Ecce Adsum "Behold, Here I am."
Please join us as, Fr. Mark leads our Diocesan Family Holy Hour, we pray intentionally for an increase and openness to vocations; whether it is to marriage, religious life, or the priesthood!
All young people, children, and families are welcome to pray with us.
St. Andrew’s Dinner
We invite all young men, high school to college, who are interested in learning more about diocesan priesthood, through an evening of prayer and fellowship with their peers, seminarian brothers, our parish priests, and Bishop Burns.
6:00 p.m. - Adoration with Evening Prayer and Dinner
National Vocations Awareness Week
Join us in celebrating vocations during this week by intentionally praying for vocations, thanking our clergy members, religious brothers & sisters, and encouraging virtuous young men and women to be open to the Lord’s desire for their lives, by nominating them in Casting the Net.
ALTAR SERVERS MASS
We see the silent way in which altar servers support our communities and want to honor your yes. Please join Bishop Burns, the Office of Vocations, and the Serrans of Dallas in thanking and celebrating our altar servers!
8:30 a.m. - Event Registration
10:00 a.m. - Mass and Reception
Vocations Awareness Program
Vocation Awareness Program (VAP)
Dates June 12th - 14th, 2026
Location: University of Dallas
Deadline to Register: May 26th, 2026
Cost: Free
The Vocation Awareness Program is a weekend of discernment that helps single Catholic men and women, ages 18-40, find answers to questions they may have about life as a Priest, Sister, Brother, or Consecrated Lay Woman. There are several types of sessions during the weekend.
Presentations and Panel discussions with Q&A periods
Masses and adoration
Time for quiet prayer and contemplation
One-on-one personal conferences with religious staff
Meals and gatherings allow interactions with staff and other attendees
VENITE ET VIDETE RETREAT
For High School Men: Rising Freshman – Graduating Seniors
Time: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Date: Saturday, May 30
Location: Holy Trinity Seminary
3131 Vince Hagan Drive, Irving, TX 75062
Presbyteral Ordination
PRESBYTERAL ORDINATION
Saturday, May 23, 2026
10:00 AM
The Diocese of Dallas joyfully announces Deacon Matthew Biaggi, Deacon Jeremy Maness, and Deacon Nick Weiss, to be ordained priests at 10:00 a.m. on May 23rd, at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church
Location: St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church-2110 Saint Gabriel Way, McKinney, TX 75071
Marian Dinner
MARIAN DINNER
Saturday, March 14, 2026
5:00-8:00 PM
For High School age girls and older interested in learning more about Religious and Consecrated life.
5:00 p.m. Mass
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Location: Mary Immaculate Catholic Church
2800 Valwood Pkwy,, Farmers Branch, TX 75234
Transitional Diaconate Ordination
Transitional Diaconate Ordination of Mr. Jeremy Maness and Mr. Nicholas Weiss
Date: Saturday, December 20
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 2215 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75201
ALTAR SERVER AWARDS MASS
All altar servers, and their families, are welcome to attend. The Office of Vocations is partnering up with the Serra Club to award one altar server per parish during the Reception ceremony.
Date: Saturday, November 8
Time: 8:30 a.m. Registration, 9:00 a.m. Mass, Reception to follow
Location: Bishop Lynch High School, 9750 Ferguson Rd, Dallas, TX 75228
CASTING THE NET NOMINATIONS
Prayerfully consider whom you think Jesus Christ might be calling to be a priest or religious brother or sister. Everyone who is nominated will receive a letter from our bishop, congratulating them and inviting them to consider formally discerning their calling, as well as resources and discernment events that could help them. Nominating them does not commit them, it is just an invitation to discern where Jesus Christ is calling them to holiness.
St. Andrew’s Dinner
Join Bishop Burns, priests, and seminarians of the Diocese for an evening of prayer and discernment. This is a dinner that is open for men of all ages who are interested in learning more about the diocesan priesthood.
Date: Tuesday, October 28
Time: 6:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Evening Prayer; dinner to follow
Location: All Saints Catholic Church, 5231 Meadowcreek Dr, Dallas, TX 75248
VOCATIONS SUMMIT
The Office of Vocations is partnering up again with Vocations Ministry to help Parish Vocation Committees create a lasting Vocation Culture in the Diocese. We are offering two dates at two different locations to give the diocese a chance to attend one session.
