April 28, 2010

U.S. bishops launch new vocations Web site

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations launched a new Web site on April 25, World Day of Prayer for Vocations and Good Shepherd Sunday, to be a resource for both laity and clergy in the promotion of vocations.

The site has two goals: To help individuals hear and respond to the call by God to the priesthood or consecrated life, and to educate all Catholics on the importance of encouraging others through prayer and activities to promote vocations. 
The Vocations Website can be found at www.ForYourVocation. org. A Spanish-language site will be available this fall at www.PorTuVocacion.org.

Site elements include discernment resources for men and women, respectively, aids for promoting a vocation culture within the home, and a range of tools for educators, youth leaders and vocation directors including prayers, videos, best practices, lesson plans and vocation awareness programs.

In response to Pope Benedict XVI’s 2010 Theme for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Witness Awakens Vocations, the site also hosts videos of priests and religious men and women giving witness to their vocations, as well as testimonies from family members.

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