Becoming a priest or a man or woman religious is not primarily our own decision…. Rather it is the response to a call and to a call of love.
—Pope Francis, Address to Seminarians and Novices, July 6, 2013
VOCATION
“A call from God to a distinctive state of life, in which the person can reach holiness.”
All of us are called by God to “Be holy because I am holy” (1 Pt 1:16). However, achieving
this goal in daily life can accomplished through several different paths, or vocations. Many are called to the vocation of Marriage. Others are called to the vocation of single life without any official affiliation. Some are specially called by God to be holy in a religious vocation; as Priest, Deacon, or Consecrated Religious. Discerning your vocation can be a difficult task as we seek to hear the still, small voice of God in a clamorous world. It is important to seek guidance on which path God is calling you to serve.
PRIESTHOOD
Are you ready to say YES! to God? Are you ready to become a priest? Christendom desperately needs holy priests, brave priests, virtuous priests! Perhaps you have what it takes to be one. You owe it to yourself to give the idea serious thought.
Archdiocese of Baltimore Vocations Office
facebook.com/BmoreVocations twitter.com/BmoreVocations contact the Director of Vocations
Fishers of Men
https://vimeo.com/7187151 The Catholic Priesthood (Youtube): www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FbL7eFJGdQ&feature=youtu.be
Why Become a Priest? Powerful Reasons, Great Answers!
The Chase Hilgenbrink Story Leaving Professional Soccer to be a Priest: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sp-BXeYuYI FOLLOW ME: Chase Hilgenbrinck www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEiYyRWM88Y Chase Hilgenbrink: Sports Chaplain at Mount Saint Mary’s www.youtube.com/watch?v=es_8ekX3GHk How Should I Discern the Priesthood? www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdxYHfExkfo
For Parents Archdiocese of Baltimore: www.becomeapriest.org/promote/for-parents/ FOLLOW ME: Chase Hilgenbrink: A Parent’s View: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNgH_e8U0g8 USCCB: http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/vocations/parents/videos.cfm
For more information, contact Monsignor Dick Murphy
PERMANENT DIACONATE (I Come to Serve)
“Believe what you read. Teach what you believe. Practice what you teach.”
In the Catholic Church, the diaconate is the first of three ranks in ordained ministry. Deacons preparing for the priesthood are transitional deacons. Those not planning to be ordained priests are called permanent deacons. Married men may be ordained permanent deacons, and single men may be ordained with a commitment to celibacy. Baltimore Vocations Office: www.archbalt.org/vocations/deacons/index.cfm Elements of Formation Process: www.archbalt.org/vocations/deacons/dimensions-of-formation.cfm Admission Requirements: www.archbalt.org/vocations/deacons/admission-requirements.cfm
For more information, contact: Deacon Jim Barth, [Deacon Robert Price] or the Archdiocese of Baltimore Office of Vocations at: corr@archbalt.org
CONSECRATED RELIGIOUS (Men and Women)
In this privileged state [the religious life] there is a happy and wonderful exchange; for goods of this world are given up and in their place the goods of Heaven are received. Treasures that will pass away are surrendered in exchange for treasures that last forever. Articles of no value are swapped for articles of priceless value. – St. Basil
Women Religious Life: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEIQ0beeJQ0
Sister Mary of the Christ Crucified Testimony: [Need written or video testimony] The Beauty of being a young nun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyltd1iWnaw The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFFiNRvXBQw
Communities of Religious Women within Archdiocese of Baltimore: http://www.archbalt.org/vocations/clergy-religious/religious-women.cfm
For more information, contact: Sister Maria Luz, Archdiocese of Baltimore, 410-547-5584, marialuz.ortiz@archbalt.org
Men A Millennial Enters the Monastery: www.trappists.org/becoming-trappist/vocation-stories/now-i-am-ready-millennial-enters-monastery Communities of Religious Men within Archdiocese of Baltimore: www.archbalt.org/vocations/clergy-