Time: 9am-3pm, Lunch is provided
Saturday, October 4: English and Spanish Simultaneously
St. Gabriel the Archangel Church
110 Saint Gabriel Way, McKinney, TX 75071
Calling of Andrew retreat
CALLING OF ANDREW RETREAT: VENITE ET VIDETE
Saturday, May 31, 2025
9:00 AM-9:00 PM
For High School Men: Rising Freshman through Graduating Seniors
Location: Holy Trinity Seminary: 3131 Vince Hagan St. Irving, TX 75062
Presbyteral Ordination
PRESBYTERAL ORDINATION
Saturday, May 24, 2025
10:00 AM
The Diocese of Dallas joyfully announces the upcoming Presbyteral Ordination Mass at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Plano, TX on May 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM.
Location: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Plano, TX: 2700 W. Spring Creek Pkwy. Plano, TX 75023
Marian Dinner
MARIAN DINNER
Saturday, May 17, 2025
5:00-8:00 PM
For High School age girls and older interested in learning more about Religious and Consecrated life.
5:00 p.m. Mass
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Location: St. Rita Catholic Church, Dallas, TX: 12521 Inwood Rd. Dallas, TX 75244
Transitional Diaconate Ordinations
TRANSITIONAL DIACONATE ORDINATION
Thursday, May 1, 2025
5:30 PM
The Diocese of Dallas joyfully announces the upcoming Transitional Diaconate Ordination Mass at Nuestra Señora del Pilar Catholic Church in Dallas, TX on May 1, 2025, at 5:00 PM.
Location: Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Dallas, TX 4455 W. Illinois Ave., Dallas, TX 75211
St. Andrew’s Dinner
Join Bishop Burns, priests, and seminarians of the Diocese for an evening of prayer and discernment at Prince of Peace Church. This is a dinner that is open for men of all ages who are interested in learning more about the diocesan priesthood.
Registration closed
Marian Brunch for 10th-12th Grade High School Girls
Event location:
St. Ann's Parish 180 Samuel Blvd. Coppell, TX 75019.
Option Mass at 8am in the Parish Chapel, following mass, registration will take place in the assembly room, where we will have brunch and the morning with the sisters.
Event Date & Time: Saturday, November 11, 2023, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Event Details:
Nov. 5th-11 is National Vocation Week.... and so the Office of Vocations would like to invite Young women in the 10th-12th grade to join different religious sisters and consecrated women for mass, brunch, games and testimonies at St. Ann's Parish in Coppell. Come meet the sisters, here their stories and witness their Joy as a Bride of Christ in the world!
Registration Deadline:
SOLD OUT
For more information, contact:
Tammy Grady
2149079906
tgrady@cathdal.org
Mass for Vocations
Come join us for a candlelit Mass at dawn for vocations on the Solemnity of the Annunciation! No registration required.
Come and See 2023
An opportunity to live at the seminary for a few days for those discerning a vocation to be a priest for the Diocese of Dallas. Registration required. For more information and to register, see this link: Come and See 2023 info
Deepening in Prayer and Discernment Weekend
This retreat is for young women ages 18-35yrs who are interested in growing in their personal friendship with God through prayer and learning more about the art of discernment in their daily life. For more information and to register, click here
St. Andrew's Dinner
For all men who are interested in learning more about priestly vocations. Age high school and older.
For more info and to register click here: St. Andrew Dinner's Fall 2022
Chant Mass for Vocations
Meet us at the daily Mass chapel at St. Francis of Assisi in Frisco for a Latin chant Mass for vocations, celebrated by Fr. Paul Bechter
Learn more here: Chant Mass 11/4/22
Transitional Diaconate Ordination
Transitional Diaconate Ordination will be April 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m
LOCATION: St. Francis of Assisi, Frisco, TX
St Andrew Dinner
March 28th, 2022 St. Andrew Dinner at St. Ann in Coppell
THIS EVENING IS FOR HIGH SCHOOL MEN OR OLDER WHO WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE MORE ABOUT THE PRIESTHOOD.
THE EVENING WILL BEGIN AT 6:00 P.M. WITH MASS FOLLOWED BY A SHORT PROGRAM AND DINNER.
IF YOU KNOW OF A YOUNG MAN THAT IS INTERESTED PLEASE HAVE THEM REGISTER BELOW.
Cultivate
FEBRUARY 26th 9am-Noon
Cultivate is a morning of discernment led by the vocations director of the Diocese of Dallas. Open to all male college students.
Location: Starting with Mass At SMU Catholic Campus Ministry
For questions contact vocations@cathdal.org
Vocation Awareness Program 2021
What is the Purpose of This Event?
The Vocation Discernment Weekend is an annual weekend of discernment for single, Catholic, men and women, between the ages of 18 and 40, who wish to find answers about whether they may be called to a religious vocation as a Priest, Brother, Sister, or Consecrated Lay Woman.
Weekend activities will be led by the Vocations Director of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas and one of the Vocations Liaisons of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth.