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.P R AY T H E LoR D o F T H E H a R V E S T,
In a PastoralLetter on the Yearof Vocatiotr
for AlI, Most RevJohnMcAreavbvBishopof
bromore,writesriot only on whai all of ds
cando aboutvocationin the broaderseirse,
beingca-lled
to holinessand to play our part
in the Churchby the way we live our livtes;
but alsowhat we candoabout vocationto
priesthoodand religiouslife.
Beginning.inthe home
At contirmatiorr
thisvearI met a
srandmotherwho toid me that shehad stood
' l mi ehtqeta
l o r a l l h e rg r.rndchi l dl en.
vocationy6t'shesaidl Peopleiikelier,who
love the Church.theEuchaiistand the
sacraments,
arewilling to encourage
children
andyoungmerr,partiiuJarly
in the-ir
own
fanrilv.toionsidertheoriesihood.Ihis
On th evo c at ion
of t heor da i n e n
d ri e s l .
b ri n g sh o mePopeJohriP aulII' sstatement
BishopMcAreaveysays:
that'everyvocaiionpasses
throughtheheart
of the farriily'. ArchbishopMicha-el
Nearv
"Theoriginsof a callto thepriesthoodare
madethis point on ReekSundaythis yeai':
complexand uniqueto eachperson.Fora
'WhenGod callsa man to the aitarhe won't
youngmarrthefiist hint of a calito follow
interveneas drarnaticall'n'
ashe did to Paulon
Jesusasa priestin the line of the apostlescan the Roadto Damascus,
6ut will r,r'hisper
beginasa nigqlingquestion,
an attraction
ttt throughthefamilvand peoplewho riurtured
prayer,a lovefol theMassor a desireto
him fiorntheday"ofhisbaptismwhenthe
servethesick. Regardless
of how it begins, rvholeChristianadverrture
began.'
the final criterionof a vocationis the oie we
find in chapter21 of St]ohn'sGospel.Here Encouragement and.informat ion
JesusasksSimonPeter;
A nr ar lwno r s t r y r r l gt o d e c t c t eo n t n e w a y o t
"Sirnonsoriof John,
do you love me?'and in response
to Simon's life to u'hich Goit is callins him needs
'Yes,Lord;you know that I iove vor1,he
information, guidance and encouragement.
'p".0 *u larnbs'.Thevocaiionto the
sa1is,
He rvill need to knorv what the wav ahead
priesthoodis a vocationto pastoralcharitlr
will denr ando f h i n r a n d h o r v i o s o a b o u t
lealr r ingm or e a b o u t t h e p r i e s t h o o d .T h i s
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\hhatsortof person?
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p i iesthoodis.ib ha r sa ga irt( lit er alll;t he
in.rkirrgsof a priest). IIr practice,.r'c,rnd
idate
for the-priestlioodrreedsa strong f.rith,
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s ur v ey nm ong r r e w l yo r d a i n e dA m e r i c a n
pr ies t ! ,78 pei c e n t i a i d t h e y n e r e i n i t i a l l y
invited by a priest to considel the priesthood.
Pr ies t 'hiv e in i m p o r t a r r tr o l e t o p l a y i n
encouraging.rnd fosh,rirrgvocations.Thel
do t his m aiir ly b y t l r ej o 1i v i t h w h i c h t h e v '
live their own piiesthood. The1,6;111
alsoput
the question, 'Have vou evel consideredthe
prieithood?' After the erperierrccs
of recerrt
vears,priests have becom^ehesitant about
doir r s [ his but I h o p e t h a t t h e v w i l ] f i n d a r : a i n
t he c onv ic t ior tr h a t o r r eo f l h e 'r o l e so f a u a " s [ o r
ic t o help his p c o p l e f i n d t h e i r p e r s o r r a' l
vocatlon.
mielit be doubt and uncertaintlu,even fear.
