A Higher Chivalry and a True Vocation
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2016
- If times today were like the Middle Ages and the era of St. Bernard, then there would literally be tens of thousands of monasteries and religious houses throughout this country packed with consecrated men and priests. But unfortunately, this is not the case. I remember hearing a story from a good priest a few years back. This priest was working with a young man that had just turned 18 years old. In short, the priest was helping the young man with discerning a call to the holy priesthood. When the natural father of the the teenager heard about this, he was infuriated. Taking his son to the parish, the natural father barged into the priest’s office. He then berated the priest for talking about the holy priesthood with his son. The natural father then added…Listen …I want my son to be successful in life…I want him to be somebody important, not a Catholic priest. Over the past few decades, we have witnessed a virtual hemorrhaging of consecrated persons from the Church. Tens of thousands of priests and religious have left their vocations leaving behind many empty convents and priestless parishes. Oh how devalued a vocation to the holy priesthood has become in the minds of many. Please pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and the religious life. If you are parents, encourage your children to embrace the call in order to bring restoration to the priesthood and consecrated life. Be like those mothers of Lu, in Italy, who longed to have priestly sons and daughters in habits. The little village of Lu was located in northern Italy. The deepest desire of many of these mothers was for one of their sons to become a priest or for a daughter to place her life completely in God’s service. No one expected that God would hear the prayers of these mothers in such an astounding way. From the tiny village of Lu came 323 vocations!: 152 priests (diocesan and religious), and 171 nuns belonging to 41 different congregations. The mothers prayed this prayer: O God, grant that one of my sons may become a priest! I myself want to live as a good Christian and want to guide my children always to do what is right, so that I may receive the grace, O God, to be allowed to give you a holy priest! Amen.
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God Bless this priest for teaching what the Church always has taught.
St Bernard, pray for our priests and consecrated covations, that come only from God, from 'outside of ourselves' not from w/in our own 'natural' nature.
Thank you Father.
Three Hail Mary's for Father
Definitely in my top 3. St. Bernard, pray for us.
Who's the other two?
Oh Lord grant s priest oh Lord grant us many priests oh Lord grant us many holy priest oh Lord grant us many holy religious vocations
One thing to add when I was in an orphanage I wanted to be a priest.
Did you become one?
Turn the empty convents and monasteries into nice, affordable housing for able-bodied practicing Catholics over the age of 21. We can have a vestige of community life. Perhaps Vocations will come from that.
This division is too unequal¨!
How, why, dose God choose these people to become who they are. There are hundreds of men and women become saints ! I love God very much but I have no calling. It saddens me that I feel left out and I know I have not been the best person on this earth.
don't feel discouraged! God gives sufficient grace for each one of us. Try attending an Ignatian retreat, there you'll find what God wants from you.
Brother, fear not! The Father has placed you on this earth, at this time and in this era of great distress, among the people that you are with now because it is only you that can accomplish the mission he has assigned for you alone.
There is no need to question this in solitude. Pray fervently and look to a priest for where you must go next. As you already have, continue to love everyone around you, becoming the face of Christ in all matters. In so doing, you will become one of the very men and women you aspire to be like, for you will become the channel of God's almighty grace.
I am also on the same journey as you brother. If the priesthood is calling to you, again, talk to a priest about it. Or visit an Ignatian retreat, as per +leinadster.
You do have a calling from God. Pray for his guidence and how to serve Him and he will tell you. Promise.
Kent Barber No one (other than our most beautiful Blessed Mother) can say that they have been the best person on this earth; that's why we have confession.
Each person, does have a calling and purpose in this life.
Religious life is not for all; it may be the single life or marriage.
Look at Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati. He was not a religious - merely a layman and there are others.
You're vocation is to become a Saint.
The Sacraments (Communion/Confession) and devotion to Our Lady who is the mediatrix of all graces will help you get there!
Sounds as if you’re pretty fond of yourself Father. What you failed to mention is there are many many people that entered the religious life, including the priesthood and later God awarded them and made it clear their vocation was to be married instead. I personally know many people who fall into this category.
Also, without Holy Matrimony, there would be no priests, one is depended upon the other.
Although priests are priests forever and are usually awarded in heaven greater than anyone else, there is good indication that some, those not religious, gain even a higher award in heaven. John the Baptist was not married nor a priest.
God awards those most humble and charitable first, even before the letters that come about before their name (sir, Mr. Mrs, Fr. Msgr, Excellency)
Jesus said, the first will be last and the last shall be first.