Eleven men preparing for the priesthood spoke at parishes this past weekend. See photos from two of these visits.
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Praying for vocations at Bay Shore Holy Hour+
More than 300 young people, adults, seminarians, priests and religious gathered at St. Patrick Church to pray for vocations. Click here for photos.
Brothers who are now priests say strong family life key to all vocations+
National Vocation Awareness Week is coming, November 6-12.
Holy Hours for Vocations Resume in Hicksville+
The monthly diocesan Holy Hours for vocations resume tonight at 7 p.m. in Hicksville.

Fostering vocations+
First and foremost, please make prayer for vocations an integral part of your daily prayer.
Pope tells youth: Be brave and do what Jesus asks+
“Behind and before every vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life,” he said, “there is always strong and intense prayer from someone: a grandmother, a grandfather, a mother, a father, a community ... .”
Ordaining a new priest in Vienna+
New Year’s weekend found me in Vienna. No, it was not the opera. It was the ordination of a priest