The Frassati Fellowship is a 6-month formation program focused on developing your leadership as a minister within the Church. Complete with world-class teachers and mentors, you’ll get out as much as you put in.
Join a cohort of fellows who all share in the Church’s mission to evangelize. You’ll pray together, travel together, and grow together in a community of support and faith.
The pinnacle event? A 9-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Trust us, your ministry will never be the same.
Think to yourself – when was the last time in ministry that you could be the participant and not the leader? Be fed and not feed others? A life of ministry is a life of constantly giving of yourself.
With the Frassati Fellowship, it’s your turn to grow. With prayer, formation, and rejuvenation, all done within a supportive community, this is your chance to rejuvenate and deepen your call to ministry.
With any formation program, you’ll get out what you put in. So we won’t be shy – this program requires time, dedication, and a willingness to grow. All aspects of the program are required, but don’t worry, this isn’t your typical classroom. Everything is designed around real-world, practical development in ministry and formation.
Each Frassati Fellow will commit to:
Applications for the Frassati Fellowship are being accepted through April 1, 2021.
Here are the steps to apply:
How do you hope that a pilgrimage to the Holy Land will contribute to your formation and leadership as a minister in the Catholic Church?
Please click here to download the Request for Letter of Support and share it with your supervisor, religious superior, or pastor. All letters must be signed and submitted to Verso Ministries via email or mail by the supporter. Please note the submission deadline for the letter of support is April 1, 2021.
All cancellations must be submitted to Verso Ministries in written form and received via email or mail. Any refunds, as applicable, will be processed based on the date stamp of email or mail received. Cancellation fees are for individual pilgrims and fees will be charged per person per booking.
Cancellations are possible at any time, but refunds are subject to cancellation fees at the rates listed here:
Any cancellation charges incurred from other suppliers or vendors (flight, lodging, ground transportation, tickets, etc.) may come in addition to the administrative fees listed here. All group flight airline tickets, optional excursions, trip options, pre/post extensions, private transfers, and additional hotel nights are non-refundable 100 days or less prior to departure unless otherwise noted.
“Verso Ministries has gained my trust and confidence that the Spirit is the center and guide of all their mission.”
Yen F.
Pilgrim, World Youth Day in Panama, 2019
“Not only has pilgrimage allowed me to grow in faith, but it has given me tools to continue my personal development and a community in which to do so.”
Emma H.
Pilgrim, Kentucky “Holy Spirits” Pilgrimage, 2017
The Frassati Fellowship is a six-month fellowship of prayer, formation, and most importantly – pilgrimage. Fellows will meet regularly in anticipation of a life-changing pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
We know that the life of a ministry leader is usually packed, jumping from one commitment to the next, so we’ve designed the Fellowship with this in mind. Fellows can anticipate spending about 2 hours per week from May-October to participate. A small investment for big growth!
The Frassati Fellowship is designed for people who are working full- or part-time in Catholic ministry, leading a Catholic ministry in a parish, school, or other organization, are enrolled in full-time graduate studies in theology, divinity, or related field, or are an ordained or vowed religious. Anyone who holds a position of leadership within the Church, is looking for a way to maintain their own spirituality and a community to have formative experiences while developing themself professionally, is welcome to apply. If you aren’t sure whether you are eligible or not, just ask us! Email us at hello@versoministries.com, and we’ll get back to you.
First of all, we view this as an investment in the leaders of our Church and an opportunity to serve those who are usually doing the serving! For this reason, we are subsidizing the cost significantly with a $2,000 scholarship to make the program as accessible as possible to those that are interested. Let’s be honest, most graduate students, lay ministers, priests, and religious aren’t bringing home six figures a year!
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