Pope Francis proclaims “Year of St Joseph”. With the Apostolic Letter “Patris corde” (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis recalls the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. To mark the occasion, the Holy Father has proclaimed a “Year of Saint Joseph” from December 8, 2020, to December 8, 2021..

Prayer to St. Joseph:
Oh glorious St. Joseph whose power is to render possible things which are impossilble.  Please come to my aid in my present difficulty and distress.  Please let it not be said we have invoked you in vain since you are so powerful with Jesus and Mary, and show us your goodness and love.  

Come and Join us for Our First Saturday,
Day of Discernment at the Bartimaeus House.

Mass: 10:00 am
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Rosary
Social Time 
Lunch 

Location: 913 Birch Street, Boonton, NJ

Contact the Vocations Office if you would like to participate in the First Saturday, Day of Discernement on:

Saturday, March 6, at 10:00 am
(Click Here to View Bartimaeus House)

Priesthood Ordination 2021: 
May 29, 2021 at 10:30 am
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson, NJ

Quo Vadis (High School Age) Retreat 2021: 
June  23 -25, 2021 
Camp Shiloh,  Hewitt, NJ

Transitional Diaconate Ordination 2021: 
*** Revised Date & Location ***
July 10, 2021 at 10:00 am
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson, NJ

Seminarian Summer Retreat 2021: 
July  13 -16, 2021 
Malvern Retreat House, Malvern, PA

Prayer Intentions for Vocations 
Vocations Prayer Card 
Vocation Lessons for DRE, Religous Education
Recourse Packet for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
National Vocations Awareness Week Package (Vianney Vocations)
Dioceson Priest Website
Vocation Ministry Program

It Does Make Sense to Become a Priest (Pope Benedict XVI)
Intensely Eucharistic Spirituality (Pope Benedict XVI)
Wearing the Cassock (Father Ed Rama July, 2019)
The Mission of the Priest (Pope Benedict XVI)

The First Beatification of a Parish Priest held on U.S. soil took place Oct. 31, 2020 in Hartford, Connecticut.
 

The Founder of the Knights of Columbus

Featured in the Adoramus Bulletin. Nov. 2020 Issue
Written by: Father Kurt Belsole, O.S.B.

A Man of Tradition

The new priest will embrace the whole of the Catholic Tradition, including the devotional traditions of the Church: Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction, Stations of the Cross, and the rosary will not be foreign to him. At the same time, he will hold to the moral tradition of the Church, being decidedly pro-life, and always fostering holy matrimony.

He will love the Church. In the liturgical tradition, he will take sacramental life seriously, not altering the baptismal formula, recognizing that the sacraments do effect what they signify. For this reason, he will make himself available for the sacrament of confession, and he will take proper care of the Blessed Sacrament.

A Man of Priestly Fraternity

The new priest will generally want to live in priestly fraternity, pray with other priests, have opportunities to enjoy their company, and share with them the challenges and joys of parish life. The new priest will love his life as a priest and his work as a priest, and he will not see things such as celibacy as a burden thrust upon him. I find those preparing for the priesthood to be happy men, joyful in their vocation, and zealous in their response. 

Click Here to Read the Full Article in the Adoramus Bulletin:

Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations