Holy Orders / Vocations

"A vocation is a fruit that ripens in a well-cultivated field of mutual love… No vocation is born of itself or lives for itself. A vocation flows from the heart of God and blossoms in the good soil of faithful people."

As Jesus said, "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" (Jn 13:35).

Let us be "good soil" -- open to God's Word, nourished by prayer, Scripture, the Eucharist, and community -- so we may bear lasting fruit in service of His Kingdom.
 
Pope Francis
World Day of Prayer for Vocations
May 11, 2014