During this 2025 Vocation Awareness Week, the Catholic Church invites the faithful to contemplate the sacred gift that is Vocation and pray for vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life. The Vocation Office for the Diocesan Priesthood invites you to pray for the men in formation at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, as well as an increase in vocations to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
This week is a wonderful opportunity for parishes, schools, religious education programs, and communities to promote vocations among young people and to encourage our young church to pray for their future vocation.
Vocation Awareness Week Video - ft. Bishop Robert Barron
During this weeklong celebration, families and communities across the Archdiocese are invited to gather at any of the following events to pray for, and support, vocations:
Fr. Sean English, Vocation Director, will be the celebrant and homilist at the 10:15 AM Mass on Sunday, November 2nd. Following Mass, Fr. English will be available to greet parishioners and guests!
Join the newly ordained priests with many of the lay faithful from across the Archdiocese for a Mass celebrated by Bishop Keith Chylinski, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese, and a luncheon honoring our 5 newly ordained priests (Father Rob Bollinger, Fr. Peter Nguyen, Fr. Przemyslaw Rozestwinski, Fr. Edward Town, and Fr. Richard Withers). To register for the lunch or for more information please contact Lou Ferrero, Serra Club of Philadelphia, at lou.ferrero@gmail.com or (610) 517-0835.
Thursday, November 6, 2025: Philly Adoration for Vocations
All are invited to pray for vocations each Thursday at locations across the Archdiocese for the weekly Philly Adoration for Vocations! St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (1400 Evans Road, Ambler) will have Adoration of Blessed Sacrament from 9am-4pm in Immaculate Conception Chapel, located in the Student Life Center. For more information or to register for a specific timeslot, please visit HeedTheCall.org/PhillyAdores.
We are thankful for your support and participation in prayer for the men in formation at St. Charles seminary and for more vocations to the Priesthood in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia!
Saturday, November 8, 2025: Vocation Rosary - 9:30 AM on Zoom
All are invited to gather online for the Monthly Rosary for Vocations at 9:30 AM. Typically held on the first Saturday of each Month, for November, the Rosary will be held on Saturday, November 8th, to coincide with Vocation Awareness Week. Log in information is provided below:
Resources from the Vocation Office for the Diocesan Priesthood:
Sample Prayers of the Faithful for Vocation Awareness Week
Video - Courage to Heed the Call (2023 Ordination)
Meditations - Rosary for Vocations (PDF)
Litany for Vocations - English and Spanish (PDF)
Meet our Seminarians - Video Vocation Stories of Philadelphia Seminarians
The links below contain online resources to be used to promote and encourage vocations including homily ideas, bulletin announcements, social media graphics and youth ministry resources.
Vianney Vocations - Vocation Awareness Week Resources
Ten Things You Can Do to Promote Vocations - USCCB
Twenty Ways to Promote Vocations in Your Parish and/or School - USCCB
8 Practical Ways to be a Catholic School That Promotes Vocations, by Rhonda Gruenewald
Bulletins and Newsletter Blurbs to Promote Vocations, by Rhonda Gruenwald with VocationMinistry.com
Video - Fill These Shoes (Archdiocese of Chicago)
Social Media Images have been created for use on various social media platforms. The zip files contain multiple images and will need to be extracted before using. If you use them, please tag the Vocation Office, @PhillyPriest!
How to Discern the Priesthood (Zip File)
Fostering Vocations in the Family (Zip File)
Attitudes for Discernment (Zip File)
Common Myths that Parents Have About the Priesthood (Zip File)
If you have any questions regarding these resources, or vocations in general, please do not hesitate to contact Fr. Sean English, Vocation Director, or the staff of the Vocation Office at 610-667-5778 or phillypriestlyvocations@gmail.com.