Accompany, pray for and support vocations
Seminarians need our collaboration
Throughout the centuries the Church has never lacked vocations to the priestly ministry. Some eras were more fruitful and others less so. But today the question arises: Is the ministerial priesthood really necessary? The answer is clear: Yes!
Priests are needed so that the message of Christ and his presence in the Sacraments continue to shape the history of salvation among humanity and the People of God in every age.
We cannot measure vocations by comparing numbers with past decades. Complaints are useless. What matters is to look with the eyes of Christ, to go out to evangelize and mission even in small communities. Perhaps the time has come to restore small communities, to be leaven, even if it is a small leaven. As Jesus reminds us:
“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until the whole batch was leavened” (Mt 13:33)
Each Christian, living in the world without losing his identity, attracts people to the Lord by example and word.
Example and witness transform lives
Often social movements and cultural trends do not make living the Gospel easy, but that should not prevent us from showing that the Christian life is the best inheritance we can offer. Example and witness make an impression on those who watch us. So it was for St. Augustine:
"> Si isti et istae, cur non ego?” (If these men and women have done it, why not me?)
It was the witness of his companions that made him reflect, abandon a dissolute and superficial life, and joyfully embrace the evangelical life, eventually becoming a priest and, over time, a Bishop.
The same happens today: witness of life attracts vocations. Therefore we must encourage families, the consecrated, priests and all the faithful of the People of God to live the radical following of Jesus.
Many seminarians tell us about their experience:
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“I met a priest whose life fascinated me and I considered living like him.”
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“In my family we prayed together every day, and reading the Gospel I felt the call to be a priest.”
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“I saw nuns caring for the most needy and I wanted to be like them.”
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“One day I felt an emptiness after a party, I entered a church and experienced a deep joy. Now I am a cloistered nun.”
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“Life in community awakened my offering to the priesthood.”
When one lives from the fountains of God’s Love, the vocational call attracts like a magnet.
How we can collaborate
A vocation is born when one listens to God in interior silence and in daily prayer. Therefore, the first step is
to pray for seminarians, even naming specific people: a young man from your family, a friend, a parishioner… Make your prayer personal and persistent.
Then, invite young people to dare to consider their vocation. Show them the beauty of following Christ, share stories of generosity and dedication, and accompany them with example and prayer.
But the collaboration does not end with prayer. We can also financially support their formation.
Today it is easy and safe to do so through
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Bizum to 04698
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By transfer to the account: ES00 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 (replace this number with the real one).
Every contribution, large or small, helps train future priests, ensure their well-being, and support their mission of service to all of us. With your prayer and your collaboration, we help the seed of vocation grow and bear abundant fruit. God will reward us for every effort and every generous gesture!