Vocations Newsletter

Voices Of Our World
Spring 2025
On December 24th, 2024, Pope Francis opened the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, officially inaugurating the Church’s Jubilee Year of Hope. Hope is the ground of discernment for any vocation or path in life. Maryknoll Father Rodrigo encourages all discerners, in the spirit of our Jubilee Year, to take hold of hope, embrace it and allow it to draw you forward, even when uncertain, into a life of purpose and joy. Maryknoll Father Joe Veneroso offers his own perspective on hope through a moving reflection, “Pilgrimage of Hope”, on how hope can be found even in the most mundane or desolate of circumstances. We round out the National Eucharistic Revival with our final Maryknoll comments on the meaning of Eucharist that we experience as missioners, and announcement of our April 16th – 20th Holy Week Missionary Discernment Retreat in El Paso, Texas. Please consider joining us for it!
Blog & Articles
Preparing for Pentecost
By Fr. Mike Snyder, M.M. Former Superior General, Fr. John Sivalon, once described Mission this way:These words reminded me of the Apostles at Pentecost: “Suddenly, from up on the sky there came a noise like a strong, driving wind which was heard...
What is Lent?
Lent means “Spring” and is the Christian season of repentance and preparation beginning with Ash Wednesday and finishing 40 days later (minus Sundays, which are little Easters) with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Good Friday and Easter...
Maryknoll’s Newest Member, John Siyumbu
Congrats to Maryknoll’s newest member, John Siyumbu, who took first oath to the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers this past weekend!More...John is the first international candidate to take a temporary oath with Maryknoll. Later this month he will travel to Cochabamba,...
A Christmas Poem
You are the Miracle of Christmas I am what Jesus is because Jesus became what I am. Christmas came and went almost unnoticed. But after all the running around and anxiety about finding it, There it was 6 lbs. 8 ounces and growing her given name: Milagro (Miracle). So...
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