Good evening friends!
This video is worth watching - I hope you enjoy it! Thank you all for praying and encouraging vocations to the priesthood and the religious life. If we can help in anyway, please do not hesitate to contact our vocation office.
May God bless and keep you always!
Office of Vocations
Diocese of Springfield - Cape Girardeau
The Blog of the Office of Vocations for the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
Monday, June 4, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Is God Calling you?
Blessed Summer!
“To you, young people, I say: if you hear the Lord’s call, do not reject it!”
Blessed John Paul II
Dear young people,
In every age, the Lord God calls men and women to give of themselves to a life of dedicated service for the sake of His kingdom. Today more than ever, he turns to you saying “Deny your very self, take up your cross, and Follow Me.” Matthew 16:24
This gentle and challenging invitation is for all of us to follow in the footstep of the great disciples, who gave their lives for the sake of the gospel.
Today the voice of God resounds ever clearer when we can encounter him in prayer, “Without prayer there is no experience of God.” I encourage any one discerning a call to the priesthood or religious life to begin and practice the following:
- Personal Prayer
- Daily Mass
- Eucharistic Adoration
- Marian Devotion - pray the Rosary and ask Our Lady to intercede always for you.
- Get a spiritual director - a priest or religious to guide you in this process
- Spend time in reading spiritual text
- By the way, I suggest that you read TO WHOM SHALL WE GO? Lessons from the Apostles Peter by Cardinal Timothy M Dolan - this book is easy to read, it will take you 3 days to finish but has lessons of a life time.
- Another must read is TO SAVE A THOUSAND SOULS: A Guide for Discerning a Vocation to Diocesan Priesthood by Fr. Brett A Brannen. This book I believe will help answer all the questions you have.
- Talk to your parish priest about your discernment and I am sure that he will help you out.
- Remember to call your vocation office, there are people ready to help you and yes you can also talk to your Bishop - he will be delighted to hear from you.
- Remember that you will hear the voice of God to the extent that you are in constant communication with him, so it boils down to Pray, pray and pray and "Be not afraid"
- "DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU" and you will be FINE.
Dear Friend in Christ,
Peace and blessings to you!
I pray this note finds you doing very well and that your summer has started off well. I write to let you know of my prayers for you this summer and to inform you of the upcoming vocation efforts across the diocese and beyond.
Dates Events Place
June 15th -17th Companion Camp Conception Seminary College
July 6th – 8th Steubenville Conference Springfield, Missouri
July 13th – 15th Steubenville Conference Springfield, Missouri
July 20th – 21st Church Teaches Forum Louisville, (KY)
October 7th Project Andrew Dinner St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Springfield, MO
December 2nd Project Andrew Dinner St. Vincent DePaul, Cape Girardeau, MO
If I can be of any help to you, please feel free to email or call me anytime! May your summer be a peace-filled one as you continue to discern the Will of God for you.
Sincerely in Christ
Fr. Patrick Ike Nwokoye
Director of Vocation Promotion
573-335-3899
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Seminarians at Study and in Prayer!
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| Andrew Williams in class at Conception Seminary |
Our seminarians continue to study and follow in the footstep of Jesus Christ who calls us to come follow him, a call to a life of service in the Church. The great joy that is experienced in following God's will is insurmountable!
This is an invitation to you dear young people to follow God and be not afraid to say yes to His plan for you!
May God grant you peace as you discern His will for you in this life.
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| Joseph Kelly at Kenrick Seminary |
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