National Vocations Awareness Week The Catholic Church in Australia celebrates National Vocations Awareness Week in August, coinciding with the feast of the country's first saint: St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. In 2022, National Vocations Awareness Week is being celebrated from August 7-14. This page has a special focus on National Vocations Awareness Week through the sharing of resources from dioceses, religious institutes, vocations networks and other Catholic ministries. If you would like to offer to have resources added to this portal, please email media@catholic.org.au with a description of the resource, and web links to the material, including video, podcasts, PDFs, websites and other online material. Prayers | News | Video | Websites | Other Multimedia Prayer Resources Intercessions and Music Suggestions for Vocations Awareness WeekPrayer for Vocations (Diocese of Broken Bay) News Items New portal puts spotlight on vocationsBrothers in arms from formation to ordination (The Catholic Weekly)How to Stop Religious Vocations In One Easy Step (And What to Do to Encourage Them!) -- by Fr David Cartwright on ChurchPOPThe Carmelite Story -- The Carmelites Australia & Timor-Leste Video Stories Other Multimedia Content Reflections from Josephite Sisters Jo Brady and Rita Malavisi (Sisters of St Joseph) Useful Websites vocations.catholic.org.au (A website of the Australian Catholic Diocesan Vocations Directors Conference)Pledge to Pray (Supported by Catholic Vocations, Archdiocese of Melbourne and melbournepriest.com)Discerning and Deciding (Archdiocese of Sydney)Vocations Awareness Week Resources (Archdiocese of Adelaide) Catholic Vocations Ministry Australia Discerning My Vocation A Discernment Process Marriage Religious Life Diocesan Priesthood Committed Single Life
