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THE DIOCESE OF JOLIET

IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE

THE ORDINATION


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!!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christ the Great High Priest

 


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 priests that they might always be faithful to their sacred calling.

 

 

 

 

 

 


JOLIET Priesthood
Discernment Group
(For all men ages 17+)


What Is the Priesthood Discernment Group?

The Discernment Group provides an opportunity for men to gather monthly to discuss issues concerning diocesan priestly life and ministry, to pray together as vocations are discerned, and to provide fellowship and support among those who are considering a call to follow Jesus in priesthood.

The Discernment Group is open to all men who are juniors in high school and older who want to meet informally once a month to discuss the possibility of priestly life and ministry.  New members are always welcome.

Are you considering a call to priesthood?  Is your heart touched to follow Christ?  Would you like to know more about being a priest today?  If you answered "yes" to these questions, then the Priesthood Discernment Group is for you.  In the group, you'll have the chance to meet other men thinking about priesthood and talk with several diocesan priests and seminarians as they discuss important issues in making an informed decision about their vocations.

Discernment Group Meetings are held at the Fiat House
113 N. Ottawa Street
Joliet, IL 60432

For more information contact:
Fr. Burke Masters

815.834.4004


Joliet Priesthood Discernment Group
2009 - 2010 Schedule
(For all men ages 17+)
 

Discernment Group Meetings
will resume in september 2009

 


 

 

 

 

Schedule for Discernment Groups at Fiat House
Adoration 3:00 PM
Meeting 3:30 - 5:00 PM
Dinner 5:00 PM

Discernment Group Meetings are held at the
Fiat House
113 N. Ottawa Street
Joliet, IL 60432

For more information contact:
Fr. Burke Masters

815.834.4004


 

 

 

Prayer For Vocations

 

 Gracious and loving God, help the
men and women of our parish to hear the
call to serve in the Diocese of Joliet.

Our needs are great and our people
thirst for your presence.

Open the hearts of many.  Raise up
faithful servants of the Gospel - dedicated,
holy priests, sisters, brothers and deacons,
who will spend themselves for your people and their needs.

Bless all of our married couples with a rich faith and children that desire to serve you.

Bless those who are serving now
with courage and perseverance.
Grant that many will be inspired by their
example and faith.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.


 

 

 

 


 



 

Fr. Burke Masters
Diocese of Joliet Vocation Director

 


 

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Discover Your Talents with the Story of My Life

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.


VOCATION VIDEOS

A collection of vocation videos on the internet
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Articles to Read and Share ...

Money really can't buy happiness, study finds...clergy are the most satisfied with their jobs; 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

 

To meet the
2008 -2009 Joliet Seminarians click on the link below

Joliet Seminarians

 


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Help us understand what young adults feel about religious vocations today.

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Scripture Passages on Discernment, Vocations, Call, and Priesthood

 

Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations

For Vocation Directors






MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER
FOR THE 45TH WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
 

 

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.

 

... more prayers


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)

 

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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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

 

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