VocationsME

08/14/2026

I’m inviting you to join Fr. Donlon for the annual Fr. Rale Pilgrimage set for August 22nd at St. Sebastion’s in Madison, ME. This is an annual event that has been organized by Mr. Joseph Moreshed. This is an amazing opportunity to reflect upon the priestly identity of this great priest missionary and to walk together in this reflection. Joe would love to have as many young men to serve in cassock and surplice for this pilgrimage. If you’d be interested in attending and serving, please contact me at [email protected].

08/14/2026

This is an awesome reflection for anyone wondering how to determine certain basic green or red flags to look for in yourself to see if the Lord may be calling you the priesthood. He may be calling you, but you may be in need of some fine tuning. Good self-awareness is key and having good friends help tremendously.

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07/15/2026

Please join the Parish of the Resurrection of the Lord in this beautiful Novena in preparation for feast day of the patron Saint of Parish Priests, St. John Vianney. Please come each night or one of the nights, pray for your own vocation and for all to take seriously discerning God's will for their lives. For more information and church addresses, please visit https://resurrectionofthelord.org/vianney.

07/15/2026

Everyone's welcome to join in on this series led by our diocesan seminarian, Joseph Beale. For more information, please visit https://holyspiritme.org/

07/14/2026

In celebration of the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, solemn chanted vespers, with a reflection by seminarian Nick Hershbine, will be offered at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul, 122 Ash Street in Lewiston, on July 22 at 6:30 p.m. The evening will also include adoration and Benediction, with a light reception to follow.

07/09/2026

Priests and deacons from throughout Aroostook County and beyond gathered at St. Louis Church in Fort Kent recently to honor Msgr. Jean-Paul Labrie upon his retirement from active ministry. Msgr. Labrie has faithfully served the Church in Maine since his ordination in 1982, including the past nine years as pastor of St. John Vianney Parish. The priests and deacons pictured are: Front (L to R): Fr. Alexander Maria Doss HGN, Fr. James Plourde, Msgr. Jean-Paul Labrie, Fr. Kent Ouellette, and Fr. Simon Assogba SMA. Second row: Fr. Anthony K. Korir SMA, Fr. Ezekiel Yisi, Fr. Selvaraj Kasi HGN, Fr. Joël Cyr, Fr. Claude Gendreau, Fr. Luc Tougouma SMA, and Fr. Kevin Martin. Third Row: Deacon Rodney Deshaine, Deacon Daniel Watson, Fr. Phil Cyr, Fr. James Albert, Fr. Sahaya Remigius SAC, and Fr. David Raymond. Thank you Msgr. Labrie for your service to the Diocese of Portland.

05/23/2026

On the eve of the ordination of Deacon Ezekiel Yisi and Deacon Evans Yongyee to the priesthood, the faithful gathered in the chapel of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland to pray for the two young men and to pray for vocations. Bishop James Ruggieri presided over the Eucharistic Holy Hour and Solemn Vespers, and at the conclusion, he blessed the priestly vestments, chalices, and patens with which the newly ordained will be presented during the Rite of Ordination. The ordination Mass begins at 10 a.m. at the cathedral. To read more about the Holy Hour: https://portlanddiocese.org/news/holy-hour-deacons-yisi-yongyee

05/08/2026

Congratulations to Deacon Ezekiel B. Yisi and Deacon Evans B. Yongyee on their graduation from St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, each earning a bachelor's degree in sacred theology and a master's in divinity. Deacon Yisi and Deacon Yongyee will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, May 23, at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. All are invited to attend the Mass and join in the celebration. Please continue to pray for them and all our seminarians.

05/04/2026

Don't miss out on this opportunity to pray for these men and to pray for all those whom the Lord is calling to serve Him and the Church in this beautiful call to be a priest, especially here in the Diocese of Portland, Maine

04/14/2026

REV RETREAT 2026
Let it be done to me according to your word.

What differentiates the diocesan priesthood from religious order priests? What makes marriage unique among all vocations?
Come to the 2026 REV Retreat and find out!

Young adults, high school and older are invited to a retreat for the Revitalization of the Eucharist and Vocations (REV) on May 16 from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm in Brewer, Maine at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.

This year's keynote speaker is Fr. Columba Jordan, CFR. Workshop leaders will include various religious groups and orders as well as a workshop on married life led by a Catholic couple and one by one of our own recently ordained priests, Fr. Erin Donlon.

For more details and to register: https://stpaulbangor.me/rev-retreat