He may lvell lecognisein hims'elf the
hesitation of Petef who responded to Jesus
u'ith the r,r,ords,'Leave r"nefor I ar-ua sinful
Teachers,youth leaders,parents ol friends
man'; holvever he shonld also take comfort
c an als o lr elp , r v o u n g r n a r rt o c o n s i d e rt h e
ilom the reply of Jesus:'Do uot be afraid.
pricstlroodrt a-vocaii.rrr.Tc.rclrelsin uur
Ftorrtnorl on it is peoplet ou r,rill be
Catholicschoolshave an impoltant role to
c a tchirrg'(Lk 5:8 ).'Stll.rul"ss t at enr entt hat
plau ir r ens ur i n gt h a t r r o p r $ i l i s d e p r i r e c lo f
'rr e hol-dthis tre.rsrire
irr pots of e.trtherrr,r,are,
ihe-opportunitr:tobe irrfbnirudabout the
s o t hat the in ure rrsitvo f ihe por v eris Lod' '
priesiliood, religious life arrd the other
and not ouL own' (2 tor 4:7)'isa reassulance vocations and to reflect on the vocatior-rthat
that God can l,r,orkin and through us a1l,
Gocl has gir,,enthem. The Church at everli
despite our rveaknesses.
level has a dutv to nurture a senseof
vocaiionin its voungpeople.
Of course,
whenall is'saidanddone,a
vocationto the priesthoodis a call from God
and,notwithstanding
iheimportance
of
s!pport fromothers;a person's
response
to
this'callmustbe freelyhade ".
Thefull tcrt of Bishop
McAreaaey's
pnstornl,
ruhichdealsuith nll aocation,'Pray
tlrcLordof
tlrcHnraest'
is noailnble
t'romVeritns.
t.
The Holv Father;PopeBerredictXVI in
receir,ingmembersof the Congregationfor the
Clergv at the Vaticanon 16 March,explained
that he had decjdedto call a special'Year
for
Priests'that lvill run from 19June2009to 19
June2010.Thevearnill mark "the 150th
auttivetsaryoi the deathof the saintlr''Cur6
d'Ars', JeanMarie Vianrrey,a true exan.rple
of a
r r , r \ l o r, ) l t l r . ,s o r v i r pn f C h r i s t 'sf l o ck ".
BenedictXVI stressedto the Congregationfor
the Clergv the needto "have cale for the
fomratiouof candidatesto the priesthood",
a formation that must maiutaiu "conrmunion
r'r'ithunbrokenecclesialTradition,rvithor-rt
pausingor being tempteclb1'discontinuitrr hr
this context,it is importautto encourage
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correctreadingof the textsof \atican CouncilII
interpretedin the light of all the Church's
" he said.
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rccognisable- fol their judgenrerrtof faith,
personalvirtuesand attile- in the fieldsof
culturcand of charityrvhichhavcahvavsbeen
, r l l h e l r e , r l ,t , i t l r t ,r l i s *i o no f t h eC hu r ch".
"Tl.recentralitvof Christ leadsto .r correct
valuationof piiesth,mitristrrir'r'ithout
l hich
therervouldLrcno Eucharist,
no mission,uot
even thc Cirurch. lt is necessarytheu, to ensure
of pJrtol.tl trr'$.lris;rtiorrs
th,t['rrerr'sLlrrcttrr'('r'
arc not plannedfor a tiurein r'r'hich
it l'illbe
possibleto'do rvithout'ordainednritristrriou
ihe l..rsi'trl .rlrrlrolrcrrusinterptet.rtitrn
t'i the
promotrouof the laitr',because
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priestlvministrriand anv supposed'solutions'
n'ould,in fact,dlantaticallvco uc de rr'iththe
r c . r lc a u . e so i t h c p l t , b l e n r c* t r r r tr r tl r ,r fl e cl i n ';
the ministlr,".
LIFEIS ABOUTCHOIGES
56amus
McConville,Cashel
provincial
Life is like a road.Therearelong and shortroads;smoothand
irresident,with the
rockyroads;crookedandstraightpaths.ln our life manyroads
presidentof the
comeour wav aswe tourneytfuodehlife. Thereareroadsthat
SocietvMarie
io marriaqe,or mavbeto a
leadto a life 6f sineldblessddness,
Hoganand George
religiousvocation.lherearealsoroadsthatlead to fahe and
Dee,vice-president
poverty
the
There
on
other.
forfrrneon onehand,or isolationand
of the Socilety,
at the
roads
areroadsto happinessasthereareroa-dsto sadness,
CashelCon{ressat
towardsvictory and iubilation,and roadsleadingto defeatand
the FelsPoiit Hotel
disappointmeit.Eveiy schoolteacherknowsthis- and mostof
Traleeon 21March.
theif studentsknow i[ too!
Which is one reasonwhy the TeachersBranchof Saint]oseph's
YoungPriestsSociety(shownbelowat its 74thagmon Apiil2T)
providesfreebookmarksfor studentt carryingiPrayer for
GuidanceaskingtheHoly Spirit for the'wisddmto discernthe
path of life you"wishmeio follow'. Thebookmarkscomein
iracketsof fiftv. If you area schoolteadrer,careersadvisoror
schoolchaplain,iristlift the telephoneand askfor them.
TelDublin6762593or Emailyour requestwith your nameand
addressto: [email protected]
MostRevMichael
NearyArchbishop
of Tulamwith Frs
Todd Nolan and
Austin Ferguswho
were the
concelebrants
of
the Holy Eucharist
at the Tuam
Provincial
Congress
of the
SociStvat Knock
on Safurday
18April.
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Rt RevJOSEPH
(BishoPof Dibrugarh)
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March 17,2009
Bridget KellY
General Secretary
St ioi"pt't Young PriestsSo-ciety
zi fuf-"*io" Squaie, Dublin 2
Ireland
Picturedat the cathedralof StsPatrickand PhelimCavanon the
occasionof theArmaghProvincialCongress.Most RevLeo
O'ReillyBishopof Kihiore with MarieHoganpresidentof the
Societvand (L to R) Fr Noel Boylan,Mssiliain McEntesart,
FrsTomMannion and Andrew Tully, Canoi P I Corrigan,B'rSerin
Kelly OFM Cap,F.r|o_hnnyCusackand Pat Denningvicepresidentbfthe Society.
Fr fohn HarrisOPwasthe main speaker
at
at the Dublin ProvincialCongress
St Pahick'sColleeeDrumcoridraon
7 March.
Fr Harrisis Regentof Studiesfor Irish
DominicanFriirs at St Saviour'sPriory,
Dominick Street,Dubliru a community
homefor Dominicanstudents.
Dear Bridget KellY,
Bishop's House'
Cordial greetingsto you from
Dibrugaih!
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meonJanuary
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Linkardstown,
Tinryland, Carlow.
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Fr Hemanto Pegu with his parents
on the dav of his ordination2fI-anuarv 2009.
Promoter
for theDiocese
of Kilmore,spokeattheArmagh
FatherSean
Mawn,Vocations
to thethemeofProvincial
Congress
on 14March.Thefollowingis anextractfromhisaddress
5HE RE I AM LOR D'
GLENFARNE, my home parish in Co Leitrim, had a notable
tradition of having many native priesisand religious.From 19601969we had six ordinations in the community. The first time I
can remember something about ihe notion of priesthood making
an impact on me was inI967.I was then sevenyearsof age.I
had made my first Communion. That year we had two men from
the parish ordainedpriests.In thosedays ordinationsusually
took place in the seminaries. The main liturgical celebrationin
the parish was the newlv ordained priest's Flrst Mass that was
celebratedin his home church.
I remember attending my cousin's First Mass, and receiving his
blessing.I was in awe watching the people go forward to the
altar rails and kneel for the new priest's blessing.I think the idea
of my becoming a priest was sown then. My motives were not of
the purest kind. I think what appealedto me most was the great
fuss that was made of the two new priests,and how everybody
in the communitywas so proud of them. Lateron of course
there were other factors of inspiration and influence, iike our
local priest,other prieststhat I got to know, and people like
yourselveswho often inspired me, and on occasionssomeone
would say I think you might becomea priest someday.
While I resistedthe notion of becoming a priest during my teen
years,realisticallyit was always thereat the back of my mind.
