Did you know that in any given year Belen educates over a thousand young men in the values of Jesus Christ and forms them into young Christian leaders who respond to the call of being “men for others”? We know that some of these men have been called to serve the Church as priests. Last year alone there were 15 Belen students who expressed awareness that they may be called to the priesthood!
God continues to call our students to dedicate their lives to serving Him and His Church as priests or brothers in the Society of Jesus and religious life.
We encourage you to please pray daily for an increase of vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
A Prayer for Vocations
Father, in every generation you provide
ministers of Christ and the Church.
We come before you now, asking that you
call forth more men to serve our Archdiocese
in the ministerial priesthood.
Give us priests who will lead and guide
your holy people gathered by Word and Sacrament.
Bless us with priestly vocations
so that we can continue to be a truly
Eucharistic Church, strengthened in our discipleship
of Jesus Christ, your Only Son.
Raise up, we pray, men who are generous
in their service, willing to offer their lives
and all their gifs for your greater glory
and for the good of your people.
We make our prayer in the presence and power of
the Holy Spirit, through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
Oración por las Vocaciones Sacerdotales
Padre Celestial, en cada generación tú regalas
a tu Iglesia nuevos ministros de Cristo.
Nos ponemos en tu presencia para pedirte
que llames a más hombres al servicio de
nuestra Arquidiócesis en el sacerdocio ministerial.
Danos sacerdotes que puedan mostrar el camino
y guiar a tu pueblo santo reunido por la Palabra
y los Sacramentos.
Bendícenos con vocaciones sacerdotales
que nos ayuden a seguir siendo verdaderamente
una Iglesia Eucarística, fortalecida en
nuestro discipulado de Jesucristo tu Único Hijo.
Concédenos, te lo pedimos, hombres que sean
generosos en el servicio, deseosos de ofrecer sus
vidas y todos sus dones para tu mayor gloria
y para el bien de tu pueblo.
Te lo pedimos Padre en la presencia poderosa
del Espíritu Santo y en el nombre de Jesucristo
Nuestro Señor. Amén.