Vocations in Bangladesh, "born in the family, the root of all good"
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.
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