Vocations Sunday- pray for women called to ordained ministry

From Women’s Ordination 

 What is Vocations Sunday? Held the fourth Sunday of Easter on Good Shepherd Sunday, the institutional Catholic church prays for an increase in vocations, particularly to the priesthood. Hmmm. We know that women called to priesthood are not welcomed into their calling by the institutional church at this time. The Women’s Ordination Conference offers prayers for an increase in the recognition of the baptismal equality of women that endows them with the same capacity to be called to ordained ministry.

Same Baptism. Same Spirit. Same Calling.

Same Baptism: We believe in one baptism in Jesus Christ, in which all believers are baptized priest, prophet, and royalty.

Same Spirit: The Holy Spirit gives Her grace freely, abundantly, and fully to all people.

Same Calling: By virtue of our common baptism, and through the power of the Holy Spirit, all people have the capacity to be authentically called to ordained ministry.

This Vocations Sunday, the Women’s Ordination Conference calls the church to recognize the equal dignity and baptism of all God’s people and embrace the splendid reality that God calls people of all genders to ordained ministry.