Vocations Sunday Witness on April 22nd

On April 22nd, as Roman Catholic Church marked the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Women’s Ordination Conference supporters held witness at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. 

As the Church asked its members to welcome God’s “unique story into their lives,” supporters stood as witness to the editing and erasure of women’s stories of their vocation to ordained ministry. 

We believe it is time to tell the stories of women’s call to priesthood.

Catholic women are called by God: called to priesthood; called to equality; called to full participation in the leadership of the church. We know these women, we walk with these women, we are these women. For too long, women’s calls have been suppressed, dismissed, or ignored.

As Pope Francis wrote in his 2018 World Day of Prayer for Vocations: Vocation is now! At WOC, we’ve known this for a long time. Now, more than ever, is the time to triumph the good news of women’s call to ministry. Now is the time to respond in faith, moving with the Spirit who breaks down barriers and breathes new life into the people of God.  

Looking to carry your support forward after Vocations Sunday? Consider creating a video for our Catholic Women Called series that finishes the phrase, “What I want the world to know about my call to priesthood…”

Sample Tweets for Vocations Sunday … and any day!

“It is very simple: God is calling me, and I say yes! I answer.” #OrdainWomen #VocationSunday @Pontifex    Click to Tweet!

“What if God called me? Is the Church saying that God cannot make such a call?” Nivedita Lobo Gajiwala  #OrdainWomen #VocationSunday Click to Tweet!

“A question no longer a whisper in the depths of my heart, it is now spoken loudly and clearly. It is a question of call. It is a question of my dream. It is a question that has always evoked the same response-my priesthood.”  #OrdainWomen #VocationSunday Click to Tweet!

Like Mary who freely gave her yes to God to bear Christ for the world, women who are called to priesthood yearn to respond with a yes to sacramental ministry to the people of our Church. #OrdainWomen #VocationSunday Click to Tweet!

“The important thing is that each believer discern his or her own path, that they bring out the very best of themselves, the most personal gifts that God has placed in their hearts.” – Gaudete et Exsultate #OrdainWomen #VocationSunday Click to Tweet!

Catholic women are called to priesthood. Are we listening? @Pontifex @USCCB #OrdainWomen #VocationSunday Click to Tweet!