Resources for Parishes

The following can be adapted for use in any parish.

Vocation Intercessions: Summer Ordinary Time 2008

Sunday, July 6, 2008 – Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For Fathers William Sylvia and Ronnie Floyd in thanksgiving for their Ordination to the Priesthood, and that their years of priestly service to our Diocese may be fruitful, we pray to the Lord.

Sunday, July 13, 2008 – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
That the young people of our diocese who will participate in World Youth Day this month will be inspired by the example of our Holy Father and the many bishops and priests who model for them the priesthood of Jesus Christ, we pray to the Lord.

Sunday, July 20, 2008 – Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
That as a parish we may recognize that "We are the Lord's" and always seek to do God's will as we each discern our vocation under the leadership of our shepherd, Bishop George Coleman, we pray to the Lord.

Sunday, July 27, 2008 – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For the Seminarians of our Diocese and the priests who work with them. That their convocation this week will bear great fruit as they prepare for a new academic year, we pray to the Lord.

Sunday, August 3, 2008 – Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For blessing on all God's priests, that through the intercession of Saint John Vianney, celebrated this Monday, they will more and more be conformed to the radiant image of God's Son and inspire many young men to offer their lives in the service of the Church, we pray to the Lord.

Sunday, August 10, 2008 – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For our parish, that we continue to actively invite men and women in our midst to share their gifts and energy with the Church as they each discern their vocation, we pray to the Lord.

Sunday, August 17, 2008 – Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For the religious of our diocese - sisters, brothers, priests - that they may be blessed in their life of consecration to the Lord and to his Church, we pray to the Lord.

Sunday, August 24, 2008 – Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
For all our seminarians preparing for priestly service in our diocese, that they may persevere in their studies and preparation for ministry, and that their families will be blessed at the beginning of this new academic year, we pray to the Lord.

Sunday, August 31, 2008 – Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
That the humble life of the clergy and consecrated men and women may inspire more young people to consider the call of God to a vocation of service in the Church, we pray to the Lord.

Intercessions for General Use

For our parish, that we continue to actively invite men and women in our midst to share their gifts and energy with the Church as they each discern their vocation, we pray to the Lord.

For the religious of our diocese - sisters, brothers, priests - that they may be blessed in their life of consecration to the Lord and to his Church, we pray to the Lord.

For blessing on all God's priests, that they will more and more be conformed to the radiant image of God's Son and inspire many young men to offer their lives in the service of the Church, we pray to the Lord.