The Catholic News Agency reports that "a new survey has revealed that Catholic religious communities in the United States have increased the number of individuals they have in initial formation by 30 percent. Furthermore, 62 percent of communities participating in the survey reported an increase in vocation inquiries last year. The figures come from the VocationMatch.com Second Annual Survey on Trends in Religious Vocation." We need to hope that this trend continues and that our own congregation in the US might benefit from the growing interest in vocations. One hopeful sign for us was this past Discernment Weekend. We had 19 young men visit us who are considering Salesian life! These men came to us from a variety of different backgrounds and geographic locations. 5 or 6 of them may join us in the coming school year. Let's continue to pray for each of these men that they might know God's will in their lives and have the courage to follow it!
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