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For Catholics Who Are Discerning Their Vocation

If you are discerning your vocation, you should probably check out DoIHaveAVocation.com In this lens we will be discussing the following vocations:

1. Holy Orders- Deacons, Priests, and Bishops

2. Lay Faithful- All who are not in the consecrated state or in Holy Orders

3. Consecrated Life- Religious, Diocesan Hermits, Consecrated Virgins, and consecrated members of Secular Institutes.

Contents at a Glance

Do I Have A Vocation?
Vocations News
Cardinal O'Malley Consecrates Virgin
Holy Orders And The Laity
Great Vocations Links
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There are many vocations in the Catholic Church. They are usually to three different calls:

1. The priesthood. Besides the common priesthood that all the baptized possess, there is also the ordained priesthood. Clerics are those who are deacons, priests, and bishops.

2. Consecrated life. Those in consecrated life may be men or women. They are religious, sisters, monks, consecrated persons in secular institutes, societies of apostolic life, canonical hermits, consecrated virgins (women only), and consecrated widows (Eastern Churches only).

3. Married life. Those who are called to marriage enter a union patterned after the marriage of Christ and His Church. The sacrament of matrimony gives the strength for the man and woman united by the lifelong bond to be good followers of the Lord.

Most Christians are called to one of these vocations. There are some people, however, who remain single or cannot enter a different state in life for one reason or another. They should love and serve God in the best way that they can given their circumstances.

Vocations News

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Cardinal O'Malley Consecrates Virgin

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While consecrated persons are dedicated to the Lord's service, consecrated virgins are female virgins who have been consecrated body and soul as Christ's bride by their bishop or abbot (if they are a religious). While many females are consecrated, the term "consecrated virgin" used in its proper sense refers only to those virgins who have received the consecration described in canon 604 according to the Rite. Other consecrated women, including religious, hermits, members of societies of apostolic life, and secular institutes are dedicated to God and live celibate lives, but are not necessarily virgins.

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Holy Orders And The Laity

In a certain sense, the Church is juridically divided between those in Holy Orders and those who share in the common priesthood of Christ but who do not have the character of Orders. Or, in plain English, there are in the hierarchy those who are deacons, priests, and bishops and the others who are the laity.

Both those in Orders and the laity share in the common priesthood of Christ. By baptism, all the faithful are called to preach, teach, and sanctify according to their state in life. The goal is the making up of the Mystical Body of Christ. Each person is called to live in the fullness of God's grace and to be a functioning member of the Body by striving for holiness.

Those in Holy Orders are called in a special way to live out their vocation to holiness by mirroring Christ in a special way and serving His holy Church. They are called upon to be His representatives and to minister to the people.

Permanent and transitional deacons are clerics who have received ordination at the hands of a bishop. Deacons, as we are told in Scripture, were called upon to serve, St. Stephen being a glorious example of the diaconate.

The priests are collaborators of the local bishop. They assist the bishop in the very necessary ministry of providing the sacraments to the faithful. Souls are entrusted to their care and they should strive for holiness and service.

Bishops have the fullness of Orders and are successors of the Apostles. The Bishop of Rome, the Pope, is the successor of St. Peter the first pope. Besides having the care of all the souls in a general sense because of their membership in the College of Bishops, the bishop has his own diocese in which certain people are in his direct care and service.

Catholic Vocations

For Catholics Who Are Discerning Their Vocation

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

Do I Have A Vocation?

Vocations News

This is from a great vocations blog...

Cardinal O'Malley Consecrates Virgin

Special ceremony marks virgin a bride forever!

Holy Orders And The Laity

Great Vocations Links

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