Welcome Message
Most Reverend Carlos A. Sevilla, S.J.

This vocation website of the Diocese of Yakima has three purposes. The first is to be of help to someone who may be discerning a vocation to the priesthood, religious life, or the permanent diaconate. We encourage that person (perhaps, it's YOU) to spend time in quiet prayer everyday, listening to God's voice in his or her life. We also encourage that person (YOU) to speak frequently with a spiritual director because he or she can help you deal with the confusion that you may be experiencing about God's call. Secondly, this website should be a helpful resource that offers positive suggestions regarding the promotion of vocations -- a ministry in which all of us should take a pro-active part. Finally, this website also hopes to help everyone become familiar with some simple ways in which we can support our clergy and religious.

Year of the Priest
June 2009 - June 2010