Kenrick-Glennon Seminary
Archdiocese of St. Louis, Mo

Gentlemen,
Thank you for your help with PSR.  Your assistance
has been invaluable!


                        

                                                    Jesse Willis




       William Sutherland










 

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New Initiative by Diocese of Belleville to Encourage Recruitment for the Priesthood


 

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
 
Gracious God,
 
You have called us through Baptism to discipleship,
believing in your Son, Jesus Christ,
who has sent us to bring the Good News of salvation to the world.
 
We pray to you, asking that you grant us more priests and religious
who will help us build up your Church in the Diocese of Belleville and the world.
 
Stir up the grace of a religious vocation in the hearts of many of our youth.
Grant to them the willingness and generosity to give of themselves
in service to our Lord Jesus and his people.
 
May a new generation of priests, deacons, sisters and brothers
be a sign of your presence among us.
 
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
Amen.  

For information on the Diocese of Belleville vocation
opportunities, please click on the link below:

https://www.diobelle.org/vocations


 

VOCATIONS DIRECTOR

Reverend Joel Seipp
618-244-1559
frjoel@stmarymtvernon.org
 

VOCATIONS PROMOTERS

Reverend Nicholas Fleming
618-974-9184
nickfleming91@gmail.com

Reverend Carl Schrage
618-234-1166
carlschrage@illinoisalumni.org

DIRECTOR OF SEMINARIANS

Reverend Nicholas G. Junker
618-722-5035
njunker08@hotmail.com

Please click on the link to find out the ways that you can "Adopt a Seminarian!"

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"Vocations Corner" is distributed monthly and provides a weekly thought or meditation for that particular month on vocations.

 

                                                VOCATIONS CORNER                  

October

October 3rd
Today’s readings underscore the sanctity of marriage.  This vocation is a call to live in personal holiness and is a commitment to getting your spouse to heaven.

 “God inscribed in the humanity of man and woman the vocation of love and communion. Love is therefore the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being.” – St. John Paul II

October 24th 
“Wherever God has put you, that is your vocation. It is not what we do but how much love we put into it.” – St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta


October 31st
“National Vocation Awareness Week, celebrated November 7-13, 2021 is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promote 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.”
United States Council of Catholic Bishops website

              
"The Veil Removed is a short film that reveals the coming together of heaven and earth at Mass, as seen by saints and mystics, revealed by Scripture and in the Catechism of the Catholic Church."

 

Our Belleville Diocese is currently blessed with five (5) seminarians.  Meeting the needs of their formation -- tuition, books, room and board and other expenses --  is approximately $47,000 per year for each seminarian.  Your contribution to seminarian education is truly an investment in our faith and the life of the Church here in southern Illinois.
 

Prayers