Vocations Chairman

November 2024
  

Brother Knights,

National Vocations Awareness Week

National Vocation Awareness Week (NVAW) is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promote vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations.

Fr. McGivney State Vocations Award

This award recognizes the one council program or event that is considered the best in supporting and/or promoting religious vocations. Councils should use form IN-FMV1 found later in this guide to submit only one entry to the state vocations chairman and copy the state faith director by February 28th. Include photographs as well as printed media to help portray the character of your project. 

Prayer for Vocations

O God, Father of all Mercies,
Provider of a bountiful Harvest, send Your Graces upon those
You have called to gather the fruits of Your labor;
preserve and strengthen them in their lifelong service of you.

Open the hearts of Your children
that they may discern Your Holy Will;
inspire in them a love and desire to surrender themselves
to serving others in the name of Your son, Jesus Christ.

Teach all Your faithful to follow their respective paths in life
guided by Your Divine Word and Truth.
Through the intercession of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary,
all the Angels, and Saints, humbly hear our prayers
and grant Your Church's needs, through Christ, our Lord.

 Amen.

Vivat Jesus
Sincerely,
Donnie Miller
Indiana State Council - Knights of Columbus
State Vocations Chairman
vocations@indianakofc.org
Vivat Jesus

Prayer for Vocations

GOD OUR FATHER, we thank you for calling men and women to serve in your Son's Kingdom as priests,
deacons, and consecrated persons. Send your Holy Spirit to help others to respond generously and courageously to
your call. May our community of faith support vocations of sacrificial love in our youth and young adults. Through our Lord
Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
KOFC