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"The Catholic Church celebrates National Vocation Awareness Week January 10-16. To encourage Catholics to foster vocations, Father David Toups, interim director of the Office of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) offers 'Ten Things' Catholics can do to promote vocations to priesthood and religious life."
"The first five steps on this list are directed toward all Catholics. The second five are specifically an invitation to younger Catholics to consider saying 'yes' to a religious vocation."
Click here for the Ten Things That Promote Vocations by Father David Toups.
Click here for Lesson Plans for Grades K-8.

Click here to listen to Archbishop Dolan's Homilies.
Click here to read Archbishop Dolan's Blog.
Click here to read Archbishop Dolan's "To Whom Shall We Go" column in Catholic New York.

41 Seminarians of the St. John Neumann Seminary College at St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, sing Biebel's Ave Maria at the Annual Lessons and Carols on Monday, November 30th. The Archbishop liked it so much they will be singing at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday, December 13th at the 10:15 AM High Mass.

Your Parish Priest: A Man of Mystery
A great book from our very own Monsignor Dermot Brennan about the Diocesan Priesthood!
Click here to order from Amazon.

The new 90 second video for NYPRIEST of Archbishop Dolan's first Ordination at St. Patrick's Cathedral will be featured this evening, September 3, 2009 at 8:00 P.M. (E.D.T.) on EWTN's Life on the Rock.

Icon of Christ the Great High Priest

Pope Benedict XVI has declared a “Year for Priests” beginning with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19, 2009. The year will conclude in Rome with an international gathering of priests with the Holy Father on June 19, 2010.
With the announcement of this Year for Priests, the Pope has declared St. John Vianney the Universal Patron of Priests on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the death of the Curé d’Ars.
The Holy Father's Letter Proclaiming a Year for Priests.
"Can I let you know of my excitement about the Year of Priests..." from Archbishop Dolan's column in Catholic New York.
Click here for the US Bishops' Website for the Year for Priests.
Special Indulgence for the Year for Priests from the Holy See.

Father Luke Sweeney will preach Friday, June 19, 2009 at a 7:30 PM Sacred Heart Mass at St. Columba Church in Hopewell Junction to inaugurate the Year for Priests.

St. John Vianney

Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI declared a year of the priest in an effort to encourage "spiritual perfection" in priests.

The pope will open the special year with a vespers service at the Vatican June 19 -- the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the day for the sanctification of priests. He will close the celebrations during a World Meeting of Priests in St. Peter's Square June 19, 2010.

The pope made the announcement during an audience March 16 with members of the Vatican Congregation for Clergy.

He met with some 70 participants of the congregation's March 16-18 plenary assembly, which focused on the missionary identity of the priest and his mission to sanctify, teach and govern. Read full article from Catholic News Service

The Cure of Ars - St. John Vianney
Online Reading
Click for brief summary of his life
Click for thorough survey of his life

Biographies
The Cure D'Ars Today: St John Vianney by Fr. George William Rutler (a New York Priest)
The Cure D'Ars : St. Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney by F. Trochu

As we welcome our New Archbishop, be sure to catch all the coverage of the Installation Events on TV and radio!

Tuesday there will be Vespers (Evening Prayer) at 7:00 PM (Procession begins at 6:30 PM).
Wednesday there will be the Installation Mass at 2:00 PM (Procession begins at 1:30 PM).

Fr. Luis Saldaña will be offering commentary for NY1 Noticias during Tuesday's Vespers.
Fr. Luke Sweeney will be offering commentary for WCBS Channel 2 on Wednesday.

A video of Fr. Neuhaus speaking on the courage to decide.

Though spoken in the context of marriage, the comments of Fr. Neuhaus
provide powerful insight to those discerning vocations.

As part of the NYPRIEST.COM campaign, ads were again on display at Madison Square Garden.
Check out the ads from this recent St. John's versus Duke basketball game.

The NYPRIEST.COM ad campaign has been displaying ads at both St. John's University
and Fordham University basketball games. Be on the look out for our ads at these remaining games:

St. John's

- 2/19 vs. Duke #2 on ESPN
- 2/24 vs. Syracuse #8 on MSG Network
- 3/3 vs. Georgetown #12 on MSG Network

Fordham

- 2/21 vs. Rhode Island
- 2/25 vs. Richmond
- 3/7 vs. St. Joe's

On January, 19, 2009, CatholicVote.com released the first ad of its national media campaign titled “Life: Imagine the Potential.” The ad has since gone viral, having over 1 million views and counting; and it has been picked up by various media outlets including the O’Reilly Factor. Watch the video above or click here to visit CatholicVote.com.

At a recent St. John's University - Notre Dame University basketball game at Madison Square Garden, NYPRIEST.COM ads were shown courtside. Take a look at a couple of the pictures showing the display.

From the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI's Yankee Stadium Homily:
"My dear young friends, like the seven men, 'filled with the Spirit and wisdom' whom the Apostles charged with care for the young Church, may you step forward and take up the responsibility which your faith in Christ sets before you! May you find the courage to proclaim Christ, 'the same, yesterday, and today and for ever' and the unchanging truths which have their foundation in him (cf. Gaudium et Spes, 10; Heb 13:8). These are the truths that set us free!"

