by vianney | Jan 28, 2019 | Newsletter
In 1970, there were 194,474 religious priests, brothers, and sisters in the United States. By 2017, there were 61,036—less than one third! In contrast, the number of Catholics registered to parishes grew by 20 million during the same time period. What can we learn...
by vianney | Mar 10, 2016 | Newsletter
The mission of Invisible Monastery is to inspire 24/7 prayer for priestly & religious vocations in every diocese! A Billion Catholics Praying in Unison On World Day of Prayer for Vocations—Sunday, April 17, 2016—1.3 billion Catholics in 196 countries, speaking...
by vianney | Mar 30, 2015 | Newsletter
The mission of Invisible Monastery is to inspire 24/7 prayer for priestly & religious vocations in every diocese! World Day of Prayer for Vocations is April 26 In 1881, a group of Catholic mothers in the city of Lu, Italy, was lamenting the small town’s lack of...
by vianney | Apr 14, 2014 | Newsletter
The mission of Invisible Monastery is to inspire 24/7 prayer for priestly & religious vocations in every diocese! World Day of Prayer for Vocations is May 11 In his letter for World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis said, “We Christians were not chosen by...
by vianney | Nov 11, 2013 | Newsletter, Uncategorized
Our mission: to inspire 24/7 prayer for priestly & religious vocations in every diocese Pope Francis on His Call to the Priesthood Pope Francis gives a passionate reflection on his call: “Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of the day when I heard the calling from...
by vianney | Aug 6, 2013 | Newsletter
Why We Pray: The Shortage of Priests Why do we pray for more priests? Because globally, the number of ordinations is not keeping pace with the number of baptisms. The result is overworked priests and underserved laity. For example, in the Philippines, Catholic...