During my leaving cert year,I was greatly impressedby Fr Sei{n
Casey,the then VocationDirector for the Holy Ghost Fathers.
Fr Sednwas giving the studentsin St Patrick'sCollegeCavana
retreat. His talks were most irrspiring and with his guidance and
encouragementI felt I should 'try out' my vocatton.
I went to Maynooth in September1972.Therewere many
occasionsduring my time in ihe seminary,when I pondered and
reflectedif priesthoodwas my calling in life. This would happen
especiallywhen someoneI knew or someoneI looked up to
decided to leave.I remember often sitting in one of the churches
or indeed at EucharisticAdoration praying for clarity and
looking for answers.While I may not have used the exactwords
of Samuel "Here I am lord, I cometo do Your will ", or the
words of the priest EIi "SpeakLord your servantis listening ",
the desire and disposition was similar.
Bishops,Religious Superiors,Priestsand People were concerned
at the apparent fall off in numbers for priesthood and religious
life. Let me quote from Reality Magazine of lune lJuly 1972:
'To say that there is no more exciting and rewarding life than that
of a priest seemsto fly in the face of facts. Few enough young
men choosethat life todav. Indeed priests have hit the headlines
by giving up their priesthood to fuifil themselveselsewhere.
Modern society offers a wide choiceof useful jobs, in politics,
science,industry, educatiory social services;so much so that some
priests feel the need to prove themselvesuseful citizens by
concentratingcompletelyon practicalsocialwork'. The article
continues:'vet the priest offers to humanitv a special service out
on its own which cinnot be done without.'Whit he offers is what
the redeemerof the human race offers: it is the priests calling to
make available in 1972the healing and saving activity of Christ
who aloneis the true priest of mankind'.
The sameapplies in2009,perhapseven more so. Sixty (approx)
first yearsenteredMaynooth in7972; this was considereda small
class.TodayMaynooth has in total approximatelysixty students.
So what about the future? Will we continue to have Priestsand
ReligiousLife? ... ...
DUB L I N CO NF E RE NG E
Last year,BishopLeo O'Reilly and Msgr StephenRossetti
addresseda conferencein Dublin on a number of issuesrelated
to priesthood.What is of particularinterestto this gathering
today is that both spokeon the challengefor priestsof the new
evangelisation,
presentingit as a challengefor peopleas well as
priests.What this meansis, as well as promoting vocationsto the
priesthood and religious life more effectively,we should promote
the baptismalvocationof all people.To quote BishopLeo: "it is
only in the context of a more vibrant living out of the baptismal
vocationof all churchmembersthat we can hope to nourish
vocationsto priesthoodand religiouslife ". ... ...
The Yearof Vocation has given us an opportunity to look at all
vocations.In particular,I feel it has helped to createa new
urgencyto pray for vocations.This is essential.Diocesesand
Religious Communities that have experienceda revival in
vocations emphasisethe importance of prayer in this regard.
W H Y AM IAPR IES T?
While I was ordained four months before we heard of Pope |ohn
Paul II,I think it is very worthwhile to reflect on his decision to
becomea priest. He says: "At a certain point in my life, I became
convincedthat Christ was saying to me,'Come follow me', what
I heard in my heart was no human voice, Christ was calling me
to serve him as a priest ". I think TohnPaul's words are echoedin
the lives of all who are calledto the priesthood.
At a certain point in my own life I felt that Christ was calling me
to the priesthood.On the 11JuneISTS,Iwasordained a priest
with three others for the dioceseof Kilmore, in the Cathedral of
Sts Patrick and Felim in Cavan.
Now it is almost 31 years later. I continue to find my vocation
challenging yet rewarding. While I have experiencedloneliness,
disappointment, frustration and pain of varying kinds, for the
most part I do feel l live a happy and fulfilled life.
No one could have envisaged in1978, the enormous changesthat
have taken place in Ireland and the Church since then, not least
in the area of vocations to priesthood and religious life.
Yet I think it is important to keep in mind that in the 1970s,
To quote Pope John Paul: "The church should daily take up the
persuasiveand demanding invitation of Jesusto 'pray the Lord
of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest'. I know that
praying for vocationsis a centralpart of your mission.
