For priestly and religious vocations
Speaker: Youth from Stella Maris TV (Guatemala)The voice of the Pope
If we are indeed convinced that the Holy Spirit continues to inspire vocations to the priesthood and the religious life, we can “once more cast out the nets” in the Lord's name, with complete confidence. We can dare, as we should, to tell each young person to ask whether this is the path that they are meant to follow.
In discerning your vocation, do not dismiss the possibility of devoting yourself to God in the priesthood, the religious life or in other forms of consecration. Why not? You can be sure that, if you do recognize and follow a call from God, there you will find complete fulfilment.
Jesus is walking in our midst, as he did in Galilee. He walks through our streets, and he quietly stops and looks into our eyes. His call is attractive and intriguing. Yet today the stress and quick pace of a world constantly bombarding us with stimuli can leave no room for that interior silence in which we can perceive Jesus' gaze and hear his call. In the meantime, many attractively packaged offers will come your way. They may seem appealing and exciting, although in time they will only leave you feeling empty, weary and alone. Don't let this happen to you, because the maelstrom of this world can drive you to take a route without real meaning, without direction, without clear goals, and thus thwart many of your efforts. It is better to seek out that calm and quiet that enable you to reflect, pray, look more clearly at the world around you, and then, with Jesus, come to recognize the vocation that is yours in this world.
(CHRISTUS VIVIT §274, 276 et 277)
I pray
- Our Father
- Hail Mary
- The prayer of St. John Paul II to Our Lady of Guadalupe: click below on the orange button "I pray" to see the text.
My concrete action
I encourage a seminarian or a young person who seeks to discern his or her vocation.
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Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone. Col 4:6