Vocation Office

> Home > Called and Chosen > Come and See > The Seminary > The Priest > Meet Our Seminarians > Frequently Asked Questions > Prayers > Meet the Vocation Director > Contact > Links	Frequently Asked Questions What is a vocation? Through baptism, every Christian has a vocation, that is, a call from God to serve the Church in some specific way. The Gospel calls everyone to a life of loving self-sacrifice. The Holy Spirit reveals to each believer his particular vocation. It may be: as a priest, ordained to serve at the altar, preach the Gospel, and dispense the mysteries of salvation, as a single person, giving witness to Christ by living a life directed by Gospel values, as a consecrated religious, embracing evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience, as a married person, dedicating one’s life and love to another person and sharing faith within a family. The Holy Spirit manifests one’s vocation through prayer and the sacraments. The priest’s vocation is recognized through and interior attraction to the person of Jesus Christ, especially through the Holy Eucharist. Christ calls His priests saying, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” What is a diocesan priest? Every priest is called by God to live and act in the very person of His Son, Jesus Christ. The diocesan priest, in union with his bishop, serves the People of God in many ways: Baptizing people, Celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Absolving sins through Penance and Reconciliation, presiding over Marriages, Burying the dead, Anointing the sick, Preaching the Gospel, Teaching the faith, Counseling the troubled, Visiting the imprisoned. Diocesan priests serve the local church in various ways for example: pastors of parishes, campus ministry, elementary and high school teaching, adult education, hospital chaplaincy, prison chaplaincy, retreat ministry, diocesan administration, and military chaplaincy. The priest’s life must be healthy at the human level so as to offer his whole being with joy and freedom in the Lord’s service. This means he should maintain strong relationships with family and friends, take time for leisure and recreation, and pursue his own personal interests. Above all, the diocesan priest is a man of prayer, finding joy, and strength in the God who has called him to ordination and service in the Church. (for more information click here) What are the qualifications of a diocesan priest? The basic qualifications are that one must: be a single Catholic man, have at least average intelligence, be emotionally and physically healthy. He must have: the desire to follow Jesus Christ and lay down his life for the Gospel, a love for the fullness of the Catholic faith lived in communion with his local bishop and the universal, a capacity and willingness to embrace the gift of celibacy so as to love God’s people unreservedly, an openness to a total conversion of mind, heart, and soul. If you are between the ages of 15 and 50, meet the above criteria, and believe that you may have a vocation to the priesthood, is there not an obligation to investigate? What is the role of the Vocation Director? Because the work of finding and encouraging new candidates for the priesthood is so very important, the bishops assigns a priest for full-time work in this area. The priest is the Vocation Director, and he works out of vocation office. The vocation director is always available to discuss the possibility of the possibility of the priesthood with any potential candidate, whether his interest is just an initial curiosity or the certain desire to apply to the Archdiocese of Mobile. The vocation director assists interested men in discovering God’s will for their lives. He also guides a candidate through the application process. Whatever your level of interest, Contact the office! (Contact.)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a vocation?
Through baptism, every Christian has a vocation, that is, a call from God to serve the Church in some specific way. The Gospel calls everyone to a life of loving self-sacrifice. The Holy Spirit reveals to each believer his particular vocation. It may be: as a priest, ordained to serve at the altar, preach the Gospel, and dispense the mysteries of salvation, as a single person, giving witness to Christ by living a life directed by Gospel values, as a consecrated religious, embracing evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience, as a married person, dedicating one’s life and love to another person and sharing faith within a family. The Holy Spirit manifests one’s vocation through prayer and the sacraments. The priest’s vocation is recognized through and interior attraction to the person of Jesus Christ, especially through the Holy Eucharist. Christ calls His priests saying, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

What is a diocesan priest?
Every priest is called by God to live and act in the very person of His Son, Jesus Christ. The diocesan priest, in union with his bishop, serves the People of God in many ways: Baptizing people, Celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Absolving sins through Penance and Reconciliation, presiding over Marriages, Burying the dead, Anointing the sick, Preaching the Gospel, Teaching the faith, Counseling the troubled, Visiting the imprisoned. Diocesan priests serve the local church in various ways for example: pastors of parishes, campus ministry, elementary and high school teaching, adult education, hospital chaplaincy, prison chaplaincy, retreat ministry, diocesan administration, and military chaplaincy. The priest’s life must be healthy at the human level so as to offer his whole being with joy and freedom in the Lord’s service. This means he should maintain strong relationships with family and friends, take time for leisure and recreation, and pursue his own personal interests. Above all, the diocesan priest is a man of prayer, finding joy, and strength in the God who has called him to ordination and service in the Church. (for more information click here)

What are the qualifications of a diocesan priest?
The basic qualifications are that one must: be a single Catholic man, have at least average intelligence, be emotionally and physically healthy. He must have: the desire to follow Jesus Christ and lay down his life for the Gospel, a love for the fullness of the Catholic faith lived in communion with his local bishop and the universal, a capacity and willingness to embrace the gift of celibacy so as to love God’s people unreservedly, an openness to a total conversion of mind, heart, and soul. If you are between the ages of 15 and 50, meet the above criteria, and believe that you may have a vocation to the priesthood, is there not an obligation to investigate?

What is the role of the Vocation Director?
Because the work of finding and encouraging new candidates for the priesthood is so very important, the bishops assigns a priest for full-time work in this area. The priest is the Vocation Director, and he works out of vocation office. The vocation director is always available to discuss the possibility of the possibility of the priesthood with any potential candidate, whether his interest is just an initial curiosity or the certain desire to apply to the Archdiocese of Mobile. The vocation director assists interested men in discovering God’s will for their lives. He also guides a candidate through the application process. Whatever your level of interest, Contact the office! (Contact.)