Viatorian Vocation Ministry: Exploring God’s Invitation Viatorian Vocation Ministry strives to help all members of our communities identify and respond to God’s ongoing invitations for them. We hope and pray that young men will explore God’s invitation to religious life with the Viatorians, and we also want to support everyone discerning any state of life or particular vocation. So how does this work? What does it look like in our communities? This summer, in lieu of our traditional Viatorian Youth Congress (VYC), Vocation Ministry held another installment of VYConnect, a smaller program to capture some of the themes of VYC in smaller pieces. Over two days in July, using in-person and hybrid formats, a sizeable group came together to explore God’s invitation to service and Viatorian spirituality. The first evening included a keynote and discussion facilitated by Br. John Eustice,and was emFr. Daniel Hall leads a prayer service to welcome Br. Ryan McMahon into the Viatorian Novitiate.
invitation. We need young adults faithfully and thoughtfully considering single life, married life, priesthood, and religious life, and for those connected to the Viatorian Community to consider lay association. And, of course, we need young people humbly considering God’s invitation to religious life with the Viatorians, to a women’s religious community, or to diocesan priesthood – young men like Br. Ryan McMahon, who began his Viatorian novitiate year on August 1. If we are all faithful to our discernment, our ministries can continue to unfold in this diverse way, one that honors all the ways we respond to God’s invitation. We pray that we may all deepen our discernment and that young men will respond to God’s invitation to Viatorian religious life.
Br. John Eustice facilitates a discussion at VYConnect.
ceed by a lay, married staff member, Dan Masterton. The participants were invited and led by Associates David Surprenant, Ken and Michelle Barrie and Cathy Abrahamian, and Pre-Associate Jason Wilhite, while the latter two keynotes were delivered by Associate Barbara D’Urso and Fr. Corey Brost. The whole program centered on dozens of young people, whose discernment and potential vocations are as yet still unfolding and being actively explored. We then capped off the program with a wonderful liturgy, celebrated by Fr. Brost, with young people from our communities leading ministries. We believe this is a good snapshot of how Viatorian ministry and community life can and should look moving forward. We need young people who are seeking to live and deepen their faith, walk with others, and explore God’s www.viatorians.com
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