Vocations

Quo Vadis & Fiat (scroll down for Fiat Days Registration)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quo Vadis Days

 

High school men (Rising Sophomores 
through 
Graduating Seniors) are invited to join the Diocesan Vocations Office for our eleventh annual Quo Vadis Days, June 29^th – July 1^st, 2026 at Marywood University!

Quo Vadis is a 3-day summer camp for high school men that is designed to teach them about vocations and enrich their faith through prayer, fellowship, speakers, and activities.

Participants will have the opportunity to connect with other faithful young men in the Diocese of Scranton through games, sports, music, and small group discussion. Talks will be given on priesthood, marriage and dating, prayer, and more! Participants will also have a chance to get to know our priests and seminarians of the Diocese of Scranton. Participants will also have a chance to meet and celebrate Mass with Bishop Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton.

Those interested in participating must have a recommendation from their Pastor, a Religious Sister, Youth Minister, Director of Religious Education, Deacon, Teacher, or other parish minister.

For more information or if cost is a hindrance, please email vocations@dioceseofscranton.org or call (570) 207-1452.

The cost is $100. Deadline to register is Thursday, June 11^th.  

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER IF PAYING WITH A CREDIT CARD

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Fiat Days

 

High school women (Rising Sophomores through Graduating Seniors) are invited to join the Diocesan Vocations Office for our third annual Fiat Days, June 29^th – July 1^st, 2026 at Marywood University! Fiat is a 3-day summer camp for high school women that is designed to teach them about vocations and enrich their faith through prayer, fellowship, speakers, and activities.

Participants will have the opportunity to connect with other faithful young women in the Diocese of Scranton through games, art, sports, music, prayer, small group discussion, and more! Throughout the camp, these young women will connect with religious sisters from various orders serving in the Diocese of Scranton, hear discernment stories from both religious life and marriage, and chat one-on-one with a sister if they wish. Participants will also have a chance to meet and celebrate Mass with Bishop Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton. 

Those interested in participating must have a recommendation from their Pastor, a Religious Sister, Youth Minister, Director of Religious Education, Deacon, Teacher, or other parish minister.

For more information or if cost is a hindrance, please email vocations@dioceseofscranton.org or call (570) 207-1452.

The cost is $100. Deadline to register is Thursday, June 11^th.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER IF PAYING WITH A CREDIT CARD

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER IF PAYING WITH A CHECK

 

“May you know the hope that belongs to his call.”                                                           -Ephesians 1:18

 

Our world today is in need of transformative hope – hope that flows from Jesus Christ into his Church, and through her sacramental and pastoral nourishment, back out into the world. Those who serve the Church as channels of this hope – through their vocation – experience what Pope Leo XIV describes as, “An intimate dialogue with the One who calls and invites us to respond, despite the deafening noise of the world, with true joy and generosity.”

Discerning and discovering one’s vocation requires maturing in friendship with the Lord who calls us to himself in a variety of different vocations. Our Holy Father says, “Through the intimacy of his friendship, you will discover how to give of yourselves, whether through marriage, the priesthood, the permanent diaconate, or consecrated life.”

By the fall of 2026, the Diocese of Scranton anticipates having 16 men in Formation for the Priesthood, the highest number of seminarians in decades. We rejoice in this great gift given by God to both our local church and to these young men and their families.

For as we know, “Every vocation is an immeasurable gift for the Church and for those who receive it with joy.” -Pope Leo XIV

God has given you a vocation to serve him in a way that no one else can. This vocation may be to serve him as a diocesan priest. If you place your trust in the Lord, you too can discover the hope, friendship, and abundant gifts found in loving and serving God and then share what you’ve received with a world in need of the One who is the giver of every good and perfect gift (James 1:17).

• Have you ever felt called to follow a plan greater than your own?
• When you hear God’s word, are you filled with a desire to share it?
• Do you want to lay down your life to minister to God’s people?
• Are you drawn to the diocesan priesthood?

If you answered “yes” to one or more of these questions, God may be calling you to serve his people as a priest. Where do you go from here?

• First and foremost, listen to God’s voice in prayer. As the Catechism tells us, “Hope is expressed and nourished in prayer, especially in the Our Father, the summary of everything that hope leads us to desire” (CCC 1820).
• Connect with your parish priest and become active in the life of your faith community through the sacraments, service, and fellowship.
• Check out the material available on this site and our social media accounts for more information about events and discernment tips.
• Reach out to our vocation director, Fr. Ryan Glenn, for a conversation.
• Trust that your God has a plan for you, that he sustains you through it all, and that he is inviting you to know the hope that is found in his call.

To get in touch with the Vocations Office, please email vocations@dioceseofscranton.org or contact Father Ryan Glenn, our Diocesan Director of Vocations.

We are here to support you every step of the way!