Canon 329

1. The task of fostering vocations especially to the sacred

ministries belongs to the whole Christian community, which, as

its shared responsibility, must be solicitous for the needs of

ministry of the whole Church: (1) parents, teachers and other

first educators of the Christian life are to take care that

families and schools are so animated by the evangelical spirit

that boys and young people called by the Lord through the Holy

Spirit can freely hear and willingly respond to Him; (2) clerics, especially pastors, are to take pains to discern and foster

vocations both in young people and even in others of a more advanced age; (3) the eparchial bishop especially, joining forces

with other hierarchs, is to stir up his flock in promoting vocations and to coordinate their endeavors. 2. Particular law is

to provide that either regional or, insofar as is possible, eparchial projects for promoting vocations are instituted in all

Churches, these ought to be open to the needs of the universal

Church, especially missionary needs.