Vocations Sunday – 8th May 2022

World Day of Prayer for Vocations
8th May 2022

The Fourth Sunday of Easter is known
as Vocations Sunday or Good Shepherd
Sunday, and is dedicated as the World Day of
Prayer for Vocations. The Church sets aside
this day each year to fulfil Jesus’ instruction
to “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send
labourers into his harvest” (Matthew 9:38).
While every person has a vocation in life, we focus
at this time to pray for vocations to the Priesthood,
Diaconate and Religious Life. The opening line from
the Gospel passage for this year is: “The sheep that
belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and
they follow me.” We pray that those whom the Lord
is calling, may be able to lower the noise of
distraction in their lives in order that they may hear
the whisper of the Lord’s voice in their hearts
calling them to follow him.