By virtue of our Baptism, each of us receives a special calling from God to a particular style of life that builds upon our God-given talents, praises God and contributes to the betterment of the world. Classically, three vocational life-styles are recognized: married life, single life and priestly/religious life.
As Passionists, we are blessed with the Passionist charism, based on the life of our Holy Founder, St. Paul of the Cross. We Passionists live and proclaim God’s love powerfully witnessed in the sufferings and death of Jesus. This charism, or spirit, underlies and motivates our Passionist communities and our ministries.
We invite you to enter into the spirit of this special time of prayer, education and outreach to learn about and be inspired by Passionist life and ministry.
Learn about Passionist life and ministry
See how your heart is moved. Perhaps it is your own vocation. Perhaps it is someone you know.
National Vocation Awareness Week is about vocation education, prayer and promotion, and you are important in all three! I would love to journey with you in promoting Passionist Vocation Awareness, the Passionist Way.
Please contact me through the form below if you have any questions or would like additional information.
In this graced time, please join in one of the vocation prayer written by my late brother Passionist, Fr. Randal Joyce, CP:
A Prayer for Vocations
From a prayer by Fr. Randal Joyce, CP
Loving and provident God,
we thank you for guiding our Passionist Family
for over 300 years, and look to the future
with trust in your providence.
We pray that from your bounty of grace
we may draw the gift of vocations
to our Passionist Congregation.
May our lives and our communities
be invitations to others to be one with us.
May Mary, the first to wear the Passionist Sign,
along with St. Paul of the Cross
and all of our Passionist saints,
direct our prayer to you.
We pray most of all in the name of Jesus,
crucified and risen.
Amen.
May God bless us as “Pilgrims of Hope along the Passionist Way” in this 2025 Jubilee Year!
Ready to talk?
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
Just take the next step.
I’m here to walk with you.
Fr. John Schork, CP
Vocations Director
