Month-long Celebration of Vocations

The Archdiocesan Commission on Vocation invites you to a month filled with activities in celebration of the Vocation Month.

This year’s theme: “FAMILY: seedbed of vocation” centers on the importance of the family as the basic unit of society. It brings everyone back to the belief that charity begins at home where faith in God is also nurtured. Having recently celebrated the world meeting of families, it has inspired and stirred the need to promote families where men and women who value all sorts of vocation are born and formed.

Here’s a list for this month-long promotion.

September 1 – Launching at the San Pedro Cathedral Parish
2:30-3:00p.m. – ARRIVAL
3:00-4:00p.m. – Holy Hour for Vocation
4:00-5:00p.m. – Video presentations from different congregations
5:00-6:30p.m. – HOLY MASS

This launching highlights the first ever sending forth of the different vocation promoters per parish. Expected to attend are: families of seminarians and Davao theologians, members of the Family Life Apostolate, representatives of invited schools (e.g. San Pedro College, Holy Cross of Davao College Inc., St. Francis Xavier College Seminary and the Regional Major Seminary) and youth from different parishes.

You may expect holy hours every now and then due to the fact that vocation itself is a continuous and everlasting prayer within the discernment of God’s will. Therefore, it wants to anchor the activities in the centrality of Jesus, going back to the source, to the one who called.

September 2 – First Friday Mass with the Davao vocation promoters at the Alexian brothers, Marang Street, Jereza Subdivision, Bajada, Davao City
4:00p.m. – Holy Hour
5:00-6:00p.m. – Holy Mass

September 3 – Gathering of 10 pre-deacons with the Commission on Vocation members, 11a.m. at the St. Francis Xavier College Seminary, Catalunan Grande as they reminisce their college life on how they nourished their vocation
– meeting of the Commission on Vocation with the Davao Archdiocesan Youth Coordinating Apostolate in preparation for the Archdiocesan Vocation Symposium

September 4 – invitation from the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Bangkal at 9:30a.m. for vocation promotion
– sending forth of the parish vocation promoters (youth)
– invitation from the Sr. San Miguel Parish in Panacan for a vocation symposium at 1:00-4:00p.m. and the sending forth of parish vocation promoters during the Holy Mass at 5:00p.m.

September 8 – Simultaneous praying of the rosary by the parents of seminarians
– invitation from San Pedro College Ulas for the vocation month launching at 8:00a.m.
– invitation from St. Peter’s College of Toril for a symposium with the Davao vocation promoters and a Holy Mass at 5:00p.m. where more than 500 students are expected to attend

September 17 – invitation from the Our Lady of Fatima Parish for a vocation symposium for the youth at 8:00-12:00nn
– in the afternoon a friendship game of basketball between ex-seminarians and Davao Theologians at the Pre-College Seminary in Ulas

September 24 – Archdiocesan Vocation Symposium at the Regional Major Seminary, Catalunan Grande which is a whole day event where 10-15 youth per parish are invited

September 30 – culmination mass at the San Pedro Cathedral Parish
2:30-3:00p.m. – ARRIVAL
3:00-4:00p.m. – Holy Hour for Vocation
4:00-5:00p.m. – HOLY MASS

The culmination is also a thanksgiving for the families who took and will continue to take part in the lives of young men and women in their journey to their chosen vocation.

Every Mondays and Tuesdays the radio programs, Kalakbay ni Kristo and Bokasyon: Bililhong Gasa will feature and tackle vocation in general.

Notice that there are still dates without schedules, the Archdiocesan Vocation on Commission is very much willing to be invited to your parish for vocation promotion. Please contact the Director, Rev. Fr. Ronald “Dodong” Arcillas at the Regional Major Seminary.

Don’t get left behind, be sure to be updated of their schedule!