Dear Disciples of Christ at Holy Spirit, St. Helen’s, and St. Mary’s,

Instead of a bulletin letter this week, we wanted to promote the Late Pope John Paul Traveling Monstrance that is being shared across our Diocese so that we may pray for vocations. Especially since it is National Vocation Awareness Week. While St. Helen and Holy Spirit will be hosting it two days this week, there are other opportunities to pray at other locations as well.

The Traveling Monstrance  Blessed by Pope John Paul II: On November 24, 2004 Pope John Paul II blessed six monstrances for use during the Year of the Eucharist for people to pray for an increase of vocations to ordained ministry and consecrated life. The six monstrances were then sent to the six continents of the world.  One of these monstrances, designated for use in North America, was presented to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 

The monstrance continues to travel to various dioceses around the United States and Canada, is used in cathedrals, parishes, campus/youth ministry programs or seminaries/religious houses to facilitate Eucharistic Adoration for vocations to ordained ministry and consecrated life.