St. Michael Prayer Warriors is an apostolate of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Vocation Office whose members agree to pray before the Blessed Sacrament for an increase of vocations to the priesthood and religious life for at least one hour per month. Voluntary sacrifice is also encouraged as an offering of self for the gift of vocations. The ‘Prayer Warriors’ newsletter is published monthly, and is distributed electronically to parishes, seminarians, members, and potential candidates for the seminary.
Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Priests, members ask for her loving intercession for the sons she has a unique relationship with, her priests.
Members also agree to encourage their pastor in his own ongoing conversion, for priests remain the best recruiter of priests. For this, members will pray for their bishops and priests during their hour of adoration.
As the Master instructs us to pray for more laborer for His fields, members willingly agree to this undertaking.
To enroll for the monthly newsletter, send an email to vocations@catholiccincinnati.org or call the Vocation Office at 513-421-3131
Call of the King Conference
In order to bring members of this apostolate together for prayer and formation, the Vocation Office hosts periodic ‘Call of the King Conferences,’ both in Cincinnati and the northern area of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Our next conference will be held Sunday, April 26, 2009, at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Adoration will precede the conference from 6:00 to 6:45 pm.
Prayer Component
As was introduced at the Call of the King Conference in September, 2008, the avenue for renewal in the Church is the quest for personal holiness. To aid the quest for holiness on the part of the members of St. Michael Prayer Warriors, the following programs have been developed:
Newsletters
May 2009 Newsletter
Featuring a biography of Fr. Earl Fernandes, Academic Dean at Mount St. Mary's Seminary, the May newsletter also includes and excerpt from Pope John Paul II's Pastores Dabo Vobis.
March 2009 Newsletter
Featuring an interview with Fr. Martin Fox, pastor of St. Mary's and St. Boniface in Piqua, the March Newsletter focuses on St. Patrick as a model of one who gave all to follow Christ.
February 2009 Newsletter
Featuring an extended interview with Coadjutor Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, the February newsletter gives insight into the man chosen to be the tenth shepherd of the Church of Cincinnati.
January 2009 Newsletter
This month's newsletter brings a biography of Fr. Eric Bowman, pastor of St. Jude's Catholic Church in Cincinnati and features a prayer reflection on the Feast of Epiphany.
December 2008 Newsletter
Containing an exert from Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Exhortation I will Give You Shepherds, this month's newsletter features a biography of Andrew Cordonnier, one of our college seminarians who hails from Russia, Ohio, in the northern part of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
November 2008 Newsletter
The November newsletter continues catechesis from Pope Benedict XVI's Sacramentum Caritatis and features a biography of seminarian Adam Puntel, who spoke at the first Call of the King Conference.
October 2008 Newsletter
Continuing our excerpts from Sacramentum Caritatis¸ this month also features a biography of Fr. Joseph Bruemmer, President of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center.
September 2008 Newsletter
Featuring Fr. Rob Jack, Systematic Theology professor at Mount St. Mary's Seminary, this month's newsletter features a prayer component centered around Our Lady of Sorrows.
August 2008 Newsletter
The August 2008 Newsletter features a profile of former Vocation Director Fr. Mark T. Watkins, as well as prayer recommendations centered around the Feast of the Assumption of Mary on August 15th.
July 2008 Newsletter
Featuring a biography of Seminarian Brian Phelps (Pre-Theology II), this month's newsletter features an excerpt from Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis.
June 2008 Newsletter
The inaugural newsletter features a profile of Transitional Deacon Shawn Landenwitch, as well as an excerpt from our Hoy Father's recent address to the bishops of the United States.
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