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Homilies on the PriesthoodFrom the priests of the archdiocese of mobile
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Called: To Be a Priest in the Archdiocese of Mobile
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Native Soil...
Native Soil is a new project of the Office of Vocations in collaboration with 4PM Media. It seeks to build the wider “culture of vocations” in the Archdiocese of Mobile by asking everyone to consider how God is calling them to renew our Native Soil.
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Father Brett Brannen’s Virtual Priestly Discernment Retreat
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Fr. Brett Brannen graciously agreed to record these four talks in place of a live discernment retreat at Casa Maria Retreat House. We are happy to share these weekend conferences with you.
Fr. Brannen is the Director of Spiritual Formation at the Pontifical College Josephinum. He also served as the vice-rector of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. He is widely known as a powerful speaker and an expert in priestly formation.
Fr. Brannen was ordained in 1991 for the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, and served as Vocation Director beginning in 1993. During his tenure, the number of seminarians dramatically expanded. By 2007, Savannah caught the attention of the national press as it ordained the second-highest number of priests per capita of any diocese in the country.
Fr. Brannen has given over 100 parish missions and retreats to seminarians, priests, and religious orders. He has appeared on EWTN, published several booklets on the priesthood, and released an audio series on how to discern a priestly vocation.
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Men's Nights
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We all need others to support us in our journey of faith. Consider attending one of the many Men’s Nights sponsored by the Office of Vocations around the Archdiocese in collaboration with several other priests, youth ministers, campus ministers and faithful young adult men. These gatherings will help you get more rooted in your faith, linked up with other young men seeking the Lord and consequently set you up to be more prepared to face all that God has planned for you!
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10 Ways to Discern a Call to the Priesthood
- Pray and Listen asking the Lord daily to show you his will.
- Pray the Rosary asking for the intercession of Mary, Mother of priests.
- Pray a Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament regularly.
- Attend Mass frequently (daily if possible) and receive Communion.
- Go to Confession on a consistent basis.
- Read Scripture and meditate on God’s word.
- Talk to a priest you find approachable and ask for spiritual advice.
- Contact the Vocation Director at [email protected].
- Talk to seminarians when they come home for the holidays.
- Become involved in your parish
If God is calling you to be a priest, trust that you will be happy and fulfilled following his perfect will.
God will never send you where his grace cannot sustain you!
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The Priestly Plan of Formation
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Men who attend seminary receive the best education the Church has to offer. The official Priestly Plan of Formation focuses on four major areas of development to help the seminarian become a well-rounded man capable of leading the Church to a deeper relationship with God.
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Human formation: forming the future priests’ personality to be a bridge to Christ; ensuring healthy psycho-sexual development and a mature integrity.
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Spiritual formation: developing a deep and mature relationship with Christ through prayer and virtuous living.
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Intellectual formation: understanding the truths of the Faith and cultivating the skills to teach the Faith to others.
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Pastoral formation: learning how to be a “shepherd of souls,” helping parishioners through the joys and trials of life.
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WHAT IS GOD CALLING YOU TO DO?
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Signs of a Priestly Vocation
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Men who love the Church, her people, and want to be a part of the Church and serve her people. This is counter cultural as we increasingly do not wish to be part of something bigger than ourselves.
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Men who wish to give their life as a gift to God and the Church. This is what the sign of celibacy is saying, namely, that I wish to totally make a gift of my life for the Kingdom of God. Again, counter cultural.
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Men who will teach the truth of Jesus Christ with courage and conviction in our ever secular world in which relativism is so pervasive. Again, counter cultural.
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Men who will help the people of the Church use their God given talents to build up the Kingdom of God. The Second Vatican Council taught that all the baptized are commissioned by the Lord to do His work and the priest needs to invite and challenge all to be involved in God’s work.
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Men who deeply love the Lord and want to grow in their relationship with Him.
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