St. Louis Vocation Office

Happy Easter from the Vocations team, seminarians, and religious of the Archdiocese! May the joy of the Resurrection take root in your heart! Enjoy this shot of Deacon Michael Laugeman proclaiming the Gospel at the Chrism Mass, in which we heard Jesus announce glad tidings to the poor, liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the blind, and freedom for the oppressed.

Here are some highlights from our Spring Come and See Retreat last weekend! Please continue to pray for the young men of our Archdiocese as they discern the Lord's plan for their lives.

During our recent discernment retreat, we prayed a holy hour using a Serra International monstrance to adore our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. This specific monstrance is one of six blessed in 2004 by Pope Saint John Paul II to promote vocations and Eucharistic adoration. Enjoy these shots from the evening, and for

Merry Christmas, from your St. Louis seminarians! Enjoy some candid shots of our recent sledding excursion, and for !

Seminarians celebrated the memorial of St. Vincent de Paul with a communal holy hour in the chancery chapel, which is named in his honor. Vincent was a French priest known for his service to the poor and his reform of seminarian education. His order, the Vincentians, led our diocesan seminary for 177 years. St. Vincent de Paul, pray for us!

Seminarians, sisters, and priests joined a crowd of more than 1000 who attended the Healing the Whole Person retreat at Immaculate Conception in Dardenne Prairie. Sponsored by the John Paul II Healing Center, the retreat equips the faithful with a deeper understanding of the Father’s unconditional love and tools to heal emotional and spiritual wounds through encounters with the Lord in prayer. Pray for healing in our archdiocese and for an increase in holy vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

We are so grateful for the faithful support of the Serra Club of St. Louis, who pray for and champion vocations in our Archdiocese! Here are some shots of seminarians and Serrans enjoying Serra Night at the Ballpark. Visit serrastl.org to learn more about this ministry!

Thomas, Ben, and Andrew celebrated the feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta by attending Mass at St. Josephine Bakhita Parish, near the MC convent in St. Louis. Pray for more women to be open to heroic and generous religious life in our Archdiocese!

Ponder some wisdom that Sacred Scripture and the Church give us in understanding man’s command to work and his need to rest

What better way to celebrate our patron than praying together and enjoying frozen custard with brothers! St. Louis of France, pray for us!

This morning, St. Louis seminarians are returning to classes at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary and St. Louis University! Please join us in praying for a great year of prayer, formation, and study