Today, my Prayer Partner, a seminarian, is being ordained into the transitional diaconate. This means that in only a short time, he will be ordained a priest! Wow!
I was assigned this person as a prayer partner last year by our Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry in the archdiocese. Our director started this idea of having every single Priest, Seminarian, Religious Brother and Sister who is serving our archdiocese, be assigned to someone of the lay community in order for that someone to pray for their assigned Priest, Seminarian, etc. Now this isn’t like Pen Pals and there is no direct communication involved. All they know is that I am praying for them in their journey.
How important it is for us to not only continue praying for our own vocations, but also for those who answered the call to religious life -our future Priests, Deacons and Religious Brothers and Sisters. Those who have courageously consecrated their entire lives to God, in service and in love for one another. They need our prayers, too.
I thank God for the gift of being able to pray for this brother, and ask you to join me in lifting up all those who have or are preparing to consecrate their lives through their vocation.