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First Sunday of Advent -- November 30, 2008
“Father, we are the work of Your hands.”  Is God’s work in you to be of service to Him as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Second Sunday of Advent -- December 7, 2008
“He will feed his flock like a shepherd.”  If God may be calling you to nourish His people as a priest or in the consecrated life, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Third Sunday of Advent -- December 14, 2008
“The One who calls you is faithful.”  Will you be faithful to His call?  If God may be inviting you to be a priest or consecrated religious, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 21, 2008
“Be it done unto me according to your word.”  Docile obedience to the Lord’s will is the fruit of humble prayer.  If God is inviting you to a deeper consecration as a priest, brother or sister, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Christmas -- December 25, 2008
“The Word became flesh and lived among us.”  Vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life are living in our midst.  If you may be among them, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Feast of the Holy Family -- December 28, 2008
“By faith Abraham obeyed.”  If you should be called to serve the Lord as a priest or in the consecrated life, pray for a deep faith and obey Him in love. Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God -- January 1, 2009
“They made known what had been told them about this Child.”  If you may be one of those called to make the Christ Child known to others as a priest or consecrated religious, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

The Epiphany -- January 4, 2009
“They offered Him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.”  Is God calling you to give Him the gold of your freedom, the incense of your prayer, and the myrrh of your love through a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

The Baptism of the Lord -- January 11, 2009
“Incline your ear and come to Me.”  This is National Vocation Awareness Week.  If you think you may be called to serve as a priest or in the consecrated life, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time -- January 18, 2009
“Behold the Lamb of God.”  Could it be that you are being called to point out the Lord to others as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time -- January 25, 2009
“Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.”  Are you considering a vocation as to the priesthood or consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- February 1, 2009
“Let each of you lead the life that the Lord has assigned, to which God has called you.” If you are considering a vocation to the consecrated life or priesthood, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- February 8, 2009 - World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life
“Everyone is searching for You.”  If your search for the Lord is leading you to a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- February 15, 2009
“Do everything for the glory of God.”  Your vocation is the call to give God glory in your very being.  Is He choosing you to be a priest or consecrated religious?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time -- February 22, 2009
“I am about to do a new thing.”  Are you discerning the inclination to do something new for the Lord, perhaps as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

First Sunday of Lent -- March 1, 2009
“Christ suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God.”  Is He prompting you to suffer with Him, bringing others to God as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org
   
Second Sunday of Lent -- March 8, 2009
“If God is with us, who can be against us?” Is the Lord strengthening you to consider the grace of a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Third Sunday of Lent -- March 15, 2009
“We proclaim Christ crucified…the power and wisdom of God.”  Could Jesus be calling you to proclaim His life, death and resurrection as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Fourth Sunday of Lent -- March 22, 2009
“God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.”  Are you being invited to share the mission of Jesus as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org
  
Fifth Sunday of Lent -- March 29, 2009
“He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him”  The gift of a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life requires an obedient response through prayer and action.  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion -- April 5, 2009
“Morning by morning He wakens - wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught.” Listen in prayer daily to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, seeking to know your vocation.  If He is asking you to consider the priesthood or consecrated life, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Easter Sunday – April 12, 2009
“God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power.”  Are you being called to proclaim the new life of the resurrected Christ to the world with His Spirit and His power?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Second Sunday of Easter  -- April 19, 2009 - Divine Mercy Sunday
“Peace be with you.  As the Father has sent Me, so I send you.”  Will you respond to God's call to be sent as priest, sister or brother who proclaims the truth and peace of Jesus Christ?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Third Sunday of Easter  -- April 26, 2009
“Now by this we may be sure that we know Him, if we obey His commandments.”  Jesus wants to make Himself known to you through the vocation He chooses for you.  Will you obey His call to the priesthood or consecrated life? Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Fourth Sunday of Easter – May 3, 2009 - World Day of Prayer for Vocations
On this Good Shepherd Sunday we celebrate the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Pray for holy vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life, especially for our diocese, that God will raise up good shepherds in our midst. If you are considering such a vocation, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Fifth Sunday of Easter  -- May 10, 2009 - Mother’s Day
“Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.”  Are you being called to love the Lord and His people as a priest, sister or brother?  Love demands truth and action.  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Sixth Sunday of Easter  -- May 17, 2009
“God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him.”  Are you open to the call to be sent into the world as a priest or consecrated religious, that others might live in Christ? If you think God may be offering you this grace, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org
 
