Our mission is to assist the Vocations Office of the Archdiocese of Boston in any way possible to foster, promote and support vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Our next meeting is Saturday, December 20.
We have created a number of “Pray for Our Priests” car magnets with the Serra Boston web address for all those who wish to show support for priests. Click here for information on how to obtain a “Pray for our Priests” magnet!
What is Serra?
Serra is an international organization, founded in 1935, that exists to:
- Foster and promote vocations to the ministerial priesthood in the Catholic Church as a particular vocation to service, and to support priests in their sacred ministry;
- Encourage and affirm vocations to consecrated life in the Catholic Church; and
- Assist its members to recognize and respond in their own lives to God’s call to holiness in Jesus Christ and through the Holy Spirit.
There are more than 800 Serra Clubs in 42 countries with a total membership of over 20,000 lay men and women. Membership is open to Catholic lay women and men, and to those who have been ordained to the permanent diaconate.
Who was Blessed Junipero Serra?
A Spaniard by birth, Blessed Junipero Serra (1713-1784) was a Franciscan missionary to Mexico and California who established nine missions in what is now the state of California. He devoted himself to spreading the Gospel message among the Native Americans with zeal and compassion and is known as the “Apostle to California.” He was beatified at the Vatican by Pope John Paul II on September 25, 1988.
Serra Prayer for Vocations
O God, Who wills not the death of a sinner,
but rather that he be converted and live,
grant, we beseech You,
through the intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin,
Saint Joseph, her spouse,
Blessed Junipero Serra
and all the saints,
an increase of laborers for Your Church,
fellow laborers with Christ to spend and consume themselves for souls
through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever. Amen.
