THE CALL

Six men begin their Novitiate
in our Province
Under the guidance of
Fr. Anthony Rosevear, OP
Novice Master

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Vocations find their true meaning in Christ

Three young men share their stories as they are just days away from receiving an irreversible grace of being ordained priests. They speak about how they were influenced by others and how they could not avoid the call from God to be men who serve others.
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Church Documents

Selected Church Documents

Vatican II | John Paul II | Benedict XVI

Vatican II

Constitutions

Gaudium et Spes (7 December 1965)
Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World

Lumen Gentium (21 November 1965)
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church

Dei Verbum (18 November 1965)
Dogmatic Constitution on the Divine Revelation

Sacrosanctum Concilium (4 December 1965)
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy

Decrees

Presbyterorum Ordinis (7 December 1965)
Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests

Apostolicam Actuositatem (18 November 1965)
Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity

Optatam Totius (28 October 1965)
Decree on Priestly Training

Perfectae Caritatis (28 October 1965)
Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life

Pope John Paul II

Encyclicals

Ecclesia de Eucharistia (17 April 2003)
Church of the Eucharist

Fides et Ratio (14 September 1998)
Faith and Reason

Ut Unum Sint (25 May 1995)
On Commitment to Ecumenism

Evangelium Vitae (25 March 1995)
Gospel of Life

Veritatis Splendor (6 August 1993)
The Splendor of Truth

Redemptoris Mater (25 March 1987)
On the Blessed Virgin Mary In the Life of the Church

Apostolic Exhortations

Vita Consecrata (March 25, 1996)
On the Consecrated Life and its Mission in the Church and in the World

Pastores Dabo Vobis (March 25, 1992)
On the Formation of Priests

Redemptionis Donum (March 25, 1984)
On Reconciliation and Penance In the Mission of the Church Today

Redemptionis Donum (March 25, 1984)
On the Consecration of Men and Women Religious in the Light of the Mystery of the Redemption

Familiaris Consortio (November 22, 1981)
On the Role of the Christian Family In the Modern World

Catechesi Tradendae (October 16, 1979)
On Catechesis In Our Time

Apostolic Letters

The Rapid Development (January 24, 2005)
To Those Responsible for Communication

Rosarium Virginis Mariae (October 16, 2002)
On the Most Holy Rosary

Misericordia Dei (May 2, 2002)
On Certain Aspects of the Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance

Salvifici Doloris (February 11, 1984)
On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering

Pope Benedict XVI