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Discernment
Ways to Discern a Vocation to Religious Life
How Will I know?
Take time to reflect on the following passages
1. Present disposition
Reflect on Matthew 16: 1-4
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Find some quiet time and think about how God has worked in your life. How has Jesus been present in your life?
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Reflect on Luke 9:28-36. How might Jesus be calling you? What is Jesus saying to you today?
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Reflect on Matthew 5:1-16. What do you expect and anticipate from God? What do you hope for?
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2. Reflective experience
Reflect on Matthew 8:18-27
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As you think about your own life story, what have been the most important decisions in your life so far?
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What were your feelings, hopes and fears in the process of making those decisions?
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What were the consequences or outcomes of those decisions?
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3. Prayer
Reflect on Matthew 6:5-22
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How do some of the gospel values (discipleship, God's reign, perseverance, truth, poverty, single-heartedness, fidelity, justice, mercy, hope, love, humility) relate to your present discernment?
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How do you see your discernment in relation to the elements in Jesus' life (his ministry of healing, his qualities of trust, courage, forgiveness, faith, his suffering and persecution, his desire for fullness of life for all, etc.)?
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4. Consultation with others
Reflect on Matthew 7:7-12
Consult with people who are significant in your life:
Friends and loved ones
Family members
Spiritual director
Vocation director
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5. Listening to yourself
Reflect on Matthew 6:24-34
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As you think about religious life now, what feelings emerge?
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What do you hear yourself saying to others when you are talking about religious life? (What messages are you giving yourself here?)
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What is your sense of God's "inner voice" within you? What is your gut-level intuition about your decision regarding religious life?
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Does your decision, direction or choice give you life? Is it life-giving for you and for others?
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6. Confirmation
Reflect on Matthew 12:33-35
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When you put together all that you have heard through prayer, reflection on scripture,
your feelings, responses from others, work with a spiritual director and /or vocation director, what do you believe God wants for you?
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Vocation Prayers
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God, you so loved the world that your sent your only Son, Jesus, to bring eternal life to those who believe in Him. I join Him in his prayer for laborers in your harvest. May the Holy Spirit inspire and strengthen generous women to continue His mission in the world. May the same spirit make known to me your will in my regard. Where you lead, I will follow. Let it be done to me according to your Word. We pray this through Christ our Lord-Amen.
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Senor Mio, quiero escuchar Tu llamada con mi Corazon para entender que es lo que pides de mi. Necesitas mis manos para edificar, mi cansancio que otros descansen, mi sonriza que otros rian, en total, necesitas todo mi ser para el bienestar del mundo. Todo esto se lo pides a cada una de tus criaturas en una manera personal, ya sea en la vida matrimonial, soltera, del sacerdocio, Religiosa o del diacono. Te suplico a ti y a tu Santisima Madre, que guien mis pasos en mi caminar.
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