Seattle Vocations

04/26/2026

🙏On this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, please join us in praying the archdiocesan prayer for vocations:

God our Father,
You call each of us
to use our gifts in the Body of Christ.

Inspire your people
with desire to know you,
the grace to understand your will,
and, with the strength of the Holy Spirit, the courage to respond
with love and freedom.

Send workers into your great harvest, so that the Gospel is preached, the poor
are served with love, the suffering are comforted,
and your people are strengthened by the sacraments.
Amen.
Seattle Vocations

03/09/2026

02/13/2026

Thank you to everyone who submitted names during the Called By Name weekend!

Please continue praying for them. May our local Church be blessed with an abundance of young people serving as priests and religious as they joyfully respond to our Lord calling them by name. Today is the last day to submit names.

Please go to archseattle.org/called-by-name now to nominate someone.

02/12/2026

The official poster for the 2025-2026 Archdiocese of Seattle seminarians! Please continue to pray for these men as they continue on their path of formation and discernment.🙏
You can learn more about Archdiocese of Seattle seminarians and how to support them by visiting seattlevocations.com

02/05/2026

We are grateful to share this year’s poster featuring women and men from the Archdiocese of Seattle who are currently in formation for religious life all around the world.

Please join us in praying for these individuals as they listen to God’s call and continue their journey of discernment and service. 🙏
May their hearts be strengthened, their vocations nurtured, and their witness inspire us all.
If you know someone from our archdiocese who is in formation for religious life and not on this poster, let us know at [email protected]

02/03/2026

For all our priests, and in a special way for those who are pastoring our communities through
the Partners in the Gospel process, that they may be blessed with the Spirit’s gifts of wisdom,
counsel, and fortitude.
For more information, please visit archseattle.org/partners.

01/31/2026

It is Called By Name weekend! Do you know someone (aged 16-35) who might be called to the priesthood or religious life? Our Lord often calls young people forth through family, friends, teachers, mentors, and parishioners. Prayerfully consider those you know who show signs of a call through their love of the Lord, our Church, and their heart of service and nominate them today.
Deadline for nominations is February 13, 2026.

Learn more and submit names here: archseattle.org/called-by-name

01/30/2026

“Called by Name” weekend is this weekend! At each parish in the archdiocese Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, there will be an opportunity to submit names at Mass of young men and women whom you sense might have a call to priesthood or religious life.

You might be wondering, “How do I know who to write down?”

Like so many things, the answer is through prayer!🙏
Ask the Lord for guidance. Look for those signs of a possible call. Do not be afraid to invite!
Read more about it in Fr. Justin Ryan's column here: https://ow.ly/SRq050Y6t5c
📸: Simon Stehr, who grew up at St. Joseph Parish in Chehalis, was ordained to the transitional diaconate in late November 2025. (Photo by Stephen Brashear)

01/30/2026

Llamados por Nombre- Participa invitando jóvenes e ingresando su información aquí: https://archseattle.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/6934/responses/new
El sitio web para ingresar los nombres de los jóvenes que nomines esta en ingles in en español y puedes aprender mas sobre esta la campana anual de Llamados por Nombre aquí: https://archseattle.org/llamado-por-su-nombre/?lang=es .

01/28/2026

This weekend Archbishop Etienne asks all the faithful to submit names to intentionally let the Lord Jesus invite each of our young people (aged 16-35) toward their vocation. Through your invitations, a letter from the archbishop will be sent out to encourage and support nominees in their discernment, as well as invite them to Andrew and Miriam dinners, where they will learn more about these vocations and interact with their peers.
Learn more here: archseattle.org/called-by-name

Photo: Retreat participants gather around the campfire at the annual Quo Vadis Days retreat for high school men to deepen their faith and learn more about the priesthood.