On May 21, 2019 in a 25th Ceremony celebrating Bishop Cantu’s Anniversary of Priesthood, Bishop talked about the importance of having a culture of vocations. He personally handed out blessed crosses to every Parish and school in the Diocese of San Jose asking that we, as a community, pray.
Father George hands out crosses at every Mass for each family in our Parish to pray the following prayer for the week. They then bring it back to the next weekend’s Mass to hand it to the next family.
Signups for your family are in the vestibule.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, your divine Son taught us to pray to the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into His vineyard.
We earnestly beg You to bless our parishes, our schools, and our diocese with many more priests, religious, and lay faithful who will know you intimately, love you fervently, and serve you joyfully through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
We pray that you continuously call our young people to a living encounter with your Son in the Word and Eucharist, that they might be made worthy ministers of your Holy Catholic Church.
Strengthen them with the support of their parents, teachers, and friends on earth and all the angels and saints in heaven.
May the ever Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, intercede for us that we might listen to the Word and act on it.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Joseph, Patron of our Diocese, pray for us!
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