"Young men and women of America, I urge you: open your hearts to the Lord's call to follow him in the priesthood and the religious life. Can there be any greater mark of love than this: to follow in the footsteps of Christ, who was willing to lay down his life for his friends (cf. Jn 15:13)?"

"Jesus Christ is hope for men and women of every language, race, culture and social condition. Yes, Christ is the face of God present among us. Through him, our lives reach fullness, and together, both as individuals and peoples, we can become a family united by fraternal love, according to the eternal plan of God the Father."

Full text here

Son's Call to Priesthood Becomes Vocation for Parents, Pope Says

2/5/2008 - Catholic News Service

A son's call to the priesthood often becomes a vocation for his parents as well, Pope Benedict XVI said.

"You were probably more surprised than anyone about what happened and is happening to your sons," the pope told the parents of students at Rome's major seminary Feb. 1.

"Trying to understand them and following their progress, you, too, dear fathers and mothers, often have found yourselves involved in a journey in which your faith is reinforced and renewed," he said.

Pope Benedict led an evening prayer service at the Rome seminary in the presence of the staff, the students and many of their parents.

He told the parents that he knew many of them had another future in mind for their sons, and he imagined they had often reflected on the earliest signs of their sons' vocations or "in some cases, on the contrary, on the years in which the life of your son seemed far from the Church."

Pope Benedict said that now the parents are "participants in the marvelous adventure of your sons. In fact, even if it can seem that most people do not find a priest's life interesting, in reality it is the most interesting and most necessary adventure for the world, the adventure of demonstrating and making present the fullness of life to which all aspire."

Just before leaving the seminary, Pope Benedict told the seminarians that the bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, making their "ad limina" visits during the week to report on the status of their dioceses, had told him that although half the people in the Eastern part of the country claim to be agnostic "they have a great thirst for God and want to know him; they cannot live this way."

"So, even if there are many contradictions, resistance and opposition, the thirst for God exists, and we have the beautiful vocation of helping them, of bringing light. This is our adventure."

The pope asked the seminarians to prepare carefully for their future as priests, to take advantage of the periods of silence offered in the seminary, to pray and to study in order to become "the man of God that you must be and that people expect a priest to be."

"God calls you to be saints," the pope said. "From this moment on, holiness must be the objective of all of your choices and decisions."

See if you can spot the NYPRIEST ads in these photos. Play basketball, and think about your vocation.

A video of the game. See if you can find the ad.

From the Pope's Message for Vocations 2008:

Among those totally dedicated to the service of the Gospel, are priests, called to preach the word of God, administer the sacraments, especially the Eucharist and Reconciliation, committed to helping the lowly, the sick, the suffering, the poor, and those who experience hardship in areas of the world where there are, at times, many who still have not had a real encounter with Jesus Christ. Missionaries announce for the first time to these people Christ's redemptive love. Statistics show that the number of baptized persons increases every year thanks to the pastoral work of these priests, who are wholly consecrated to the salvation of their brothers and sisters. In this context, a special word of thanks must be expressed "to the fidei donum priests who work faithfully and generously at building up the community by proclaiming the word of God and breaking the Bread of Life, devoting all their energy to serving the mission of the Church. Let us thank God for all the priests who have suffered even to the sacrifice of their lives in order to serve Christ ... Theirs is a moving witness that can inspire many young people to follow Christ and to expend their lives for others, and thus to discover true life" (Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis, 26).

...Vocations to the ministerial priesthood and to the consecrated life can only flourish in a spiritual soil that is well cultivated.

4 seminaries, 4 teams, 1 day.

A reminder that the Discernment Weekend is this weekend.

When: November 16-18, 2007 (Friday 5:30pm until Sunday afternoon)

Where: St. Joseph's Seminary

201 Seminary Avenue
Yonkers, New York 10704-1896

Details: An opportunity for prayer and reflection and a chance to speak with seminarians about their vocation decisions and young priests about parish life and why they choose the priesthood.

Here and video here.

His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, will visit the Archdiocese of New York from April 18-20, 2008 as part of a pastoral journey to the United States. The Holy Father will arrive in New York following a visit to Washington, D.C. from April 15-April 17. On April 18, the Holy Father will address the United Nations, and participate in an Ecumenical Service at a New York parish. A morning Mass with priests, deacons, and members of religious orders will be held on Saturday, April 19, in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, followed by a visit to Saint Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers where the Pope will participate in an event with youth and young people. Pope Benedict will spend his last day in New York by visiting Ground Zero, and by celebrating a Mass in Yankee Stadium. He will return to Rome in the evening of April 20. His Eminence, Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York, reacted with great joy to the news that Pope Benedict will be visiting. “When our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, told me last July that he would be visiting New York this coming April, I was delighted with the news and shared it with the People of God of the Archdiocese of New York and the entire community of Greater New York. The response of all was both rejoicing and thanksgiving to the Lord for the great grace of the presence of the Successor of Saint Peter in our midst. I have assured the Holy Father of a warm and prayerful welcome. We all look forward to his visit with pleasure and anticipation,” the Cardinal said. Additional details about the visit will be made known as soon as they are finalized.