Description:
St. Cajetan ministry at St. Joseph Parish is designed to assist job seekers with networking and job seeking techniques. The ministry will work at connecting individuals and organizations that are interested in reviewing resumes of potential candidates. Please contact Rob Barie (Rob.Barie@nelnet.net) or Dan Krick (dan.krick@lincolnindustries.com) for more information.
The ministry is available to all parishioners that are unemployed, underemployed or seeking advise and direction for their career.
Services available:
- I. Novena Prayer
- II. Career and Job Search Resource Books
- III. Networking (resume distribution to participating companies/organizations)
- IV. Workshops
- V. Contact Information
About St.Cajetan:
Cajetan was ordained priest in 1516. He left the papal court and dedicated himself entirely to the service of the Lord. With his own hands he cared for the sick. Such zeal did he show for the salvation of his fellowmen that he was surnamed the "huntsman for souls."
St. Cajetan often prayed eight hours daily. While attending the Christmas celebration at St. Mary of the Crib, he is said to have been given the grace of receiving from Mary the Child Jesus into his arms.
St. Cajetan founded in 1524 a community of priests who were to lead an apostolic life. They were to look with disdain all earthly belongings, to accept no salaries from the faithful; only from that which was freely donated were they allowed to retain the means of livelihood.
He founded a bank to help the poor and offer an alternative to usurers (loan sharks). It later became the Bank of Naples. His concern for the unemployed, giving them the necessary financial help in their time of need, made him their patron. His feast is celebrated on August 7.
I. Novena Prayer:
Daily Prayer
O glorious St. Cajetan, you studied to be a lawyer, but when you felt that the Lord was calling you to his service, you abandoned everything and became a priest. You excelled in virtues, shunning all material rewards for your labor, helping the many unemployed people of your time. You provided loans without interest and you attracted a lot of benefactors who donated to your resources so that you could go on with your activities. Look on us with mercy. We wish to find employment that could help us and our families live with dignity. Listen to our petitions, dear saint; you, who could easily give up the food on your table for the needy, bring our petitions to Jesus (here make your request). Amen.
First Day
You were a model of virtue among the priests of your time, O St. Cajetan. You sought not to receive payments from your ministry, and you taught people how to pray the rosary and develop devotions to saints. You were truly a spiritual shepherd, and your concern was always focused on the salvation of souls. But despite this, you were also aware that with hungry stomachs, the faithful would have difficulty in understanding God’s Word. You embarked to help them, not just by giving them bread but helping them gain their living by work. Look on us with pity, O glorious saint. We have many unemployed people in our midst and their families go hungry. We ask you to guide the fathers and mothers who are looking for work. Amen.
Daily Prayer
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be(3) St. Cajetan, pray for us.
Second Day
Despite your busy schedule, dear saint, you spent eight hours a day in prayer. Your happiness consists in being united with Jesus, to savor his presence in the Eucharist. Guide us to be like you by giving priority to prayer in our life. Enable us to savor Jesus’ presence and help us become contemplatives like you. Inspire us to understand that prayer is not just asking Jesus for our needs, but being with him, delighting in his presence. We ask you, dear saint, to lead us in this direction that we may learn to delight in Jesus’ presence. Amen.
Daily Prayer
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be(3) St. Cajetan, pray for us.
Third Day
Since your death, dear St. Cajetan, the unemployed people of the world had sought your intercession. Work is the key to a happy life. Look with pity on the millions of people in our country who wake up each morning without certainty of finding food because they don’t have work. These people become victims of desperation and some even resort to crimes to survive. Help our government leaders formulate policies that will bring about employment. You who established a bank for the needy inspire our leaders to extend loans for the poor so that they may provide for the needs of their families. Amen.
Daily Prayer
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be(3) St. Cajetan, pray for us.
Fourth Day
O glorious St. Cajetan, like the society where you lived, we are also beset by the same economic set up where the poor are becoming poorer and the rich, richer. You fasted so that the money you saved could be used to buy food for the poor, you did not accept any payment for your ministries because you wanted people to help the needy. You lived very frugally because you wanted to teach the rich about the need to share. Look with pity on our society where resources are wasted in buying useless goods, while the poor and the needy among us have not received the basic necessities. Inspire us to share that nobody among us would go hungry, and that everybody may live with dignity. Amen.
Daily Prayer
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be(3) St. Cajetan, pray for us.
