Tuesday, August 24, 2004

What Should You Do

If You Want to Be A Priest?

  1. PRAY - and ask the Lord to show you His will;
  2. LISTEN TO GOD - and if God is calling you, have the courage to respond;
  3. RECITE THE ROSARY daily, asking the intercession of Mary the Mother of Christ and the Mother of priests;
  4. PRAY A HOLY HOUR before the Blessed Sacrament regularly;
  5. ATTEND MASS daily if possible and receive the Holy Eucharist;
  6. GO TO CONFESSION on a consistent basis;
  7. READ and MEDITATE on the WORD of GOD;
  8. TALK TO A PRIEST you find approachable;
  9. CONTACT THE DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONS in your Diocese;
  10. START SPIRITUAL DIRECTION;
  11. TALK TO SEMINARIANS when they come home for the holidays;
  12. BECOME INVOLVED in your parish.

From the Vocations Office of the Archdiocese of Atlanta