World Day of Prayer for Vocations
April 12th, 2008 by Fr. Pius, OP
This April 13th (the Fourth Sunday of Easter) marks the 45th World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The Holy Father’s message on this day can be found here: Message of the Holy Father for the 45th World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
In the Dominican Order, Bl. Jordan of Saxony has popularly been known as the patron saint of Dominican Vocations. He is said to have brought more than 1,000 men from the university into the Order, including St. Albert the Great. Please join the friars in asking for Bl. Jordan’s intercession so that more young people may enter the Dominican way of life:
Blessed Jordan of Saxony, worthy successor of Saint Dominic, in the early days of the Order, your example and zeal prompted many men and women to follow Christ in the white habit of Our Holy Father.
As patron of Dominican vocations, continue to stimulate talented and devoted men and women to consecrate their lives to God. Through your intercession, lead to the Order of Preachers generous and sacrificing persons, willing to give themselves fervently to the apostolate of Truth.
Help them to prepare themselves to be worthy of the grace of a Dominican vocation. Inspire their hearts to become learned of God, that with firm determination they might aspire to be ‘champions of the Faith and true lights of the world’. Amen.
