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From Fr. Brian and Fr. Will
It seems likely that Peter, Andrew, James, and John had met Jesus prior to the moment of being called by name to follow him. Almost certainly they had heard about him from others. Perhaps others had encouraged them to listen to this new Rabbi from Nazareth. He continues to do the same today. As you heard in our homilies, God is the one who calls, but He often uses people’s voice of encouragement and invitation to do so. He slowly draws us to follow him. Called By Name Sunday is an initiative of the Diocese of Austin Vocations Office that celebrates God’s call to each of us to follow Him in a particular way. Bishop Vásquez has written a letter to us about this event, which we encourage you to read below.
With your help, we can make this Called By Name Sunday a great success that will bear fruit in our diocese for generations to come. Thank you for your openness and generous participation.
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How you can participate
As part of this special weekend, we are asking you to participate in two ways:
- Be open to God’s call. For those who are able – be open the call to the priesthood or religious life. These vocations are beautiful gifts both to the Church and to those who are called. So be open, and be courageous if you hear the call.
- Spend time this week thinking about someone in our parish who God may be calling to the priesthood or religious life - someone with the qualities that you would want in your priest or religious sister. We ecnourage you to share with that person that you see those qualities with the person themselves and then to share that person’s name and contact information by clicking here. Bishop Vásquez and our Vocation Director, Fr. Greg Gerhart, will then send them a letter of encouragement.
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