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The Church fulfills her mission when she guides every member of the faithful to discover and live his or her own vocation in freedom and to bring it to fulfillment in charity.
…Each one, therefore, must be helped to embrace the gift entrusted to him as a completely unqiue person, and to hear the words which the Spirit of God personally addresses to him.
– Pope John Paul the Great, Pastores Dabo Vobis
DISCERNING MEN
PRIESTLY VOCATION RESOURCES:
DiocesanPriest.com
Information and Resources on the Diocesan Priesthood
Discerning Men Website (USCCB)
Who is a priest? and Homilies on Vocations (Vocation Boom)
Prayer and Discernment Resources (USCCB)
BOOKS:
To Save a Thousand Souls: A Guide to Discerning a Vocation to the Diocesan Priesthood, by Fr. Brett Brannen
USCCB’s Reading List for Discerning Men
FORMS OF CONSECRATED LIFE (MEN):
Forms of Consecrated Life (USCCB)
- Eremetic Life
- Religious Life
- Secular Institutes
- Societies of Apostolic Life
VOCATIONS DIRECTORS:
Fr. Andrew C. Nguyen, Director of Vocations, Diocese of San Jose: vocations@dsj.org
Local Monastery (Men’s Religious Life): Carmelite Friars, Mount Saint Joseph Monastery (Clayton Road, San Jose)
Jesuits Life: https://beajesuit.org/
Not from the Diocese of San Jose? Find your local Diocesan Vocation Director
VOCATION OF MARRIAGE:
Diocese of San Jose Office of Family Life & Spirituality website
Marriage and Family (USCCB)
DISCERNING WOMEN
DSJ Vocations Office Calendar and News
FORMS OF CONSECRATED LIFE (WOMEN):
Forms of Consecrated Life (USCCB)
- Eremetic Life
- Consecrated Virgins and Widows
- Religious Life
- Secular Institutes
- Societies of Apostolic Life
LEARN ABOUT THE RELIGIOUS LIFE
Women Religious in the Diocese of San Jose
DISCERNMENT HELP
Prayers and Discernment Resources (USCCB)
Recommended Reading (USCCB)
BOOKS
Is This a Call?, by Sister Clare Matthiass, CFR
Chastity, Poverty, and Obedience, by Mother Mary Francis, PCC
USCCB’s Reading List for Discerning Women
DISCERNMENT RETREAT LISTS
Upcoming Women’s Retreats (CSMWR)
Upcoming Women’s Retreats (DSMSJ)
Imagine Sisters Facebook (Posts upcoming discernment retreats in US)
FOR FUN
Vocations Flyer by the Poor Clares: Page 1 | Page 2
MOBILE APPS
LOCAL CLOISTERED MONASTERIES
Carmelite Nuns: http://www.mary-queen-of-carmel-assoc.org/santaclara/
1000 Lincoln Street
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Mass: M-Sat 7:15 am, Sun 10:30 am
Chapel Open: M-Sat 6:30 am to 4:15 pm, Sun 7 am to 5 pm
(408) 296-8412
Poor Clare Nuns: http://www.poorclareslosaltos.org/
28210 Natoma Road
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Holy Mass: 7:00 am
Chapel Open: 6:30 am to 5:30 pm
650-948-2947
VOCATION DIRECTRESSES IN DSJ
Daughters of Charity, Province of the West: http://www.daughtersofcharity.com/
Vocations Directress: Sr. Lisa Laguna, DC
26000 Altamont Road
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022-4317
Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose: http://www.msjdominicans.org/
Vocation Directress: Sr. Dulce Aguilar, O.P.
dulce@msjdominicans.org
510-657-2468
43326 Mission Circle
Fremont, CA 94539-5898
Eucharistic Missionaries of the Most Holy Trinity: http://messt-usa-pv.blogspot.com
Vocations Directress: Sr. Graciela Ramos, MESST
408-243-3157
815 S. Daniel Way
San Jose, CA 95128
VOCATION OF MARRIAGE:
Diocese of San Jose Office of Family Life & Spirituality website
Office of Family Life & Spirituality Facebook page
DSJ Vocations: Holy Matrimony
Marriage and Family (USCCB)
PARENTS
RESOURCE LISTS:
Parent Resources (USCCB)
ARTICLES:
For Families (Vocation Boom)
What the Popes Want Parents to Know About Vocation Promotion (Vocation Boom)
BOOKS:
A Priest in the Family, by Fr. Brett Brannen
PARISHES & SCHOOLS
Hundredfold: A Guide to Parish Vocation Ministry, by Rhonda Gruenewald
20 Ways to Promote Vocations (USCCB)
2012 CARA Survey Of Youth And Young Adults On Vocations
2015 CARA Study: The Role of the Family in Nurturing Vocations
DiocesanPriest.com (NCDVD)
Promotional Materials
The Vocations Office has prayer cards, books, brochures, posters, seminarian tear-off pads, and other material available for all parishes and schools. Please contact the Vocations Office if you need any materials.
