The Curé d'Ars Prayer Group
For the bishop and priests of the Raleigh, NC Diocese.
Seminarians and candidates for religious life in the Raleigh Diocese
Please adopt a seminarian and pray for him daily until his ordination or adopt a candidate for religious life and pray for him till his profession of perpetual vows. Last updated November 15, 2024 9:38 AM.
| Seminarian/Candidate | Seminary/Order | Members praying for this seminarian/candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Albanese (1st Theology) | St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, FL | 8 |
| Charlie Cascino | Capuchins | 2 |
| Leo Dornan (Religious Order) | Oratory of St. Philip Neri, Pittsburg, PA | 2 |
| Leonardo Espinosa López (1st Pre Theology) | Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary, Weston, Massachusetts | 3 |
| Nicolas Guerra (English as 2nd Language) | Wake Technical Community College, NC | 1 |
| Bairon Guerrero (Pastoral Year) | Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans, LA | 5 |
| Omeed Huemiller (Pastoral year - Basilica Shrine of St. Mary, Wilmington, NC) | Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, FL | 11 |
| Sean Jackson (Religious Order) | Institute of Christ the King, St. Philip Neri Seminary, It | 7 |
| Robert Lane (Pastoral year - St. Mary Magdalene Church, Apex, NC) | St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, FL | 5 |
| Anthony May (Amoris Christi Program) | St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, FL | 6 |
| Michael McCullers (Religious Order) | Carmel | 4 |
| Keegan Moloney (2nd Pre Theology) | St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, FL | 6 |
| Drew Navarro (Pastoral year - Infant of Prague Church, Jacksonville, NC) | Pastoral year - Infant of Prague Church, Jacksonville, NC | 6 |
| Gabriel Nugent, (2nd Theology) | St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Boynton Beach, Florida | 4 |
| Anthony Pham (Propaedeutic year) | St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, FL | 3 |
| Thomas Rees (Propaedeutic year) | St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, FL | 1 |
| Deacon Johan Andrés Salas Restrepo (Pastoral year - St. Michael the Archangel Church, Cary, NC) | St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, FL | 3 |
Daily Prayer for a Seminarian until his Ordination to the Priesthood
(used by the Curé D'Ars Prayer Group Members)
O Jesus, Eternal High Priest,
I offer You through Your Immaculate Mother Mary,
Your own Precious Blood, in all the Masses
throughout the world, as petition for graces for all seminarians,
Your future priests, especially for......
Give them humility, meekness, prudence, and a burning zeal for souls.
Fill their hearts with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Teach them to know and love the church, that they may always and everywhere speak,
act, and think with her, the glorious spouse of Christ.
Teach them generosity and detachment from worldly goods;
but above all, teach them to know You and to love the One
and Only Eternal Priest. Good Shepherd of Souls, hear this
my prayer for saintly priests.
Amen.
Prayer for Seminarians
(used as the Diocesean Prayer for Vocation)
O Lord Jesus Christ, great High Priest,
I pray that You call many worthy souls to Your
holy priesthood.
Enlighten the Bishop in the choice of candidates,
the Spiritual Director in molding them, and the professors
in instructing them.
Lead the seminarians daily in Your unerring footsteps;
so that they may become priests who are models of purity,
possessors of wisdom and heroes of sacrifice;
steeped in humility and aflame with love for God and man;
apostles of Your glory and sanctifiers of souls.
Amen.
Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for us.
Saint Charles Borromeo, pray for our seminarians.
Seminaries
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary (Philadelphia, PA)
- Saint John Vianney College Seminary (Miami, FL)
- Theological College (Washington, DC)
- Saint Mary's Seminary (Baltimore, MD)
- St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary (Boynton Beach, FL)
- Belmont Abbey College (Belmont, NC)
- Notre Dame Seminary (New Orleans, LA)
Religious Orders
Documents
- Instruction Concerning the Criteria for the Discernment of Vocations with Regard to Persons with Homosexual Tendencies in View of Their Admission to the Seminary and to Holy Orders (Congregation for Catholic Education)
- Instruction on the Careful Selection And Training Of Candidates For The States Of Perfection And Sacred Orders (Sacred Congregation For Religious)
- Instruction on Liturgical Formation in Seminaries (Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education)
- Spiritual Formation in Seminaries (Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education)
- "Optatam Totius" Decree on Priestly Training (Pope Paul VI)
- "Ubi Primum" On the Duties of Bishops (Pope Benedict XIV)
- To Seminarians (Pope Pius XII)