Vocations
The Religious Community of Sisters
Vocations
You can become a Married Catholic Priest !!
Qualities Desired in a Candidate For Priesthood
- One who considers a personal relationship with God as an important and vital part of life.
- One who is male and over the age of 25 and a sufficient level of maturity.
- One who has a profound relationship with God and wants to show that LOVE to others
- One who has an ability and willingness to talk about his faith and experience of God and share that with others.
- One who is able to demonstrate good moral character.
- One who is firmly rooted in solid Catholic and Apostolic principles.
- One who has a desire to serve others and make a difference in people's lives.
- One who faithfully adheres to Catholic and Apostolic ideals in the modern world.
- One who is willing to sacrifice personal or material gain for the service of the Gospel and the Church.
- One who is recognized as being approachable.
- One who enjoys life, people, and has a sense of humor.
- One who has the ability to lead and work with people of all ages.
- One who forms and maintains healthy relationships with both men and women.
- One who feels good about himself, has average to above average intelligence, and has good physical, mental and emotional health.
- One who is either married or single. In the case of a married man, the spouse's consent and understanding must be present.
Bishop Duarte Costa gives Holy Communion
to a newly ordained priest in Brazil
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We are all told that nothing compares with a sense of real job satisfaction. The joy of getting up in the morning to go and do a job makes you happy. Sadly for many people, this is not the case. Rather, it's a matter of doing the job to get paid in order to pay the bills! Real job satisfaction only comes from doing what you are supposed to be doing. It is achieved by fulfilling your vocation in life. Not so many years ago people talked about nursing as a vocation, or teaching as a vocation. Perhaps these days even those professions are no longer seen as such by some and now it is only, 'How much does it pay?' and 'What are the working conditions like?' To some, these are questions that really matter. If you feel that you have a vocation to the priesthood then those two questions should not form part of your thinking. A vocation to the priesthood will not make you wealthy. The working conditions may seem quite pleasant, but in reality they are very demanding. On the whole, people will treat you with respect, but not always. So if you feel that you are called to this service then you must understand that it is truly only those who know the meaning of the word Vocation who will make the grade, and more importantly be of true service to God and his Church. A Vocation (to quote the dictionary) is a `Divine call to, sense of fitness for, a career or occupation.' The important words here are 'Divine call' because a vocation to the priesthood comes from God calling a man to this ministry. The road to finding out if a vocation is truly from God is a long one and patience is not just a virtue here, it is a necessity! Not only must you be sure of your sense of vocation, it must then be tested by the Church and through a period of academic training either at a Theological college or on one of the part-time programs run in most of our Dioceses. All that can be achieved here is getting you thinking. Talking through your thoughts at an early stage will certainly help you clarify where you are going, so see if God is calling you.
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