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Learn More About Becoming a PriestBishop Michael McGovern will host three St. Andrew Dinners this fall for young men interested in learning more about the Catholic priesthood. All young men ages 14-32 are invited to attend; parents or guardians are also welcome.
Sunday, November 20
St. Mary Parish - Chester
5:00pm
Sunday, December 4
Holy Childhood Parish - Mascoutah
5:00pm
Terrific opportunities to hear some of our seminarians speak about preparing for the priesthood. Fr. Joel Seipp, our Vocation Director, will host conversation and entertain questions.
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Ms. Patti Warner in Vocations Office at 618.722.5043 or email: pwarner@diobelle.org.
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Diocese of Belleville
Seminarian List
Diocese of
2022-2023
Click on the link below for the current list:
2022-2023 Diocese of Belleville Seminarians List
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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
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Diocesan Vocations Contacts
VOCATIONS DIRECTORReverend Joel Seipp
618-687-2012
pastor@sasmboro.org
VOCATIONS PROMOTERS
Reverend Nicholas Fleming
618-974-9184
nickfleming91@gmail.comReverend Carl Schrage
618-234-1166
carlschrage@illinoisalumni.org
DIRECTOR OF SEMINARIANS
Reverend Nicholas G. Junker
618-722-5035
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Vocations Corner
"Vocations Corner" is distributed monthly and provides a weekly thought or meditation for that particular month on vocations.
VOCATIONS CORNER
October 2022
October 30th
Next Sunday, November 6th, starts National Vocation Awareness Week (declared by the U.S. Bishops) - 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. Suggest to our youth to consider a call from the Lord to serve the Church and pray every day this week for an increase in vocations.November 2022
November 6th-
This Sunday starts National Vocations Awareness Week. National Vocation Awareness Week (NVAW) 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. Please pray each day this week for an increase of vocations and for young people to hear their call to Holiness.
November 13th -
“Discovering vocation does not mean scrambling toward some prize just beyond my reach but accepting the treasure of true self I already possess. Vocation does not come from a voice out there calling me to be something I am not. It comes from a voice in here calling me to be the person I was born to be, to fulfill the original selfhood given me at birth by God.” – Thomas Merton
November 20th -
This coming week we celebrate a National Day of Thanksgiving. We, Catholics, give even greater thanks for all the gifts God has bestowed on us and for us to share. Each one of us has been given a unique calling to Holiness. Each one is to serve the Lord in her/his own “called” way. A vocational calling is asking us to surrender our talents to God so that they may be sanctified and produce fruit for the Kingdom.
November 27th –
“I was stationed overseas in the Navy when a chaplain asked me “”Have you ever considered becoming a priest?”” My first response was, “”Father, did you not just hear my confessions? I’m not cut out to be a priest.””
Later, I realized that God does not call those who are worthy; he makes worthy those who are called. I was able to respond to the call with help from a Knights of Columbus seminarian scholarship for prospective military chaplains. When sailors and Marines see a Navy chaplain, with the cross on his uniform, they become aware of the presence of Christ. Fewer than 200 priests now serve the 1.8 million Catholics in the U.S. armed services. God is calling men to the priesthood and military chaplaincy. Like my confessor, we can all help plant the seed simply by asking the question.”
Fr. Mark Bristol, USN; Archdiocese for the Military Services; Columbia Magazine, May 2020.
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"The Veil Removed"
"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."
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Supporting our Seminarians . . .
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.