Fifth Day
O glorious St. Cajetan, you spent long hours helping the sick and worked yourself to exhaustion in helping victims of plagues which were frequent in your time. You cared for the sick not just to heal them, but to guide them to a happy death. You wanted their souls, not their bodies. Help us to understand that we have to prepare ourselves to a happy death. May we likewise see that the most terrible sickness is our sinfulness, and we always have to examine ourselves for the sins we commit daily. Inspire us to have repentant hearts that we may always be prepared to meet the Lord. Amen.
Daily Prayer
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be(3) St. Cajetan, pray for us.
Sixth Day
O humble St. Cajetan, you spoke with rulers and kings, but you never gave them much importance. You know that prestige, honor, and positions in society could only be good if they are use to help the needy and the poor. For this reason, you also confronted tyrants and stood against armies that looted, killed, and raped. Your humility did not prevent you from becoming a prophet. You only feared Jesus. Help us to remain humble and self-effacing, knowing that before God, we remain nothing. We can only be someone if we stand close to Jesus. Inspire us to follow your footsteps so that we, too, may fight for justice and help stop corruption in our government. Amen.
Daily Prayer
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be(3) St. Cajetan, pray for us.
Seventh Day
O glorious St. Cajetan, your unceasing fasting and penance help people understand that God must be loved above all things and above all persons. You sacrificed anything or anyone that could block you from loving God with your whole soul, mind, heart and body. By eating little, you showed to others that man does not live on bread alone. You renewed the faith of many people, touched their hearts, and helped much in the reformation of the Church. Inspire us to fast and do penance for our sins. Instill on us the spirit of sacrifice that we, too, may love God intensely as you did. Amen.
Daily Prayer
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be(3) St. Cajetan, pray for us.
Eight Day
O glorious St. Cajetan, it pained you to see the Catholic Church divided into hostile groups. You always prayed for unity in the Church, asking laypersons, priests, and bishops to support the Pope through preaching, prayer, and sacrifices. You see the Church as the bride of Christ, the sacrament by which men and women can become holy. You worked hard for the return of the Protestants to the Catholic Church, and you preached against Protestant reformers who were attacking the heart of Catholic teachings. Teach us then to work for unity in our Church and at the same time, to defend her from sects and religious movements that attack her. Inspire us to follow your path. Amen.
Daily Prayer
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be(3) St. Cajetan, pray for us.
Ninth Day
O glorious St. Cajetan, you received many special blessings from Jesus, visions and mystical experiences because of your union with him. While contemplating the mystery of incarnation, Mary appeared to you and put on your lap the baby Jesus. You held on to the baby and made your heart his dwelling place. Jesus truly loved you and his Mother trusted you. Listen then to our petitions on this last day of our novena and bring them to Jesus. Prove to us that now in heaven you are closer to Jesus and he listens to you. Amen.
Daily Prayer
(3) Our Father, (3) Hail Mary, (3) Glory Be(3) St. Cajetan, pray for us.
II. Career and Job Search Resource Books:
The following books are available from the resource library at St. Joseph church, Heritage Room.
- “Live Your Calling” – Kevin Brennfleck, Kay Brennfleck
- A practical guide to finding and fulfilling your mission in life. This book is written with a Christian perspective.
- “What You’re Really Meant To Do” – Robert Kaplan
- Kaplan shares a specific and actionable approach to defining your own success and reaching your potential. Drawing on his years of experience, Kaplan proposes an integrated plan for identifying and achieving your goals. He outlines specific steps and exercises to help you understand yourself more deeply, take control of your career, and build your capabilities in a way that fits your passions and aspirations.
- “Market Yourself” – Jay Miletsky
- Practical tips to market yourself including the basics to effective uses of the web
- “Get Hired Fast” – Brian Graham
- Strategies designed to generate leads and interviews including a 15-day Action Plan, complete with charts, scripts, and other tools
- “101 Smart Questions to ask on Your Interview” – Ron Fry
- Smart questions for you to ask in and after the interview.
- “Your Work Matters To God” – Doug Sherman and William Hendricks
- Resource for helping to glorify God in our everyday work.
III. Networking
Networking with other companies will be made available through this ministry. Details on his this works will be provided once the person has expressed interest to a contact person.
IV. Workshops
Workshops for job seekers will be made available from time to time and will be announced in the bulletin in advance.
V. Contacts
Rob Barie
Dan Krick
Jeff Maul
Kyle Steffen
Dick Smith
Doug Carr
Aaron May