Vocation Prayer Chalice Program

Now, more than ever, the Church is in need of young men and women eager to commit their lives to serving in a sacrificial way through the priesthood and consecrated life. The Vocation Office developed the “Vocation Prayer Chalice** Program” designed to encourage families to pray together for an increase of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated religious life.

We would like to invite your parish to participate in this program and help us cultivate a positive environment dedicated to fostering future vocations within the Diocese of Brooklyn. The Vocation Prayer Chalice Program encourages families to participate in regular prayerful discussions about the priesthood and consecrated life.

Each parish will need a Vocation Prayer Coordinator to contact the pastor and secure a parish Vocation Chalice, which is provided by each parish. Instruction, prayer and reflection formats for this program can be downloaded from this website by clicking on the links below.

Each Saturday/Sunday at Mass, volunteer parishioners will accept the responsibility of praying for vocations at home with their family. It is recommended that the priest call the family to the altar after communion to receive the Chalice and prayers. The family takes the Chalice home and displays it in a prominent place of honor for all members to see during the week. At a special time each day, perhaps after dinner or before bed, the family will come together to pray for and concentrate on vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life and at the same time, explain and prompt young children and teenagers to consider how God is calling them into a deeper relationship with Him.

Thank you for your prayers and assistance in helping us promote vocations throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn.

** If a chalice is not available, a religious item can be substituted, such as a statue of St. John Vianney, a statue of the Holy Family, a crucifix, etc.

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