SCJ Philippine District - vocations

Prayer to Discover and Follow My Vocation

noreply@blogspirit.com (SCJ Philippine District) — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:40:00 +0800

My Lord and my God, you are Love itself, and the source of all love and goodness. Out of love you created me to know you, love you, and serve you in a unique way, as no one else can. I believe that you have a plan for my life, that you have a task in your Kingdom reserved just for me. Your plan and your task are far better than any other I might choose: they will glorify you, fulfill the desires of my heart, and save those souls who are depending on my generous response.

Lord, grant me the light I need to see the next step in that plan; grant me the generosity I need to set aside my own plans in favor of yours; and grant me the strength I need to put my hands to your plough and never turn back. You know me better than I know myself, so you know that I am sinful and weak. All the more reason that I need your grace to uphold the good desires of my heart, O Lord!

Show me your will for me, O gentle and eternal God, and help me to say with Mary, "I am the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word," and to say with Jesus, "Let not my will be done, but yours."

A Prayer for Vocations

noreply@blogspirit.com (SCJ Philippine District) — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 12:30:00 +0800

Lord Jesus, as You once called the first disciples to make them fishers of men, let your sweet invitation continue to resound: Come, follow Me! Give young men and women the grace of responding quickly to Your voice. Support our bishops, priests, and consecrated people in their apostolic labor. Grant perseverance to our seminarians and to all those who are carrying out the ideal of a life totally consecrated to Your service. Mary, Mother of the Church, the model of every vocation, help us to say "Yes" to the Lord Who calls us to cooperate in the divine plan of salvation. Amen.

-John Paul II

Cagayan de Oro: Search-in Seminar

noreply@blogspirit.com (SCJ Philippine District) — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 05:00:00 +0800

75 candidates from different places in Mindanao attended the "Search-in Seminar" in Cagayan de Oro organized by the SCJ Vocation Team. Majority of them come from high schools and the others are either 4th year college students or college graduates. They are from the following provinces: Zamboanga Sibugey, Zamboanga del Sur, Misamis oriental, Misamis Occidental, Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Camuigin Island, Bukidnon and Cebu.
During the three days of activities they will discern their personal vocation and learn more about the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, its founder and spirituality. Those who will apply to the congregation will proceed to the next step which is individual interview. All accepted canditates will pass through the personal follow-up and hopefully next June 2005 will start their studies and preparation to the religious life at the Sacred Heart Formation House in Cagayan de Oro.

For more details, please see our Vocation Promotion Photo Album

Vocation Search-in

noreply@blogspirit.com (SCJ Philippine District) — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:15:00 +0800

The Vocation Director together with his team is organizing a Vocation Search-in. It will take place from December 27 - 30, 2004 at the Formation House in Cagayan de Oro City. The seminar is intended for graduating students from College and High School. For more information please contact Fr. Indra Pamungkas, SCJ at indralaurent@yahoo.com or via text message (0920) 6032436.

Vocation Jamboree

noreply@blogspirit.com (SCJ Philippine District) — Mon, 29 Nov 2004 17:15:00 +0800

The month of November in Cagayan de Oro City was the Month of Vocations to the priesthood and religious life. It was organized by the Vocation Committee in the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro. The culmination of all activities called "Vocation Jamboree" took place on November 28, 2004 in Cagayan de Oro City in the compound of one of the colleges. It was a whole night affair attended by more than 1000 young people searching for the meaning of their lives, many priests and religious sisters. It was also attended by the SCJ Vocation Director Fr. Indra Pamungkas with the group of seminarians and Lay Dehonians. The SCJ seminarians, under the supervision of Miss Grace Escobia, formed a choir which added up the splendor and solemnity to the Holy Mass celebrated as a closing of the Vocation Jamboree.