Today is called Good Shepherd Sunday, and, appropriately, this day is also the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Today, the Church calls us to reflect on the meaning of God’s call for each of us and to pray for those who are called to the priesthood, the diaconate and the consecrated life, may responded with a wholehearted ’yes’.
All Christians need to share in the responsibility of fostering vocations to the Church. As parents, you are asked to encourage your children who may show an interest in a religious vocation. One way is to encourage our children, especially teenagers, to participate in the Church’s activities, such as youth group and activities, altar servers, lectors, choirs, to name a few.
On this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, let us begin, or continue, especially in these stressful times to pray earnestly for continued conversion and perseverance in the Faith for our Bishops, priests, deacons, those in consecrated life, and all the laity, for we are all One Body, under one Lord.