It’s National Vocation Awareness Week and I wanted to share some great resources that can help catechists and parents on their children’s journey of properly discerning one’s vocation. God is calling each us us do something and he has great plans for us. We want to help children, youth and young adults be open to what God desires for them and what God is calling them to be. Here are some great resources:
The Archdiocese of Kansas City has 10 suggestions in discerning a vocation. They also have a good article on 20 signs that someone has a priestly vocati0n that is worth looking at.
Also, here are some great tips using each letter of the alphabet for parents to help foster the idea of vocation in the home and help foster a good foundation so that a person can discern their God given vocation. Also, go to A Mother’s Rule of Life for some good reflection and input on how to foster your child’s vocation (Catechist can learn from this too).
Here are a few more good general resources:
National Catholic Register article by Matthew Warner: “Teach Your Kids to Help Save the World”
A Mom writes “Why I Encourage My Kids to Consider A Religious Vocation”
The Archdiocese of Boston has a great list of various Vocation Prayers (consider adopting one of them and praying it in your classroom or by giving it to your students.
The USCCB has some good videos.
I pray these resources are helpful long beyond this National Vocation Awareness Week.
