My name is Father Walter Szczesny, the Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Buffalo. I want to welcome you to explore and research our Vocation website. I hope that you will find it interesting and informative.

Pope Benedict XVI has declared that this year . . . June 2009 thru June 2010 be designated as the “YEAR FOR PRIESTS”. Our Diocese has planned many events to commemorate this special year and our Vocation Office is encouraging that every Parish in our Diocese mark this event according to their own traditions. Our website will also mark this special declaration by Pope Benedict. Please read the monthly stories of local Parish Priests under “My Story”. You may want to look under the Priest honored for August of 2009 . . . Father Saint John Vianney . . . the Patron Saint of Priests. We also provide a monthly feature article written by a Diocesan priest as a reflection on the Year for Priests.

You may also find interesting the testimonials reflected in our Vocation radio ads. They reveal the discernment journey of both Seminarians and experienced Priests. I invite you to listen to these ads, which are found below. Your suggestions and comments are most welcome. May God continue to bless you and guide you as you discover and live out God’s plan for you.