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Office of Vocations—Diocese of Manchester
Intercessions for Vocations

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion – March 16, 2008
For the faithful response of all men and women called to follow Christ and His passion more closely through a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.

Easter Sunday – March 23, 2008
That more men and women will joyfully answer the call of the Lord to proclaim His life, death and resurrection as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.

Second Sunday of Easter   - March 30, 2008
For all our priests, deacons, sisters and brothers whom God has sent in the name of Jesus to serve the people of Manchester, that they will be blessed with continued faithfulness to Him and inspire many more to consider a vocation to consecrated life and ordained ministry, we pray to the Lord.

Third Sunday of Easter   - April 6, 2008
For an increased awareness among our young people of the closeness of the Lord in their vocation discernment and their responsibility to recognize and follow Him, we pray to the Lord.

Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 13, 2008 - World Day of Prayer for Vocations
For an increase in vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life, especially for our diocese, that God will raise up good shepherds in our midst, we pray to the Lord.

Fifth Sunday of Easter - April 20, 2008
For a deeper faith, hope and love among all Christians in Jesus, the Way, the Truth and the Life and especially among those He is calling to do the works that He does as a priest, deacon or consecrated religious, we pray to the Lord.

Sixth Sunday of Easter - April 27, 2008
For a growing conviction among our young people that they are loved by our Heavenly Father and that Jesus will manifest Himself to them through their vocations, we pray to the Lord.

Seventh Sunday of Easter - May 4, 2008 - Ascension of the Lord
That seated at the right hand of His Father in heaven, the Lord will generously share His spirit of wisdom with all those now discerning their vocation and open the eyes of the hearts in faithfulness, we pray to the Lord.

Pentecost Sunday – May 11, 2008 – Mother’s Day
That all Catholic mothers will draw close to Mary and nurture openness to the Holy Spirit in the Lord’s call to their children, especially should He honor them with vocations to the priesthood or consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.

The Most Holy Trinity - May 18, 2008
For a deeper faith that God’s love for us is manifest in the gift of His only Son and that many men and women will give themselves to God as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life in response to that love, we pray to the Lord.

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - May 25, 2008
That all Catholics will adore the great gift of the Holy Eucharist given to them by Jesus Christ at the hands of His priests and that those chosen to nourish His body as priests and in the consecrated life will inspire many more to follow Him, we pray to the Lord.

Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - June 1, 2008
For confident trust in the Lord who He leads and guides all those discerning a call to serve Him and His people as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.    

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - June 8, 2008
That our young people will respond promptly to the call of the Lord to follow Him as priests, deacons or consecrated religious men and women, we pray to the Lord.

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - June 15, 2008 – Father’s Day
That Catholic fathers will foster vocation awareness among their children, knowing that they will be helping to reveal the Heavenly Father’s love by their prayer, guidance and example, we pray to the Lord.

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time - June 22, 2008
That men and women will respond with compassion to the hunger of all people for knowledge of Jesus, by praying to know and be faithful to their vocations in Christ, we pray to the Lord.

Solemnity of Sts. Peter & Paul - June 29, 2008
That all those now discerning their vocations will be released from the chains of fear and disbelief, so as to follow the Lord generously as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 6, 2008
That more men and women will learn from Jesus and discover that the yoke of their vocation is perfectly suited to them and respond with humble, gentle service to His people as priests, deacons and consecrated religious, we pray to the Lord.

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 13, 2008
That the call to serve Christ and His Church in the priesthood and consecrated life will fall on the rich soil of hearts prepared by prayer, hard work, and generous service to others, we pray to the Lord.

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time   - July 20, 2008
That with dedicated spirits, we will beg the Lord of the Harvest to provide an abundance of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life in our diocese who will help gather the wheat of souls into His barn, we pray to the Lord.

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time   - July 27, 2008
For a greater awareness of the richness of every vocation to love Christ and that more men and women will respond to His invitation to follow Him as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time   - August 3, 2008
That those called to help Christ feed the multitude will not be held back by what they see as their limitations, but will rely on Jesus who will feed those to whom they are sent as priests, deacon, sisters and brothers, we pray to the Lord.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time   - August 10, 2008
For all those called to priesthood and consecrated life, that they will have no fear in responding to Jesus as He calls them to trust in Him and His choice of them, we pray to the Lord.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time   - August 17, 2008
That more men and women will have the faith to hear God’s call in their lives and respond with hope in His promise and love for the Savior by following Him as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 24, 2008
That trusting in Christ’s words to Peter, all those called to follow the Lord as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life will recognize the gift of their call and follow Him faithfully, we pray to the Lord.

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 31, 2008
That none of us will be a hindrance to those men and women called to take up their cross and follow Jesus as priests, deacons or in the consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 7, 2008
For a deeper participation among families in prayer for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life among their children, knowing that Christ is in their midst, we pray to the Lord.

Exaltation of the Cross - September 14, 2008
For all those chosen to take up their cross in union with Christ as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life that others might have eternal life, we pray to the Lord.

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 21, 2008
That there will be an abundance of laborers chosen by the Lord to serve as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life in this vineyard of the Diocese of Manchestser, we pray to the Lord.

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 28, 2008
For the graces of clarity and active response in the discernment of our Heavenly Father’s will for all those considering a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 5, 2008
That men and women will be open to the voice of the Lord, asking the Holy Spirit and our Blessed Mother to help them recognize and answer His call to serve Him as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 12, 2008
That from the many called to holiness in Christ, those chosen to follow Him more closely in the priesthood and consecrated life will respond with humble readiness, we pray to the Lord.

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 19, 2008
For a growth in reverence for the gift and mystery of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life and a readiness to give to God what is God’s in response to His call, we pray to the Lord.

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 26, 2008
That men and women will be encouraged to love God and their neighbor with the love of the Heart of Christ and follow Him generously when chosen to serve others as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated religious life, we pray to the Lord.

Commemortion of the Faithful Departed (All Souls) - November 2, 2008
For an outpouring of grace upon all those called to bring the newness of life in Christ to His people by their vocations as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life, we pray to the Lord.

Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome - November 9, 2008
That those called to serve the Lord and His people as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life will be blessed with holy zeal in their prayers and apostolates, we pray to the Lord.

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 16, 2008
That the Church will be continuously blessed with good and faithful servants following Christ as priests, deacons, sisters and brothers, we pray to the Lord.

Solemnity of Christ the King - November 23, 2008
For a deepening understanding among those discerning their vocation that the One who calls them is Jesus Christ the King, we pray to the Lord.