Seventh Sunday of Easter  -- May 24, 2009 - Ascension of the Lord
“And they went out and proclaimed the good news everywhere, while the Lord worked with them.”  If you are discerning a vocation to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus as a priest or in the consecrated life, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Pentecost Sunday – May 31, 2009
"When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth."  Are you inclined to let the Holy Spirit lead you to your true vocation in the Risen Lord…perhaps as a priest or consecrated religious?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

The Most Holy Trinity -- June 7, 2009
“We suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.”  How are you being called to glorify the Lord in response to His love?  Could God be inviting you to the priesthood or consecrated life?    Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ -- June 14, 2009 – Father’s Day
“This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.”  Are you being chosen by Christ to be poured out for souls with Him as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- June 21, 2009
“He indeed died for all, so that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for Him who for their sake died and was raised.”  Is Christ calling you to die to self and live for Him as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- June 28, 2009
“For your sakes He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich.”  Are you among those being called to be rich in Christ’s poverty as a priest, brother or sister?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- July 5, 2009
“My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.”  If you think you may be called to serve Jesus as a priest or in the consecrated life, consider the power of His grace at work in you.  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time -- July 12, 2009
“Before the foundation of the world God chose us in Christ.”  Are you discerning that the vocation which God has chosen for you in Christ may be to serve the Church in the consecrated life or priesthood?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- July 19, 2009
“He had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.”  Will you respond to the hunger of Christ’s sheep as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- July 26, 2009
“Lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness.”  Have you considered a vocation to the priesthood or the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Transfiguration of the Lord  -- August 2, 2009
“This is my Son, the Beloved: listen to Him.”  Do you approach the Lord in prayer, confident that He will make known your vocation if you listen to Him?  If God may be inviting you to the priesthood or consecrated life, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- August 9, 2009
“Do not grieve the Holy Spirit.”  Your faithful response to your vocation gives joy to the heart of God.  Perhaps priesthood or consecrated life awaits you.  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- August 16, 2009
“Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood you have no life in you”  Are you being chosen to give life to His people as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- August 23, 2009
“Choose this day whom you will serve.”  Consider as well how you are being called to serve the Lord!  If you are discerning a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- August 30, 2009
“Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.”  Jesus is the Word who calls you to serve Him in truth.  Is He inviting you to priesthood or religious life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- September 6, 2009
“Be strong, do not fear!”  With every true vocation comes the strength and courage of the One who calls. If the Holy Spirit is prompting you to follow Christ as a priest or in the consecrated life, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- September 13, 2009
“Who do you say that I am?”  The One who calls is the Messiah, the Son of the living God.  Will you follow Him as a priest, brother or sister?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- September 20, 2009
“Wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield.”  Praying for wisdom will help you yield to Christ’s choice of you, should He extend to you the gift of a vocation to the consecrated life or priesthood.  If you are discerning your vocation, Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- September 27, 2009
“Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put His spirit on them.”  All Catholics share the prophetic ministry of the Lord through baptism.  Is He calling you to bear witness to His truth as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- October 4, 2009
“Let the little children come to me; do not stop them.”  Are you being called to bring others to Christ and His Kingdom as a priest, sister or brother?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- October 11, 2009
“Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”  If you ask the Lord this question in prayer, are you ready to respond with a joyful “yes” or will you turn from Him with a heavy, unyielding heart.  Consider following Christ more closely as a priest or in consecrated life.  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- October 18, 2009
“Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”  Should the Lord direct these words to you in prayer, how will you respond?  As a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- October 25, 2009
“What do you want Me to do you for you?”  Could your answer be the grace of a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Solemnity of All Saints  -- November 1, 2009
“He is able for all time to save those who approach God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”  Are you being called to help others approach the mercy of God as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- November 8, 2009
“Out of her poverty she has put in everything she had.”  Will you respond with generosity should the Lord choose you for priesthood or the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time  -- November 15, 2009
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.”  How is Christ calling you to share His eternal words of salvation? Consider a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life.  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org

Our Lord Jesus Christ the King  -- November 22, 2009
“My kingdom is not from this world.”  Are you being called to proclaim the glorious reign of Christ the King as a priest or in the consecrated life?  Call Father Jason Jalbert (603) 669-3100 ext. 132 or email:  jjalbert@rcbm.org