Pray the Rosary for Vocations
Praying for vocations is a prayer intention often entrusted by the Pope for a particular month and is also an intention supported by many dioceses outside of World Day of Vocations. Praying the rosary for vocations can yield many fruits. We can turn to this prayer with confidence to ask the Virgin Mary for the priests we need.
How can I pray the rosary for vocations?
The rosary prayer consists of meditating on four rosaries, that is to say, the four series of mysteries proposed by the Church. If meditating on an entire rosary is too long, it is possible to follow the initiative launched by Pauline Jaricot: the living rosary. We can join a group of 20 people and each person prays a decade daily. We can also pray with Rosario.
The process of the rosary
We can also pray the rosary individually To do this, we can follow the steps below.
We can start with:
- an I believe in God
- an Our Father
- three Hail Marys
Then we can meditate on the mystery of the rosary related to the day of the week
- Monday and Saturday: The Joyful Mysteries
- Tuesday and Friday: The Sorrowful Mysteries
- Wednesday and Sunday: The Glorious Mysteries
- Thursday: The Luminous Mysteries
Before starting the recitation of the decade, we can take the time to entrust a prayer intention.
After each mystery meditation, say a decade of the rosary starting with an Our Father, then ten Hail Marys and ending with a Glory Be.
Which saints should you pray to for vocations?
Our Lady of the Priesthood
Virgin Mary is often depicted as the mother of priests. Therefore, praying the rosary and invoking her under the name Our Lady of the Priesthood makes perfect sense. Once the meditation of the rosary is completed, we can conclude this time of prayer for vocations with the prayer to Our Lady of the Priesthood.
Saint John Vianney
A saint and priest who lived during the French Revolution, the Curé d'Ars is the patron saint of all priests and of priestly vocations. We can take the time to invoke him at the end of the rosary or in our prayers for the priests we know, but also so that many young people do not hesitate to answer the call of Christ to follow him.
Continue your prayer with Hozana and Rosario
Rosary is an application launched by Hozana in 2022 on the occasion of the beatification of Pauline Jaricot and inspired by her work. By downloading the application, we will have the opportunity to pray a decade of the rosary in a group that shares the same intention as us. Thus, we are not alone in our prayer, and we share it with other Christian brothers and sisters.
We have the possibility to create a rosary and offer an intention, whether it be for a young person searching for their vocation, for priests who entrust themselves to our prayers, or another intention... On Hozana, you will have the opportunity to pray for vocations in a different way. To do this, you can register for the novena of your choice.
- You can pray a novena with Padre Pio for 9 days.
- You can make a novena to the holy parish priest of Ars and pray especially for priestly vocations.
- You can participate in this novena to help discover your vocation.
