What is a Vocation Apostle?
Vocation apostle are priests, religious, consecrated and laity uniting in prayer with vocation apostles from all over the country, who actively promote a culture of vocations in the Church. Rooted in their own baptismal call to holiness, a vocation apostle helps others discern and embrace God’s will for their lives. Within Vocation Action Network, vocation apostles act as missionary disciples who pray for vocations, teach about God’s personal call, encourage vocational discernment, and offer their prayers, sacrifices and works of charity so that more people may discover their vocation and help renew the Church and society.
Pope Benedict XIV-World Day of Prayer for Vocations, May 11, 2025
Jeremiah 1: 4-5
Our Core Convictions
- God, out of pure love created me to know, love, and serve Him.
- God has created me to live out my particular vocation so that I may live a deeply fulfilling life, united with Him.
- Through my Baptism, God has provided all that I need to live out my vocation within the Catholic and Apostolic Church: to bring others to know love and serve Him through encouragement, prayer, and offering personal sacrifice.
- By spending time in Adoration I am able to unite with my Lord, receiving the inspiration I need to fulfill his will.
- God is the author of the vocational call. Each person is responsible for discerning their particular vocation. I will encourage and support personal discernment, always inviting each person to take the next steps, without pressuring a particular path.
- I value the vocation of marriage, consecrated life, and the ministerial priesthood as they all are at the service of God. I recognize and will teach that consecrated life is a supernatural vocation, and should be discerned first.
Become an Effective Vocation Apostle
Begin your day with prayer, offering your day to God.
- Attend Mass as often as possible and make frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament.
- Unite with God throughout the day.
- Spend time with Christ in Adoration.
- Log your Adoration for Vocations hours.
Offer yourself to God each day inviting him to use you are his instrument.
Pray the Apostolic prayer written by St. Anthony Mary Claret.
- Have on hand (with flyers if poss.) information on upcoming vocation events for dioceses, religious and consecrated in your area.
- When God places someone in your path, pray silently asking the Holy Spirit to work through you.
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Devote time to daily prayer and meditate on Scripture.
- Pray daily the “Prayer for Vocations” and “Apostolic Prayer.”
- Attend Adoration each week and pray the “Invocations for Priests and Consecrated Men and Women” offering prayer and sacrifice for all people God has entrusted to you.
- Pray for each person by name that God has asked you to accompany in some way.
- Encourage parishioners, friends, and families toward a relationship with Christ through Adoration.
- Collaborate with the Holy Spirit to encourage young men and women to seek God’s plan for their lives, inviting them to discern their particular vocation.
- Invite others to become Vocation Apostles.
- Participate in the formation available to Vocation Apostles beginning with “The Vocation Show Podcast & Study Series”
- Invite others to discern God’s will in their life.
- Learn the charisms of each religious order and consecrated life in your area, so you know what to offer interested young men and women.
- Prepare to promote vocation events, retreats, and discernment events for the diocese, religious, and consecrated life.
How do I Become a Vocation Apostle?
If you feel called to take the next steps as a vocation apostle, follow these simple steps:
1. Inscribirse as a vocation apostle using the form below.
2. View the commitment card.
3. Download and sign the commitment card.
4. Begin praying, asking others to pray, and start Adoration for Vocations in your parish.
Sign Up to Become a Vocation Apostle
You do not have to be a priest or a consecrated person to promote vocations. You have found your particular vocation, now help them find theirs. It is most important to help the young people ask God what his plan is for their life. A vocation promoter is someone who prompts young people to ask “Lord, what do you want me to do? How can I best know, love and serve you?” In our culture it is important that we do what we can to make it something natural to include the priesthood or consecrated life in this question.
If you would like to become a Vocation Apostle, please complete this form.
We will add you to our communications and give you access to the Vocation Apostle Formation and best practices.