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2011 Vocations Discernment weekend – please pray for the retreatants

February 12th, 2011

Fr. Dan Hennessey, vocations director for the Archdiocese of Boston, requests your prayer for those attending this weekend’s Annual Vocation Discernment Retreat in Boston:

This weekend the Archdiocese of Boston Vocation Office is sponsoring the Annual Vocation Discernment Retreats for men who are discerning a vocation to the Priesthood.

I am sending this message to ask for your prayers for the spiritual success of these very important retreats.

This year 50 men between the ages of 18 and 40 are attending the retreat preached by Cardinal Seán O’Malley, held at St. John’s Seminary and Connors Retreat Center. Eight men over the age of 40 are attending the retreat held at Blessed John XXIII Seminary in Weston.

Thank you and God Bless,

Fr. Daniel Hennessey
Vocation Director
Archdiocese of Boston

Please pray for the men on the vocation discernment retreats this weekend, and for an increase in priestly vocations!

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Cy Laurent of Labouré Society on CatholicTV

August 28th, 2010

In July, our monthly speaker was Cy Laurent, Executive Director of the Labouré Society. As stated on their web site, since 2003, the Labouré Society has assisted over 200 individuals into priestly and religious formation through the resolution of financial impediments; substantially, in the form of school loans. Cy gave a very engaging talk, and did a great job of explaining the need to support current aspirants in financial need.

Cy recently appeared on CatholicTV to explain the mission of the Society. The clip can be viewed below:

For more information on this society, and to discover how you can help donate, please see the links below:

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EncouragePriests.org to promote and encourage priests

April 10th, 2010

CatholicsComeHome has announced a new web site to promote and encourage priests:

A lay Catholic organization announces the formation of a new movement to support Catholic priests called EncouragePriests.org™ . This announcement comes on Holy Thursday, the day Christians celebrate the anniversary of Christ instituting the priesthood and the Eucharist.

Throughout the centuries, over a billion people around the world have witnessed the service and dedication of Catholic priests. Some recall the heroic and sacrificial example of military chaplains, priests who serve in nursing homes and hospitals, fathers who feed the poor, pastors who serve as peacemakers during marriage counseling, or priests who have celebrated a family wedding or funeral Mass.

View the full press release at: CatholicsComeHome.org blog: Catholic Priests Supported by Emerging Grassroots Effort

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Adopt-a-Priest Apostolate complete – all priests adopted!

December 27th, 2009

The Serra Club of Boston is pleased to announce that all 750 of our beloved diocesan priests have been spiritually adopted individually by name by the lay faithful via the Adopt-a-Priest Apostolate!

The apostolate was inaugurated on Priesthood Sunday 2009 and will run until Priesthood Sunday 2010 (Oct 31, 2010). Already we have heard very positive and wonderful feedback from both priests and Adopters with regards to this apostolate.

We are certain that the fervent, daily prayerful support of so many committed souls on behalf of the priests of the Archdiocese of Boston will bear much good fruit, especially during this Year of the Priest.

Thanks to everyone who has adopted a priest. Please keep praying for and supporting our priests!

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Prayers requested at November 2009 meeting

November 22nd, 2009

At our recent meeting on Saturday November 21, the following prayers were requested of all Serrans:

Men entering the seminary and current seminarians always require prayer. Fr. Dan Hennessey (Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Boston) said that men entering the seminary are extremely serious and knowledgeable about their vocation, and are the “cream of the crop” from MIT, Harvard, and Ivy League and state schools. Prayers are requested for these men, who seem to be able to see beyond the current issues facing the church to a revitalized church in the future.
Please pray for Marie Lucci, a young woman who entered the Fraternidad of Reparation to the Heart of Jesus the Priest. We pray for Marie as she continues to discern her vocation to religious life.
Please pray for the purchase a statue of St. John Vianney for the St. Leonard of Port Maurice in the North End. While scouting locations for the upcoming Eucharistic Congress 2010, Fr. Dan Hennessey noted that the current statue garden does not have a statue of this priest who was so devoted to vocations.

As always, please pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life. May God grant peace and wisdom to all those who are currently discerning their vocations!