St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society

St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society sincerely thanks everyone who contributed to our recent collection for the education of Irish & Foreign Students for Priesthood. A total of €679.85 was raised. Your support is greatly appreciated.

St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society will join with Parish Adoration on Monday 15th July to pray for Vocations to Priesthood & Religious Life ending with Rosary at 8pm. All welcome, please join us.

St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society annual Pilgrimage to Our Lady’s Island takes place on Sunday July 28th, bus leaving the Quay car park at 12.00 noon: to book your seat please contact Marian at 086-0693510. Poster at the back of the Church

Reflection

Following one’s vocation is a response from within to the needs outside us. A vocation meets the human needs of the world but with a motivation from within. We care for our children and grandchildren not just because they are sick or insecure, but because we love them. this love will move us out to help them in various situations. We find a call to be ‘people for others’ because our heart teaches us that with Jesus we are all brothers and sisters, and that God wants to save the world, and needs our help to do so. This is the Sunday we all pray that our particular vocation in life may become clear and may become stronger. God calls each of us to love God and love our neighbour. This is the first Christian calling at our Baptism; we then find the best way for each of us with our own particular set of gifts, talents and even weaknesses to live out that call to love. We think especially today of religious life and priesthood. There are needs for priests, sisters and brothers in most parts of the world. as a community in families and parishes we thank those who have given their lives in these vocations and pray they may increase.