Since we are in the middle of National Vocations Awareness Week, I thought it was a good time to give a few ideas of ways that we can foster vocations.
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Ask a young person if they have ever considered a vocation to religious life or the priesthood.
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Talk positively about vocations within the Church.
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Include being a priest, religious brother or sister in your hopes and dreams for any young people you know.
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Name the gifts that you see in a young person. Tell them why you think they would make a good priest, brother, or sister.
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Donate to organizations that promote and foster vocations.
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Witness to your own vocation. Whether you are married, single, a priest ,or a vowed religious, share your vocation story with young people.
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Pray for vocations to religious life and the priesthood.
