"A Priest is Above all...a Man of Prayer" - St. John Vianney
Ordination candidates (l-r) Jose Luis Hernandez, Yuen Caballejo and Rafael Carballo kneel as Archbishop Gregory conducts the prayer of consecration, the prayer that completes the actions of ordination. (12/7/2007) Photo by Michael Alexander, The Georgia Bulletin
Check out Episode #15 of the Archdiocese of Atlanta podcasts: "I wonder what I look like in that vestment?" The Archdiocese of Atlanta held its first Annual 5th Grade Vocations Day at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Marietta on October 4, 2007. Listen as Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory speaks to the 5th graders of the Archdiocese of Atlanta about the life of St. Francis of Assisi and asks them to consider giving their lives in a special way to the service of God's Church. Check it out today!
Prayer for Vocations
God, our Father, we turn to you in this time of great need. We trust in your loving kindness and ask you to hear the prayers we offer for Your Church. Through your grace, we seek men and women willing to generously offer their lives to You in the priesthood and religious life, for You inspire and bring to fulfillment every good intention.
Bless and guide those who are discerning Your call to holiness and service. Give them courage, steadfast love and a spirit of charity as they seek to respond faithfully to You.
We offer this prayer for the Archdiocese of Atlanta and for the whole Church in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who is Lord for ever and ever.
