The big day is only a month away!! On May 7^th, we hope many parishes will join the universal Church in praying for vocations, especially for more priests, consecrated sisters and brothers, and holy marriages. Along with ideas from www.vocationministry.com, visit www.worlddayofprayerforvocations.com, a website which has been dedicated to promote this day. The site has Pope Francis’ address for WDPV, bulletin blurbs, a resource packet, and an awesome color bulletin insert that can educate and inspire all parishioners.

If you are a new ministry, try some simple ideas to promote prayer for vocations on this day. You could invite parishioners to pray a Rosary for Vocations before or after each Mass on May 6-7. You could use the Vocation Prayer below (or one you are using already) as an easy way to promote prayer at your parish: put it in the bulletin, blow it up and put it on a display board or easel at the entrance to church, or download it in English HERE and in Spanish on the Spanish version of vocationministry.com, and hand them out to say after Mass. Simple does NOT mean it isn't impactful!

If you are part of an established ministry in Phase II-IV, consider reaching out to other areas of the parish, too. Give the new Classroom Consecration Poster to each catechist and/or religion teacher at the parish or parish school. You could give each student at the parish school or in catechism classes this beautiful Queen of Vocations consecration bookmark. There are so many options for what can be done, encourage the youth to pray in any way possible, whether that is in youth group, choir practice, or Boy Scouts. My favorite prayer card for the youth is Do Whatever He Tells You. There are many options of what you can do. Stretch your ministry as you are growing. A ministry with a mission will be on fire for Jesus and Vocations!