We are grateful for that. All of us priests recognisethat if we
didn't have the support of our families, communities, and the
inspiration and example of so many people like yourselves our
vocationto the priesthoodwould not be realised.Like the priest
EIi, who was initrumental in guiding and advising Samuelhow
to respond to God's call, I am sure many of you likewise have
actedjike Eli, in guiding, praying, advising ind supporting many
priests on their journey to ordination.
May God confirm all of you in your vocations,may the Holy
Spirit inspire and guide you in your work and may all our
piuy"tr be united i,rlth those of-Mary our mother, as we ask the
Lord of the harvest to raise up once again in the people of God,
worthy ministers for our altal ardent but gently proclaimers of
the Gospel.
- Listento 'HereI am Lord' on YouTubeat wzow,aocationsirelnnd.com
Gd)
Most Rev Edward Hiiboro Kussala,Bishopof Tombure,Sudan
photographed
who attendedthe
with someof thecongregation
episcopalordinationat
celebratioiof his first Holy Massfollow*ing"his
Yambio,Sudarr,by His EminenceGabrielCardinalZubier Wako,
Presidentoi the SudanCatholicBishopsConference.
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writing thisbrief
informalletterto thank
youmostsincerely
from
my heartfor the
assistance
in theform of
moneythatyougaaeme
to
throughmy diocese
aidmy seminary
I enclose
a
formation.
souaenir
of my
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of thelmmaculate
Conception,
sothatyou
will remember
mein
ylur prayefs."
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McGuckin,Breige McKelvey
Mallow Mary t{ealy,SheilaO'sullivan,
PaddvO'Mailev
Mariiro R6isinLambert,Margaret
Filgate,CarmelKeenan.TomShiels,
MaJorieHayes,Phil Dole,Phyllis
Lowry
MelmountRosemary
McGuigan
Mountnugent& Ballinacree
Betty Flprn, ConnieMcEnroe,Bridget
Fox,NoelCoyle,PeggyMcEnteggart
(n6eLynch) BarryMirphy, Kieirian
SheridarlChrisGargan,]dhn Nulty,
Miriam Lacey,JoeGaffney,Masie
Kellett, TommyHennessy/PatLord
Mount Merri6n VincentGallagher
KCSG,KCHS
Our Lady Crowned,Mayfield Mary
McCarthy,Tim ShannonjFrances
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Our Lady of the Rosary,Limerick
S6amusFlanagan
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PortmarnockLiam O'lleill, Mrs Pat
O'Brien
RathkeeleChristyJones
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Murrav,Marv McCambridee
Rochf6rdbrihgeFr MichaeiOrBrien,
Gariin Nolan,MichaelHickey,Maria
Swords.Kevin Grennan
SkibbereenMoyna O Driscoll, Kitty
O'Driscoll,Marv Griffin
Steelstown,Oui Ladvof Lourdes
EthnaDeenv EddieGorman
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lohn Boyle
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Langley,Letitia Keamey
St foseph! Dundalk VeraBrowne
St Kevin's,HarringtonStreetFr Jack
McArdle,KaiherineHarrington,Paddy
Mcloughlin,CarolErrity,Pltrick
O'Brien,Mary CurraryEithneMolloy
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TommyWalsh
St Maiy! LimerickDerekSmith
St Patrick's,Kilkenny Peadar
Flanagan,
NoeleenFlood
StsPe-ter
& Paul,AthloneMichael
Hanlev,Conor McCarrick
Swaniinbar JamesPrior,Mary Fraine,
BenMcGovein,MichaelMclviorrow,
ThomasMcGovem
TemplemoreNellieKelly,Denis
O'Doherty,JoeO'Toole
ThomastownJulia Stapleton,Kitty
Delahuntv
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Trillick MargaretMicann, John
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McMulkin, Annie Keenan,Sr Angela
Donnelly,GrettaMcCusker,
Julie
Gallagher,
JohnTummon,Patricia
McCarney,
PaulMaguire,Sarah
McNabb
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