WEEK OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Called, chosen, and loved!
 
The word vocation comes from the Latin vocare, meaning "to call." In this sense, each calling is an inner voice—personal and unique. A caring voice and a loving gaze that recognize and welcome who we are. As written in Mark's Gospel: “Jesus looked steadily at him and he was filled with love for him” (Mk 10:21a). This loving gaze reminds us that God loves each of us personally above all...




(2021) Testimony of Jose Angel Medina, Honduras

It is with great joy and enthusiasm, we lived Vocations Week 2021. From Sunday April 25, listening to Jesus, the Good Shepherd, and remembering his life given to the will of the Father by Love.


This week, we have reflected and prayed with vocational testimonies published on our SME blog Centro América; for example, the missionary testimony of Ever Amador (a Honduran missionary now in Japan), the experience of a rural teacher in the mountains of Honduras and the testimony of a young student from a Salvadoran university.   


We also had two enriching exchanges with young people from various professional areas who shared about their vocation and its challenges. You will find the videos on SME Facebook Centro América. I invite you to look at them!

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Personally, that week was a time for prayer, for reflection and for gratitude to the God of Life for his call to a life of Love, Love that gives oneself and abandons oneself through a specific vocation. I underline a phrase of Fr. André Dionne, «Love is to live the mystery of God».