In February, this year the Irish Bishops launched a vocations monstrance, blessed by Pope Leo last November. The monstrance serves to highlight the importance of prayer, particularly Eucharistic Adoration, in encouraging vocations to priesthood and religious life.

The Vocations Monstrance will be in Dromore Diocese the weekend after next, and there will be opportunities for prayer for vocations before the Blessed Sacrament in various parishes as follows:

Friday 5^th JUNE 2026
Lurgan
9–10am St Paul's Lurgan: holy hour
10:30am–5pm: Adoration Chapel, Lurgan.
6–7pm: St Peter's Lurgan: holy hour

Saturday 6th June 2026
Seapatrick/Banbridge:
Adoration 9am–9pm in St Patrick's, concluding with holy hour, Night Prayer and Benediction commencing at 8pm

Sunday 7^th June 2026
Newry
Monstrance at some Masses during the morning.
3pm: Used for Corpus Christi procession in Newry and devotions include prayer for vocations.

Sunday 7^th June 2026

Moyraverty Parish, Craigavon
6–7pm: Holy Hour and Benediction in St Anthony's, Moyraverty.