Year of the Priest - Pray for Vocations

During this Year of the Priest, there have been a lot of prayers asking for young men to answer the call.

Today, Grant Desme, a 23 year old young man from Bakersfield, California and one of the top baseball prospects for Major League Baseball, has retired from professional baseball to enter the seminary. He was the MVP in the AFL as a player in the Oakland A's farm system, a home run hitting outfielder.

It's making for a large stir in the sports world today with headlines such as, "Top Prospect gives up Baseball for Priesthood" and "A's lose prospect to Higher League". But it is another sign that this Year of the Priest is producing great fruits.