In his recent Message for the 48th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which will be observed on May 15, 2011, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has called upon all Catholics to work for the promotion and encouragement of vocations to the priesthood and to the consecrated life. He said
Particularly in these times, when the voice of the Lord seems to be drowned out by “other voices” and his invitation to follow him by the gift of one’s own life may seem too difficult, every Christian community, every member of the Church, needs consciously to feel responsibility for promoting vocations. It is important to encourage and support those who show clear signs of a call to priestly life and religious consecration, and to enable hem to feel the warmth of the whole community as they respond “yes” to God and the Church.
What will you do for vocations today?
