The Lord Jesus is calling us to redouble our efforts to share the gift of the ministerial priesthood. Here are just a few of the many ways and resources for pastors and parishes to undergo this effort and “serve as instruments of God’s call,” as Archbishop Vigneron encourages us to do.

Message from Archbishop Vigneron During Year of Prayer for Priestly Vocations (Priesthood Sunday)

Forming Men of the Hearts

A Pastoral Note from Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron to explain why we are embarking on a Year of Prayer for Priestly Vocations

Sharing the Gift of Being Spiritual Fathers

Letter from Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron to priests in the Archdiocese of Detroit, published December 8, 2020

Invite Fr. Craig Giera to celebrate a Mass on Priestly Vocations

Fr. Craig Giera, Director of Priestly Vocations, would like to celebrate or concelebrate three weekend Masses and preach on priestly vocations. He is also willing to hear Saturday confessions.

Sign Up to Offer A Holy Mass For Priestly Vocations

In support of priestly vocations in our Archdiocese, we need parishes that are consistently asking the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers. Please sign up to say a Mass for priestly vocations.

Host a Traveling Chalice Program in your Family of Parishes

Discover one way you can practically invite parishioners to pray for priestly vocations, by hosting a Traveling Chalice Program. Through this program, you can bring the Year of Prayer for Priestly Vocations home for your parishioners and invite entire families to faithfully pray for priestly vocations.

Building a Culture of Vocations in Families of Parishes

We have the opportunity to engage families, educators, parish leaders, and priests in the work of promoting vocations to the priesthood and utilize the structures of the Family of Parishes to make vocational discernment normative in our communities.

Vianney Vocations

The mission of Vianney Vocations is to renew the Church by inspiring a new generation of priestly and religious vocations.

We are a team of communications experts, committed to Jesus and His Church, who help Vocation Offices to effectively reach young Catholics and inspire them to open their hearts to God’s call.

Vocation Lessons

A new curriculum inspires Catholic students to appreciate each vocation and become open to God’s call.

Teacher access code: StAnne12 / student access code: StAnne4

Vocation Lesson Plans and Resources for Educators

These are excellent tools for catechists and faith-formation teachers, for those working with our youth and anyone in a position to inspire the children entrusted to them and to uplift them in their vocations.

Vocation Network

A comprehensive resources available in print and online for those seeking information on Catholic religious vocations and men’s and women’s religious communities.