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402 S. Independence Blvd.
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THE DIOCESE OF JOLIET
IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE
THE ORDINATION
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of
Reverend Dindo Billote
Reverend Alejandro Flores
Reverend Matthew Nathan
to the Order of Priesthood
by Bishop J. Peter Sartain,
on Saturday, June 6, 2009
at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet, Illinois
Pictured left to right: Rev. Brad Baker, Rev. Burke
Masters, Rev. Matthew Nathan, Retired Bishop Joseph L. Imesch,
Bishop J. Peter Sartain,
Rev. Dindo Billote, Rev. Alejandro Flores, Deacon Bart Federici,
Rev. William Dewan
On June 6, 2009, Bishop J. Peter Sartain raised three men to
the Holy Order of Priesthood
Fr. Dindo Billote, Fr. Alejandro Flores and Fr. Matthew Nathan.
The Cathedral of St. Raymond was full to witness the
beautiful ordination.
On June 24th, Rev. Billote will begin at St. Raphael Parish
in Naperville,
Rev. Flores at Holy Family in Shorewood,
and Rev. Nathan at St. Joseph Parish in Downers Grove.
Please pray for our newly ordained priests.
Congratulations to Father Dindo, Father Alex & Father Matt!!
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YEAR FOR PRIESTS
JUNE 19, 2009 - JUNE 19, 2010
Pope Benedict XVI
has declared a “Year for Priests” beginning with the Solemnity of
the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19, 2009. The year will conclude
in Rome with an international gathering of priests with the Holy
Father on June 19, 2010.
With the
announcement of this Year for Priests, the Pope has declared St.
John Vianney the Universal Patron of Priests on the occasion of the
150th anniversary of the death of the Curé d’Ars.
On this website you
will find a number of resources to aid your parish’s celebration of
the year for priests. There is also information regarding
events
for priests that will occur throughout the Year for Priests.
Please pray for our
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Complete this online survey
and receive instant results that point to your gifts in leadership,
relationship, and spirituality. A very good tool for vocation
discernment.
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collection of vocation videos on the internet
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Articles to
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lawyers, doctors down on the list
Sacraments
of Vocation: Holy Orders and Matrimony
Signs of a Religious
Vocation,
by Father Martin Pable, OFM Cap.
Vocations:
How Is God Calling Me? by Fidelis Tracy, C.D.P.
Exploring the Charism ‘Menu’ of Religious Life,
by Sister Sue Torgersen, CSJ
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To meet the
2008 -2009 Joliet Seminarians click on the link below
Joliet Seminarians
College Students'
Vocation Survey
We want to know what you think
Help us understand what young
adults feel about religious vocations today.
Check out the Results
Frequently Asked Questions
 Scripture
Passages on Discernment, Vocations, Call, and Priesthood
 Eucharistic
Adoration for Vocations
For Vocation Directors
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MESSAGE OF THE HOLY
FATHER
FOR THE 45TH WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
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Prayer
for Vocations
Compassionate
Heart of Jesus,
graciously listen to our prayers.
Give
us generous hearts
to respond to your call in our
lives.
Lift
up courageous men and women
willing to follow after your heart
as priests, sisters, brothers,
and deacons.
Help
parents and teachers to share the
faith and to encourage young people
to explore religious
vocations.
Guide
all people, Lord, in your ways
of compassion, truth, and peace,
that we may find happiness
in fulfilling our vocation.
Amen.
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more prayers
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 Pope Benedict XVI
on the Priesthood
The Priest - the Believer
The priest
must be a believer, one who converses with God. If this is not the case,
then all his activities are futile. The most lofty and important thing a
priest can do for people is first of all being what he is: a believer.
Through faith he lets God, the other, come into the world. ...
(Click here to read more)
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Here and Now: 'An experience of grace and
mercy'
December 30, 2008
Friday, Dec. 26, 9:16 a.m. --
Naperville native Paul Solomon, 20, prays in the
Eucharistic Adoration Chapel at SS Peter and
Paul Catholic Church in Naperville. The 2007
graduate of
Naperville
North High School is studying to become a
Catholic priest at St. John Vianney College
Seminary at the University of St. Thomas in St.
Paul, Minn.
Solomon: "I first started thinking about the
seminary when I was 12 years old here at SS
Peter and Paul (Catholic School). It actually
started when I was helping out altar serving for
a Mass and I remember looking up at that stained
glass window of Christ the King and hearing this
voice that I'd never really heard before but I
knew it was the Lord speaking to me, and what I
heard was, 'come follow me.' And so that was the
first time I really pursued or thought about the
idea of vocation and especially something that
profound made me conside r deeply the idea of
priesthood. ... Getting that started in my mind
was a big step.
"... The way I describe (life at the seminary)
is it has been an incredible roller coaster ride
of extreme highs and extreme lows. But through
it all it has been an experience of grace and of
mercy and of healing. And it's been just an
unbelievable year and a half of transformation.
... It's a really incredible place. The staff at
the actual seminary is really an incredible
staff. It's an awesome living community with a
bunch of men all fighting for the same thing,
all desiring the same thing. So that was just
really like a huge part of growth last year.
Last year was really the most hectic busy time
in my life but it was awesome. Along with the
seminary schedule we have the classes at the
university: we have all the prayer time together
and then we go off to our classes and then we
have pretty much free time in the afternoon and
then we regroup for prayer again in the evening
and time for study and then we have meetings at
night. So it's really a packed day. We're up
basically at 5 and praying by 6 and then to bed
anywhere from 9:30 to 11 typically everyday. So,
it's a really rigorous day. ...
"... Through it all, it was an incredible year
of challenges that I couldn't have done anything
by myself. But, by the grace of God I was just
able to transform incredibly. And then this
year, like I said it's been a roller coast ride
... but again it's been incredible to see that I
don't really have anything to do with it. But
it's really God working through it all. It's
really the grace of God and the mercy of God
pouring out and that's just been the greatest
part about it."
"Here and Now" is a weekly column about your
community. If you have an idea for a column,
contact the Sun photo department at
sunphoto@scn1.com or 630-416-5245.
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fundamento la convicción de que toda persona tiene derechos
inalienables a la vida, la libertad y a la búsqueda de la felicidad.
Durante siglos nuestros ancestros lucharon para defender estos
derechos dados por Dios, tan esenciales para la conformación de
nuestra nación, y al hacerlo también ejercieron las
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Current Catholic News from Zenit
The Fiat House of Discernment
The Fiat House is a place in
Joliet to be strengthened in saying "Yes" to God while discerning
the path of service God calls you to.
Priesthood
Discernment Group meets one Sunday per month from October to May
Other Discernment
Opportunities
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2009 by Joliet Diocese Vocation Office,
Fr. Burke Masters,
Director
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