Seattle Vocations

Congratulations to newly ordained Fr. Simon Stehr and Fr. Damien-Joseph Rappuhn, OSB. Ad multos annos!

🙏On this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, please join us in praying the archdiocesan prayer for vocations:

God our Father,
You call each of us
to use our gifts in the Body of Christ.

Inspire your people
with desire to know you,
the grace to understand your will,
and, with the strength of the Holy Spirit, the courage to respond
with love and freedom.

Send workers into your great harvest, so that the Gospel is preached, the poor
are served with love, the suffering are comforted,
and your people are strengthened by the sacraments.
Amen.
Seattle Vocations

Thank you to everyone who submitted names during the Called By Name weekend!

Please continue praying for them. May our local Church be blessed with an abundance of young people serving as priests and religious as they joyfully respond to our Lord calling them by name. Today is the last day to submit names.

Please go to archseattle.org/called-by-name now to nominate someone.

The official poster for the 2025-2026 Archdiocese of Seattle seminarians! Please continue to pray for these men as they continue on their path of formation and discernment.🙏
You can learn more about Archdiocese of Seattle seminarians and how to support them by visiting seattlevocations.com

We are grateful to share this year’s poster featuring women and men from the Archdiocese of Seattle who are currently in formation for religious life all around the world.

Please join us in praying for these individuals as they listen to God’s call and continue their journey of discernment and service. 🙏
May their hearts be strengthened, their vocations nurtured, and their witness inspire us all.
If you know someone from our archdiocese who is in formation for religious life and not on this poster, let us know at [email protected]

For all our priests, and in a special way for those who are pastoring our communities through
the Partners in the Gospel process, that they may be blessed with the Spirit’s gifts of wisdom,
counsel, and fortitude.
For more information, please visit archseattle.org/partners.

It is Called By Name weekend! Do you know someone (aged 16-35) who might be called to the priesthood or religious life? Our Lord often calls young people forth through family, friends, teachers, mentors, and parishioners. Prayerfully consider those you know who show signs of a call through their love of the Lord, our Church, and their heart of service and nominate them today.
Deadline for nominations is February 13, 2026.

Learn more and submit names here: archseattle.org/called-by-name

“Called by Name” weekend is this weekend! At each parish in the archdiocese Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, there will be an opportunity to submit names at Mass of young men and women whom you sense might have a call to priesthood or religious life.

You might be wondering, “How do I know who to write down?”

Like so many things, the answer is through prayer!🙏
Ask the Lord for guidance. Look for those signs of a possible call. Do not be afraid to invite!
Read more about it in Fr. Justin Ryan's column here: https://ow.ly/SRq050Y6t5c
📸: Simon Stehr, who grew up at St. Joseph Parish in Chehalis, was ordained to the transitional diaconate in late November 2025. (Photo by Stephen Brashear)