Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart;
and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.
This is Jesus' invitation to discipleship in Matthew 11:28-30.
Father Patrick M. Crino, Pastor
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Traveling Crucifix for an Increase in Vocations
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DEBUTING SEPTEMBER 13/14
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St. Thomas the Apostle Parish provides a free-standing crucifix and candles for this program. One parish family per week hosts the Vocation Crucifix in their home. In accepting the crucifix, each family agrees to pray during that week for an increase in vocations to holy marriages, the single life, priesthood, permanent diaconate, religious and consecrated life especially from our own St. Thomas the Apostle Parish family. A packet of suggested prayers will be included with the Crucifix.
Each week, the Vocation Crucifix is transferred to another parish family during one of its weekend Masses. In so doing, the importance of praying for vocations is kept alive in the minds and hearts of all parishioners and prominent in the Parish community. Further, it encourages individual families to discuss and, hopefully, promote ALL vocations.
Vocations are the result of the Christian community actively engaged in prayer that “the owner of the harvest…will send out workers to gather his harvest.” Placing faith and hope in this command of the Lord, the intention of the Vocation Crucifix Program is to promote family devotional prayer for vocations. In the family, “the domestic church,” for the family — a community of faith, life and love — is the normal place for the human, Christian and vocational growth of children.
It is hoped that all will benefit by the graces that come from the prayerful support realized through the Vocation Crucifix Program.
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Yes, my family is interested...how do we sign up?Complete the online request below!
THIS SIGNUP IS IN PROGRESS; IT WILL BE READY BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 14. -
Prayer for All VocationsHoly Spirit, stir within us the passion to promote vocations to the single and married life, consecrated life, societies of apostolic life, diocesan priesthood, and permanent diaconate.
Inspire us daily to respond to your call with boundless compassion, abundant generosity,
and radical availability.
Help us to remember our own baptismal call to rouse us to invite the nextgeneration to
hear and respond to your call.
Inspire parents, families, and lay ecclesial ministers to begin a conversation with
young Catholics to consider how they will live lives of holiness and sacred service.
Touch the hearts of inquirers and motivate discerners to learn more about vowed and
associate commitment in apostolic life, cloistered life, evangelical life, lay ecclesial
ministers, missionary life, monastic life, and societies of apostolic life.
Ignite the Church with confident humility there is an urgent need for all the baptized to
live their vocation in solidarity with those who are poor, neglected, and marginalized.
Disrupt our comfortable lives and complacent atitude with new ideas to respond
courageously and creatively with a daily ‘yes!’
Amen.