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Pope Benedict XVIWorld Day of Prayer for Vocations, April 25, 2010

Click here to download the Holy Father's Message.
For Spanish (Jornada Mundial d Oración por las Vocaciones), click here.

 

2009 NRVC/CARA Study on Recent VocationsCollage of faces

Study Results

Br. Paul Bednarczyk Address to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

 

 

Religious icon of JesusYear for Priests, June 19, 2009-June 19, 2010

Letter from NRVC Executive Director, Br. Paul Bednarcyzk, CSC


Year for Priests information and resources from the USCCB

Letter from Cardinal O'Malley,
Chairman of the Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations

Letter from the Holy Father proclaiming a Year for Priests

 

Young Adult Resources

Vocation Directors Working with Young Adults

The following resources are for use by anyone involved in vocation promotion to young adults. Each of the programs submitted for inclusion in this section of the NRVC site come from vocation directors who have experienced success with the described strategies. If you have developed a successful vocation program that you'd like to share, please submit your ideas to daprieto@nrvc.net.


Long-term Programs
A list of discerment and service programs requiring a significant time commitment.
 
Short-term Programs
A list based on the assumption that young adults desire to live and learn through personal experience.
 
Ongoing Discernment Approaches
These programs have been used by vocation directors to establish and maintain on-going contact with young adult discerners.

University and College Programs
A selection of faith formation and discernment programs offered to young adults on college campuses.
 
Young Adult Organizations
A selection of Catholic faith-based organizations run by or for young adults.

 

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