Vocations

“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance;
to seek him the greatest adventure;
to find him, the great human achievement.”



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Quo Vadis

Current Seminarians

Daily Intention for Vocations

Sunday
Oct 01

For the Medical Sisters of Saint Joseph

Monday
Oct 02

Fr. Andrew Meng

Tuesday
Oct 03

Fr. Benjamin Shockey

Wednesday
Oct 04

For our deceased religious sisters

Thursday
Oct 05

Deacon Miles Swigart


School Address:
Mundelein Seminary
1000 E Maple Ave.
Mundelein, IL 60060

Home Address:
1848 E US Highway 54
Kingman, KS 67068
Friday
Oct 06

Fr. Nicholas Voelker

Saturday
Oct 07

Florence Barles

School Address:
St. Joseph House of Formation
145 S. Millwood
Wichita, KS 67213

Home Address:
826 N Woodchuck
Wichita, KS 67212-3626
Sunday
Oct 08

Fr. Leon Kerschen

Monday
Oct 09

Fr. Drew Hoffman

Tuesday
Oct 10

Fr. Robert McElwee

Wednesday
Oct 11

For the Missionary Catechists of the Poor

Thursday
Oct 12

Fr. Stuart Smeltzer

Friday
Oct 13

Jack Wingate

School Address:
St. Joseph House of Formation
145 S. Millwood
Wichita, KS 67213

Home Address:
14708 E. 9th St. N.
Wichita, KS 67230-7005
Saturday
Oct 14

Fr. David Voss

Sunday
Oct 15

Fr. Theodore Khin

Monday
Oct 16

Fr. Michael Linnebur

Tuesday
Oct 17

Fr. Daniel Spexarth

Wednesday
Oct 18

Fr. Aaron Spexarth

Thursday
Oct 19

For women discerning a religious vocation

Friday
Oct 20

Fr. Stephen Thapwa

Saturday
Oct 21

Fr. Maximilian Biltz

Sunday
Oct 22

Fr. Curtis Robertson

Monday
Oct 23

Fr. James Weldon

Tuesday
Oct 24

Fr. Jerome Spexarth

Wednesday
Oct 25

Fr. Jason Borkenhagen

Thursday
Oct 26

Fr. Robert Spencer

Friday
Oct 27

Fr. Ty Taylor

Saturday
Oct 28

Deacon Jeff Jacobs

Sunday
Oct 29

Fr. Thomas Stroot

Monday
Oct 30

Fr. James Schibi

Tuesday
Oct 31

For the Servants of the Trinity

Wednesday
Nov 01

Fr. Garett Burns

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Nurture vocations in your parish through the following

Prayer

Awareness

Support

  • Communal Holy Hours for Vocations
  • Prayer Cards
  • Petitions at Mass
  • Traveling Shrine Programs – Provide a crucifix, statue, or chalice that families can host the devotional article in their home for a week during which they agree to pray for vocations.
  • Adoration Adoption Programs –Place post cards in your adoration chapel with a photo and name on the front of a priest, religious or seminarian the adorers can offer their holy hour. When full, mail the card to it’s recipient.
  • World Day of Vocations – May 12
  • World Day for Consecrated Life – Feb. 2
  • Recognize and thank religious serving your community
  • Wall of Appreciation
    • Recognize those from the parish who have answered God’s call as a priest or religious
  • Let someone know if you think they would make a good priest or religious
  • Join a Serra Club
  • Support Seminarian Education 
  • Adopt a seminarian or religious to write to and pray for