Vocations - Highlights

National Vocation Awareness Week, celebrated November 3-9, 2024 is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations. ...

Join Fr. Justin Ryan for an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. All are welcomed to pray for vocations or to discern them, so invite someone you know who might be willing to discern a vocation one day to the priesthood or religious life. ...

Live with Purpose...Serve with Love: An inter-congregational in-person retreat for women exploring religious life. ...

Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Seattle, Fr. Justin Ryan, will be preaching on vocations at the Masses at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton the weekend of November 16 & 17, 2024. ...

Join Fr. Justin Ryan for an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. All are welcomed to pray for vocations or to discern them, so invite someone you know who might be willing to discern a vocation one day to the priesthood or religious life. ...

The Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Seattle, Fr. Justin Ryan, will be preaching on vocations at the Masses at St. Mary Magdalen the weekend of December 14 & 15, 2024. ...

World Day for Consecrated Life is on February 2, 2025. Please pray for all those who have made commitments in the consecrated life. ...

The Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Seattle, Fr. Justin Ryan, will be preaching on vocations at the Masses at St. Monica the weekend of February 15 & 16, 2025. ...

There is a role for everyone in Catholic Sisters Week: individuals, groups and organizations, families, parishes, schools and universities. Let the ideas ignite your creativity—whether you’re able to plan and publicize a large-scale on-site event in your area, support a congregation’s work with a collection, create a virtual event on your community’s website or simply give a shout-out on social media in support of the life and mission of Catholic sisters, your participation is vital. ...

The purpose of World Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publicly fulfill the Lord's instruction to, "Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest" (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2). As a climax to a prayer that is continually offered throughout the Church, it affirms the primacy of faith and grace in all that concerns vocations to the priesthood and to the consecrated life.  ...

The Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Seattle, Fr. Justin Ryan, will be preaching on vocations at the Masses at St. Philomena the weekend of May 17 & 18, 2025. ...