Dhaka (AsiaNews) - "Every family is a house church. It is the root from which vocations grow. Consumerism and love of luxury are the barriers between man and the call of God. We must defeat this mentality, beginning with the education of our children", writes Fr. Dilip Stephen Costa, national director of the Pontifical Missionary Society (PMS) of Bangladesh, in his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which is celebrated on 11 May 2014.
In Bangladesh, the Catholic community marks the event with a prayer campaign and fundraising in favor of seminaries and houses of formation: "Last year, we received about 400 thousand taka (about 3,700 Euros) from parishioners, who gladly donate for vocations". According to Fr. Dilip, however, the most important thing "is to help young people to live in an environment removed from false values, so that they can listen to the call of God".
In the majority Islamic country, the PMS run about 50 seminaries or houses for religious formation. Today these facilities are preparing between about 600 seminarians, novices and aspirants to the priesthood.
