Vocations

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



About 4 O’Clock Podcast

Quo Vadis

Current Seminarians

Daily Intention for Vocations

Monday
Dec 01

Fr. Thomas Hoisington

Tuesday
Dec 02

Deacon Herbert Ramsey

Wednesday
Dec 03

Fr. Nicholas Samsel

Thursday
Dec 04

Fr. Gabriel Greer

Friday
Dec 05

Fr. Hayden Charles

Saturday
Dec 06

Fr. John Hay

Sunday
Dec 07

Fr. Derek Thome

Monday
Dec 08

For the Sisters of Mercy

Tuesday
Dec 09

Fr. Andrew Heiman

Wednesday
Dec 10

Fr. Eric Weldon

Thursday
Dec 11

For an increase in vocations to religious life in our diocese

Friday
Dec 12

Fr. Patrick York

Saturday
Dec 13

Fr. Floyd McKinney

Sunday
Dec 14

Alex Veith

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

Home Address:
275 S. Gleneagles Ct.
Wichita, KS 67209
Monday
Dec 15

Fr. Todd Shepherd

Tuesday
Dec 16

Fr. Michael Klag

Wednesday
Dec 17

Zach May

Thursday
Dec 18

Fr. Jorge Lopez

Friday
Dec 19

Fr. Roger Lumbre

Saturday
Dec 20

Christian Barrientos

Sunday
Dec 21

Caden Meier

Monday
Dec 22

Fr. Luke Downing

Tuesday
Dec 23

Deacon Theodore Stahl

Wednesday
Dec 24

Fr. Michael Simone

Thursday
Dec 25

For our deceased priests

Friday
Dec 26

For women discerning a religious vocation

Saturday
Dec 27

Fr. Chris Rumback

Sunday
Dec 28

Fr. James Billinger

Monday
Dec 29

Fr. Samuel Pinkerton

Tuesday
Dec 30

Fr. Seth Arnold

Wednesday
Dec 31

Zachary Kuestersteffen

School Address:
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary
16300 Old Emmitsburg Rd
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Home Address:
5264 SW 30th Street
El Dorado, KS 67042-8978
Thursday
Jan 01

Fr. Paul Oborny

Dec 2025

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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