Posted August 14, 2020

The five-day event Aug. 5-9 saw two teams of seminarians from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary plus a priest, two bishops and a lay woman pedaling a combined 2,000 miles through two routes and visiting well wishers in 17 parishes in Philadelphia and the suburban region, all to promote awareness of vocations to priesthood and religious life. Read full coverage here.

  • Seminarians pause for prayer led by Bishop Timothy Senior before departing St. Charles Borromeo Seminary on the first day of Biking for Vocations.

  • Seminarian Chris Massaro tells his vocation story to the gathering of well wishers at St. Charles Seminary.

  • The seminarian cyclists head out on the roads from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary on the first day of the five-day Biking for Vocations event to raise awareness of religious vocations. (Matthew Gambino)

  • The ride is going fine as seminarians tour the roads of Bucks County.

  • A Biking for Vocations group is greeted by parishioners and clergy of St. Bede Parish, Holland.

  • Bishop John McIntyre, right, enjoys lunch with parishioners during a stop at St. Bede Parish, Holland.

  • Bishop Joseph Coffey (left), an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for Military Services and a Philadelphia-area native, joins Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop John McIntyre on the Biking for Vocations event.

  • Meanwhile in Montgomery County, the group of riders on the perimeter tour pause for a scenic view.

  • No, they’re not lost, just traversing the streets of Pottstown en route to St. Aloysius Parish.

  • Seminarians visit with well wishers at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Doylestown.

  • A rainbow appears over seminarians Aug. 7 as they visit Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Warminster during Biking for Vocations. (Photo courtesy of Father Joseph Watson)

  • The perimeter group admires the view from the Bucks County side of the Delaware River, looking toward Trenton, N.J.

  • A group of seminarians makes a stop at St. Dominic Parish in Northeast Philadelphia.

  • Seminarians enjoy the view of center city Philadelphia as they stop on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.

  • Seminarians make their way along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia en route to the cathedral.

  • The Biking for Vocations ride concludes at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in center city Philadelphia to the greeting and cheers of clergy and lay faithful. (Sarah Webb)

  • Archbishop Nelson Perez greets the riders at the cathedral. (Sarah Webb)

  • Seminarian Eric Tamney speaks to the group at the ride’s end. (Sarah Webb)

  • Archbishop Nelson Perez enjoys the festive end to Biking for Vocations. (Sarah Webb)

  • Families and faithful individuals greet the seminarian riders with the ringing of cow bells, a cycling tradition. (Sarah Webb)

  • Seminarian Dominic Mirenda, outfitted with a GoPro camera, speaks to the group at the cathedral. (Sarah Webb)

  • Seminarian Tucker Brown, who along with Chris Massaro organized the first Biking for Vocations event last year, makes a point during his talk at the cathedral. (Sarah Webb)