{"id":7127,"date":"2016-12-22T17:52:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T22:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/?page_id=7127"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T13:56:35","slug":"support-franciscan-vocations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/es\/projects\/support-franciscan-vocations\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminario y Vocaciones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"361\" alt=\"Together we deliver hope\" title=\"header-2\" src=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-2.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-2-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-2-400x141.jpg 400w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-2-600x212.jpg 600w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-2-800x282.jpg 800w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/header-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-four-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:79.2%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:50;line-height:1.30;\"><h1 class=\"p1\"><b>Franciscan Vocations <\/b><\/h1><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Franciscan Vocations<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cWhom shall I send? Who will go for us?\u201d \u201cHere I am. Send Me!\u201d \u2013 Isaiah 6:8<\/p>\n<p>The Franciscan Order has 2,300+ young, energetic, joy-\ufb01lled men who are ready to let go of everything and embrace the way of life proposed by Saint Francis of Assisi.<\/p>\n<p><b>The road they have taken is a difficult one.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Becoming a Franciscan seminarian calls for sacrifice and dedication. Academic studies, pastoral training, and spiritual and personal growth require much of these men. They know how important it is for them to open themselves to the Holy Spirit and give themselves totally to God, so they can serve you, God\u2019s people, as Christ would.<\/p>\n<p>They cannot walk alone. Many come from developing countries in our world that do not have the resources to house, feed, and educate young men to be formed as Franciscan missionaries.<\/p>\n<p>They need to be formed and educated to serve in di\ufb03cult and dangerous locations around the world\u2014a process that can take up to 10 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-1 {border-radius:2px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/following-the-footsteps-of-st-francis\/\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px;\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Learn more about Franciscan vocations<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"vocations-2\" src=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-2.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"vocations-1\" src=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-1-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-1-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-1-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-1-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-1-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-1-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-four-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:50;line-height:1.30;\"><h2><b>They need your help, your prayers, and your generosity if they are to achieve their goal.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Without major outside assistance to cover basic costs for the spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral formation of these young men, many of them may be turned away.<\/p>\n<p>It costs $5,000 a year to educate a Franciscan seminarian abroad. This amount is signi\ufb01cant, yet small in comparison to the United States, where it can cost up to $50,000! Many men are waiting to become seminarians, but lack the resources to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Would you consider helping a grateful servant of God, who will give his entire life to serving the poor?<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-2 {border-radius:2px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/give.franciscanmissions.org\/formation-donation-2\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px;\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Sponsor Franciscan Seminarians<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>In honor of your generosity and steadfast support, your name will be added to the Legacy Book in our Franciscan Missions chapel, where friars and priests pray for those who are supporting Franciscan seminarians.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"vocations-3\" src=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-3.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-3-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-3-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-3-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vocations-3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"aids\" src=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aids.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aids-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aids-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aids-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aids-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/aids.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-four-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:79.2%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2><b>Recent Project Highlights<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>With the generous assistance from people like you, Franciscan Missions was able to fund 33 projects to support the formation and ongoing development of Franciscan seminarians in 17 countries in a single year.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Franciscan Missions was able to fund 12 construction projects to create or rehabilitate formation houses, and 9 construction projects to repair or make improvements to friaries. Other work included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial support for Franciscan Formation in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support for 5 international conferences on Mission\/Evangelization.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promotion of the Franciscan Charism in the Amazon region.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support for the life and missions of the Friars in Smyrna Bornova, Turkey.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2><b>Current Needs\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:58.4%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"TWDH1629-EN\" src=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TWDH1629-EN.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TWDH1629-EN-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TWDH1629-EN-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TWDH1629-EN-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TWDH1629-EN-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TWDH1629-EN.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p><strong>Sponsor a Franciscan Seminarian<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-3 {border-radius:2px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/give.franciscanmissions.org\/formation-donation-2\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Donate Now<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h2><b>Hope is Real: Stories from the Mission Field\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-grid-wrapper fusion-blog-infinite\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-blog-layout-grid .fusion-post-grid{padding:20px;}.fusion-blog-shortcode-1 .fusion-posts-container{margin-left: -20px !important; margin-right:-20px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-infinite fusion-posts-container-load-more fusion-no-meta-info fusion-blog-rollover fusion-blog-layout-grid fusion-blog-layout-grid-3 isotope\" data-pages=\"1\" data-grid-col-space=\"40\" style=\"margin: -20px -20px 0;min-height:500px;\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-7876\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-7876 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-pastoral-work category-seminary-and-vocations country-turkey\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #ebeaea;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NARRATIVE-REPORT-OF-THE-NOVITIATE-CONSTRUCTION-IN-THE-FOUNDATION-OF-TIMOR-LESTE_Page_1_Image_0001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscanmissions.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NARRATIVE-REPORT-OF-THE-NOVITIATE-CONSTRUCTION-IN-THE-FOUNDATION-OF-TIMOR-LESTE_Page_1_Image_0001-200x90.jpg 200w, 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