQ
      • Practical ideas for discernment
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  • Mass for Vocations
Mass for Vocations

“Vocations are born in prayer and from prayer;
only through prayer can they persevere and bear fruit.” - Pope Francis
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The Church provides a Mass for Vocations to Holy Orders in her Masses for Various Needs and Occasions, for the “pastoral advantage” of the community, praying that those called to Holy Orders (to be deacons, priests and bishops) may hear and answer the call.

Here are resources to help prepare such a Mass to be celebrated in a parish, school or for occasions such as a deanery gathering.
Overview
A guide to preparing a Mass for Vocations
File Size: 109 kb
File Type: pdf
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Key Texts
Prayers from the Missal
File Size: 30 kb
File Type: pdf
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Options for readings
File Size: 73 kb
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Readings from the Lectionary
File Size: 156 kb
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Readings from the Good News Bible, optional for children's Masses
File Size: 198 kb
File Type: pdf
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Additional Documents
Prayers from the Missal for Religious Vocations
File Size: 40 kb
File Type: pdf
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Sample Bidding Prayers to adapt
File Size: 42 kb
File Type: pdf
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Coming soon:
​Hymn suggestions
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