Fr. Alan Valencia
Director of Vocations and Seminarians
(520) 838-2531
avalencia@diocesetucson.org
Elizabeth Suaso
Administrative Assistant to Vocations
(520) 838-2537
esuaso@diocesetucson.org
Vocations Office
520-838-2531
vocations@diocesetucson.org
There are many ways we can all promote holy Vocations through time, talent, and treasure. Below, you'll find prayers, classroom lesson plans, Vocations Days to celebrate throughout the year, parish activities, the Padre Kino Vocations Ministry, and Catholic Foundation's seminarian fund. We are all called to holiness, and we can help one another on the journey towards Heaven!
Diocese of Tucson Vocations Prayer
Loving and generous God, we need more holy Vocations, especially to the priesthood.
Send us faith-filled servants to minister as dedicated and loving priests in the Diocese of Tucson.
Inspire us with your Holy Spirit so that we will encourage and foster a culture of Vocations in which many will hear your call to serve your people.
Bless our Diocese with men and women who will work together with your priests as deacons, religious, and lay ministers to bring to life the Gospel and to realize the Church's mission in our Diocese.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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There are many things your parish can do to support Vocations within the Church. Here are just a few ideas to get you started.
Below is a list of resources, lesson plans, and activities recommended by USCCB to teach students about Vocations. More free, pre-made resources in English and Spanish can be found at VocationMinistry.com.
✎ Preschool
✎ Elementary & Junior High School
✎ High School
Free resources for these Vocations Days can be found online at VocationMinistry.com.
School Resources Parish Resources
National Catholic Schools Week (Last Weekend of January)
World Day for Consecrated Life (First Weekend of February)
World Marriage Day (2nd Sunday in February)
National Marriage Week (February 7-14 each year)
Religious Brothers Day (May 1, Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker)
Uplift Your Priest (2nd and 3rd weeks of Easter)
World Day of Prayer for Vocations (4th Sunday of Easter: Good Shepherd Sunday)
World Priest Day (Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus each year)
(AKA World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests)
Deacon Sunday (Second Sunday in October)
Priesthood Sunday (Last Sunday in October)
National Vocation Awareness Week (1st full week of November)
World Day of Cloistered Life (November 21, the Presentation-BVM)
Twenty-six percent of the funds raised by the Catholic Foundation's Annual Catholic Appeal are used to support seminarian and clergy education and support.
These funds cover 55% of the Office of Vocations’ efforts to recruit and select qualified candidates for discernment as well as the formation and education of seminarians.
Support current and future seminarians by contributing to the Catholic Foundation’s Annual Catholic Appeal.
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