Dearest Sisters,

in this special time everything invites us to “keep enlightened the flame of hope that has been given to us, and to do our utmost, so that everyone may regain the strength and the certainty to look at the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart and a visionary mind”.

Let us make it ours this invitation while we continue to dream and to desire full life for all young people.

It is for them, with them, that even this year we wish to meet each other, and to pray with youths, especially during the month of May. We wish to suggest a rich choice of material to animate and to revive hope in this 2025 edition of the VOCATIONAL MONTH entitled:

Pilgrims of hope: Those who hope in the Lord, walk tirelessly

With the invitation of St. Jeanne Antide: “run run with big strides…”

Following the modality already experimented last year, thanks to the contribution of sisters and young people worldwide, we are preparing a certain amount of material that can be used, or personalised to animate moments of encounter or prayer during the Vocational Month.

The desire to nurture a vocational culture persuades us that EVERYONE, at any age, in every part of the world, in every kind of service, is involved in the pastoral ministry of vocations, which is a pastoral of Life. The material proposed, could be used both personally and at a community level, involving friends, laity and young people. We suggest you to involve youths so that they may animate certain moments dedicated to other young people: briefly, we leave SPACE TO CREATIVITY.

In order to feel TOGETHER, in this journey of Hope, and in order to run together with big strides, we invite you to some moments of prayer online:

Sunday 11 May 2025

Sunday of the Good Shepherd

at 14.30 (Rome time).

We will be connected worldwide to elevate together a prayer to the Lord, entrusting Him our young people.

At the end of the Vocational Month, as a moment of thanksgiving, even this year we desire to meet together for the “fruit harvest”. We will dedicate some time where we give thanks to the Lord for the wonders that he accomplished through us. We give Him thanks for the pouring of the Spirit over us and in our lives. We will meet in language groups, at different times that we will communicate to you later on.

Sunday 8 June 2025

Pentecost Sunday

While we look forward to meet each other and in the certainty of journeying together, as pilgrims of Hope, we send you a fraternal greeting.

International Team of the Vocational and Youth Ministry

Sr. Mirta, Sr. Agatha, Sr. Luisa, Sr. Maria, Sr. Alicia