Looking for materials, flyers, bulletin announcements, etc. for a specific event? See our Calendar and News page to be directed to the event’s webpage.
EDUCATORS
Role of Teachers (Quick Reference Guide on Vocations)
Vocations Curriculum (Free): “To Make God Known, Loved, and Served” (K-8)
Collection of Vocations Lesson Plans (USCCB)
YOUTH LEADERS
Collection of Youth Ministry Nights on Vocations (USCCB)
CALLED: Discover Your Vocation (video series by YDisciple and NCDVD)
Building a Vocations Culture (NFCYM)
Vocation Posts (LifeTeen)
PARISHES
Vocations Event Resources
Priesthood Sunday (September 29, 2019):
Serra Website
National Vocations Awareness Week (November 3-9, 2019):
Go to DSJ Vocations’s NVAW page with all links and info
Vocations General Intercessions:
First Sunday of Advent to Feast of Christ the King
Year A: PDF | Word Doc
Year B: | PDF | Word Doc
Year C: PDF | Word Doc
World Day of Prayer for Vocations (May 12, 2020):
USCCB Website | WDPV Website | Serra Website
VocationMinistry.com (free resources, but need to create a free account before viewing)
Hundredfold: A Guide to Parish Vocation Ministry, by Rhonda Gruenewald
Promoting Vocations Among Diverse Cultures
Vietnamese Vocations (USCCB)
Korean Vocations (USCCB)
PRAYER RESOURCES:
DISCERNMENT:
What does God Want? by Fr. Michael Scanlan
Holy Hour to Know My Vocation (for groups)
FORMS OF PRAYER:
Liturgy of the Hours:
DivineOffice.org
Universalis
iBreviary
Eucharistic Adoration:
Tips for making a Holy Hour of Adoration (DSJ Vocations Website)
Adoration Chapels in California
Way of the Cross for Vocations:
English: Full Sheet | Booklet
Spanish: Full Sheet | Booklet
Bilingual: Full Sheet | Booklet
PRAY FOR VOCATIONS:
Spiritual Motherhood (USCCB)
How to pray for Vocations (DSJ Vocations Website)
Commit to pray for Vocations in the Diocese of San Jose!
VIDEOS ON VOCATIONS
FREE FILMS:
Fishers of Men (Priesthood)
Light of Love (Religious Life)
I Will Follow (Priesthood)
SHORT VIDEOS:
How Should I Discern the Priesthood?
Fr. Joe Kim, One Man’s Journey to the Priesthood
Sister Veronica Maria on Joy (Short video on the joy of being a Sister)
VIDEO COLLECTIONS:
Vocation Boom (Priesthood)
Imagine Sisters (Religious life & discernment)
USCCB (For Men, Women, Parents, Educators, etc)
DOCUMENTARIES:
Into Great Silence (Carthusian Monks)
No Greater Love (Carmelite Nuns)
For Love Alone (Religious Sisters)
CATHOLIC CLASSICS:
Lilies of the Field
Bells of St. Mary’s
OUR SOCIAL MEDIA
DSJ VOCATIONS:
DIOCESE OF SAN JOSE:
VOCATIONS RESOURCES
DiocesanPriest.com
Resources on the Diocesan Priesthood
Vocation Ministry
Wide variety of resources for those involved in parish ministry; create free account to use
Imagine Sisters Movement (Women’s religious life)
Great resource for promoting vocations across social media with many discernment tools
Vocation Boom! (Priesthood)
Non-profit initiative to build a culture that’s open to the priesthood (website has great resources for discernment and vocation promotion)
The Melchizedek Project (Priesthood)
Free resources to start a discernment group
Avow (Women’s religious life)
Free resources to start a discernment group
ORGANIZATIONS
These organizations help inspire and support vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Imagine Sisters Movement (Women’s religious life)
Great resource for promoting vocations across social media with many discernment tools
Vocation Boom! (Priesthood)
Non-profit initiative to build a culture that’s open to the priesthood (website has great resources for discernment and vocation promotion)
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Vocations and Priestly Formation
National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors
Serra International
International organization with a mission to foster and affirm vocations to the priesthood and vowed religious life. Several Serra Clubs in DSJ
Knights of Columbus
Catholic-based fraternal service organization with chapters in DSJ