National Vocations Awareness Week

National Vocation Awareness Week, celebrated November 7-13, 2021, is an annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these particular vocations. 

NVAW began in 1976 when the U. S. bishops designated the 28th Sunday of the year for NVAW.  In 1997, this celebration was moved to coincide with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which falls on January 13 in 2013.  Beginning in 2014, NVAW was moved to the first full week of November.

Watch this video released from the USCCB about how pursuing a vocation is filled with love. 

Join the Benedictine community at St. Joseph Monastery to begin Vocations Week in Eucharistic Adoration on Sunday, November 7, 2021 from 12:30 to 4:30 pm followed by Vespers in the Marion Chapel at 2200 S. Lewis Ave, Tulsa.