Wonderful witness, sometimes it takes others to see what our potential might be. Fr. Batulica had other plans and becoming a priest wasn’t what he thought he would become. Only through the encouragement of others during his long journey that he ultimatelycame to the realization that God was in fact calling him to the priesthood.
Despite these plans, something resonated with the Rev. Bartulica when a fellow Knights of Columbus member happened to ask him if he’d ever thought of being a priest.
This uncertainty caused him to turn back twice — once after his first semester of seminary, as he questioned his ability to live a celibate life, and another time after he’d graduated and was serving a pastoral internship. The first time, he spent a year teaching at a parish school. The second, he worked at a bar in Kansas City’s Westport district and then decided to go to law school, after all, but didn’t find a strong sense of purpose in it.
Read the entire article here. Sometimes all it takes is someone asking the question “Would you consider . . . ” and let God do the rest.
Prayer for Vocations
Lord, You told us that “The harvest indeed is great but the laborers are few. Pray, therefore, the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into His harvest.” We ask You to strengthen us as we follow the vocation to which You have called us. We pray particularly for those called to serve as priests, sisters, brothers and deacons:
Those whom You have called,
Those You are calling now,
Those You will call in the future.
May they be open and responsive to the call of serving Your people. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.