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Catholic Word of the Day: SERRA INTERNATIONAL, 04-15-10
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Posted on 04/15/2010 8:48:32 AM PDT by Salvation
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SERRA INTERNATIONAL
An organization under Catholic leadership whose purpose is to foster vocations to the priesthood and the religious life. Aggregated since 1951 to the Pontifical Society for Priestly Vocations.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; History; Theology
KEYWORDS: california; catholic; catholiclist; juniperoserra; popefrancis; romancatholicism; vocations
Imagine my surprise when I opened up this website and saw this................since I just attended a Spring Leadership Training for Serra in the USA!
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04/15/2010 8:48:33 AM PDT
by
Salvation
To: Salvation
USA Council of Serra International Often referred to as USAC
All the tools and instructions for you to form a Serra Club in your own area. There is lots of help with a great staff at USA Council of Serra International. Ask them to help you!
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04/15/2010 9:03:31 AM PDT
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Salvation
( "With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Salvation
Blessed Junipero Serra
Blessed Junipero Serra
Our Name
A Franciscan missionary Blessed Junipero Serra is well known as the 18th century founder of a string of California missions. Like Father Serra, the Serrans of today put faith into action. Whether through meetings, vocational programs, or personal involvement in school, parish and diocesan activities, Serrans accept the challenge of fostering vocations and encouraging spiritual growth.
Our Inspiration
Father Serra's missions were established along El Camino Real, which linked his Church-centered communities up and down the California coastline. By linking clubs throughout the world, Serra International strives to carry out its own mission: to foster and promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life and to further Catholicism by encouraging its members, in fellowship, through education, to fulfill their vocations to service. (Photo Courtesy of Mission San Carlos Borromeo, CA)
Let Father Serra inspire us to nurture vocations and become missionaries ourselves as we work for vocations.
On the same page:
Prayer for the Canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra
Heavenly Father, we ask you to look lovingly on the missionary journey of your faithful servant, Junipero Serra.
His steadfast efforts in founding nine missions in California and the conversion of thousands of Native Americans have inspired the formation and work of Serra International.
This ministry in Father Serra's name is to encourage and affirm vocations to priesthood and vowed religious life.
We pray that you bless this holy and courageous missionary and grant him the ultimate honor of Sainthood in your heavenly kingdom.
We ask this in the name of Thy Blessed Trinity and of Mary, Queen of vocations.
Amen.
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04/15/2010 9:05:10 AM PDT
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Salvation
( "With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Salvation
When I say I belong to the Serra Club — very often people will say “Sierra Club.””
My answer to them:
“We hug priests; we don’t hug trees!”
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04/15/2010 9:06:55 AM PDT
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Salvation
( "With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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posted on
04/15/2010 9:09:22 AM PDT
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Salvation
( "With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Salvation
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04/15/2010 9:15:24 AM PDT
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Salvation
( "With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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April 25, 2010 -- World Day of Prayer for Vocations
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04/15/2010 9:18:42 AM PDT
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