Feast of Saint Mark, Evangelist
Eighth Grade Vocations Mass
April 25, 2024
Saint Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, Texas
1 Peter 5:5b-14
Psalm 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17
Mark 16:15-20
Today is a great day in your lives and in the life of the Diocese of Fort Worth because this is the only time when all of you, the eighth graders of each school in the Diocese of Fort Worth, will come together for Mass, for lunch, and for some reflection and discussion about discerning your vocation: what Christ is inviting you to do with the time God has given you in your lives. I am certain that as eighth graders you are thinking a lot about time these days — the ever-shortening amount of time that you have with your teachers and with each other as junior high students, the end of your time spent at your schools and the time of transition into high school and from childhood into adolescence. In His generosity, God has given us this time together and on this wonderful Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist.
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