DVP-ECV

Since May of this year, I have been working as National Coordinator for the Directors of Vocations in the Philippines (the umbrella organization for all groups involved with vocation animation and promotion in our country) and as Executive Secretary for the Episcopal Commission on Vocations of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines.  This is not an easy work since I am asked to do many things that is connected with the ministry of vocation promotion to the priesthood, religious and missionary life.  But the beauty of this work is not about the work itself but the chance to be able to help the Church in promoting to many young people God's CALL.  It allows us to let others see how great the calling of God is and makes us realize that in serving Him in a particular ministry, one is actually realizing the desire of God to be "fishers of men" in a "great field of harvest."

Over the past years since the DVP was established, the organization was represented by a logo that spoke of a people jointly carrying a house and assisting it to be built as a strong Church.  It spoke of the "bayanihan" spirit within the Church.  After many years, we in the DVP thought of giving the group a new logo that now speaks of who we are and what we intend to continue to do as a ministry.

This is the new logo of the Directors of Vocations in the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Vocations (DVP-ECV) which I designed.  Actually, this comes from the old logo of the Vocations Ministry of the Diocese of Antipolo which I also made a few years ago.  I updated the design to incorporate stylized images of fishermen in the logo to represent the work of those in the vocation ministry - that of "fishing and harvesting" more people (as represented by the net and the fish) to the priestly and consecrated life for the service of the Church (which is represented by the boat).  The water might be rough but we continue to sail since we believe that it is not our work but God's.  He will be the one to journey and guide us.  Thus those involved in the work of vocation animation and promotion must heed the words of Jesus, "Be not afraid!"