5 Signs You're Called to Religious Life
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.พ. 2024
- Have you ever wondered if God was calling you to become a religious Sister? In just two minutes, Sr. Colleen Mattingly, our Vocations Director, shares 5 signs that God may be calling you to religious life. Watch and share!
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I feel these things. And have at various times throughout my life. The first time I remember telling my mom I wanted to be a nun, I was 9 or 10.
There should be more videos like this on social media. I believe that there are ladies out there that were called in there hearts but doesn't realize it yet....
Excellent!
I am a Catholic Man 👨🏾 hoping to be a Man that gives my Catholic Church ⛪️ to Women and Men!
I feel so called to religious life, to like... insane levels, but sadly I am autistic, and apparently here where I live you cannot be a nun with an autism diagnosis. I am deeply upset, but if that's what God wants, I'll take it! Anything to make Him happy. I have to find another sacrifice to make for Him, to find another way to life for Him.
To have autism is a cross that you may not understand yet but it's not a disgrace if, as you say, it's a way to love more Christ, your way to go to heaven, a way to love others.
The vocation is Jesus Christ. I pray for you that you may find a Community to live the faith with in religious life or in a lay movement or other reality in the Church.
You haven't to choose... YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN! The Lord has already a very beautiful plan for your life that is unique. Pray for me too!
Hi, I may have autism, OCD, or Speech Disorder. But that doesn’t mean the Nuns are right about you because they don’t know what God has planned for you. And it is possible to enter religious life as a Nun or Sister if you believe because everything is possible through God. Don't let this disapproval become an obstacle. I recommend for you, one hour in Adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament, for every weekend. And you will need a spiritual director to accompany you, it could be a nun, priest, monk or a lay member, and to make an appointment with one, you can ask the priest if there are any licensed spiritual directors nearby. I'll keep you in my prayers🙏🏻
What do you mean by 'where you live'? The one congregation in your area or the whole country?
There's many congregations and each may have their own policies on whom to take in. There's so many religious communities and many charisms, and may have different requirements.
There's already differences in the most basic distinction of active vs. contemplative life (for instance, age and health requirements are stricter with many active communities).
Discerning the religious vocation is also discerning the community/congregation one might be called to.
The closeness to home isn't necessary important, because either way, one wouldn't have close contacts with the family anymore. With bigger congregations the novitiate house may be in entirely different place; also you may likely not be able to decide to which house (which city/region) you'd be later sent to.
Either way, it's best to not assume, but go to the places you'd like for eg a retreat or 'come and see'. Just for a few days, or few weeks. Especially in summer there's many vocational retreats or 'open doors', where you can come even up for a few weeks. Just to see. It's the first step, just to see in person how the religious life looks like.
For a short retreat (eg weekend retreat), it doesn't yet have to be the particular congregation you're interested in, you're just coming to have a first look, to get an idea.
And of course, pray for discernment and ask God what He wants for you. Maybe it's a religious community, but maybe it's not.
He knows what our limitations are, and - similarly as our talents and predispositions - they also tell us about our vocation.
If He indeed calls you to religious life, trust that He'll lead you towards it.
Monastic life is something I find appealing for years but never thought about seriously. Then came 2022 and my first retreat in an abbey and... nothing feels more like home to me than such a place. But, I have a family to take care of, so I can't. So I decided to give a shot at joining the Secular Discalded Camelites because I really really really feel drawn to the Carmel nonetheless. Just thinking about it brings a stupid smile on my face and I love the little Therese so much, she brought so much wonders to me. Please pray for me.
thank you i been struggling w this for nearly a year now
and im so scaed to follow god path cuz i want to have a husband and family and it eels that door is closoing but when im by jesus i feel so much peace
Please read both my comment’s. God bless.
Many of our Sisters did not want (or expect) to become Sisters; they had their own plans of what they wanted their lives to be like. But they all found a sense of peace when they surrendered to His call. Draw close to Jesus in prayer and we will pray for you, too. God bless you.
5/5... but for the first time in years that I watch a video like this, I'm not looking for some kind of confirmation, I just know now. Still no real clue on where and when exactly it's going to happen though, I even lost my spiritual father and can't find a new one. I'm really worried I might let the world seduce me again though while I'm waiting to find out. It's all in His hands, please remember me in your prayers ❤
We will keep you in our prayers! Perhaps you can spend some time with our Lord in adoration and pray about this.
@@ASCJUS thank you sm 💕
I met Erin May five year’s ago we’ve not even dated and I haven’t seen her in nearly two year’s yet I persevere in believing it’s God’s will that she is my future wife through grace and it’s very hard and painful to persevere with this belief. Please pray for Erin May and me. The way she came into my life was I believe truly miraculous though at that time I was very much interested in another beautiful lady and not Erin May at the time.
Is there a comparable video for men?
Yes that can definitely be done. No it should not be done, actually...
you just said yes then no, for something unknown, what is "that" and why is it yes then no
Satan will attack but always praise Jesus and Mary! Be totally honest with Jesus because he already knows. Say to Jesus and Mary,I want to get married please find me a spouse. Again be totally honest with Our Lord and Our Lady! It took me a long time to tell Jesus and Mary that I was going to stop saying/praying the beautiful holy Rosary and the reason why! Ask your guardian angel to help you. Tell Jesus and Mary you want to do God’s will but still be honest with yourself and Jesus. God bless. Buy book’s on discernment by Fr Timothy Gallagher.
If one explains the Crucificition properly, and I really mean properly, they'll have to start with the Last Supper. And then if one is to speak the truth, they will understand what Judah actually did and what the stakes were. That's why the Bible is, in fact, a hermeneutically coded text (mystery.)