KENOSIS: GOD'S SELF EMPTYING

 May we respond generously

to this God's great Love for us!

FINDING GOD IN ALL OF OUR LIFE EXPERIENCES!

 FINDING GOD IN EVERYTHING!

Ad majorem Dei gloriam!

FINDING GOD IN EVERYTHING!

GUIDE QUESTIONS IN DISCERNING VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE

Do you feel called to a life of commitment to serve God and neighbor? 

Do you feel called to share your life with other men in community 

as they participate in Christ's ministry?

Few people are really aware of their vocational calling. It takes much reflection, information and discernment to know if religious life is truly the right vocational choice for you. Take time to reflect on the following vocation questions take them to prayer, and search within yourself for answers.  Try to find somebody that can guide you through your vocation discernment. Confer with your parish priest and start looking for Spiritual Director.

• What is your hearts desire? Is it to serve God through serving those in need? 

• How is your prayer life helping you to grow in your awareness of God's presence in your personal life and in the life of others? 

• Is there any compelling need to make a difference in your life and to be a part of something bigger, like a group that tries to make a difference in the world by their personal and communal witness? 

• How do you work and participate in ministries? 

• What is your over-all health condition? Are you physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually equipped to handle stress, conflicts, uncertainties and the ambiguities of life? How is your self-esteem and your self-discipline? 

• How generous are you with your time and talents? 

• Are you at the brink of making major life decisions? 

• What is invoked in you when you think of a "Brother?" 

• Do you have the capacity to live with others and to be an actively involved in life-giving endeavors? 

• How do you value ethnic and racial diversities? How do you reverence the uniqueness of persons ? 

• What are your gifts, talents, interests? What are your limitations? What do you intend to bring to religious life, particularly into community living and ministry? 

• How do you deal with conflicts, uncertainties and ambiguities in your life? How do you witness to make our world a better place? Are you an agent of peace and justice?

If you are drawn to seek answers to these questions, then we believe that God is beckoning you to  consider religious life. Get to know us somebody from religious congregations in your area, go to Catholic congregational websites and explore what a vowed religious life has to offer you in the context of the healing ministry of Christ.

AWAITING

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

from Diocese of Rapid City, SD
www.Gods-call.org

My Lord and my God,You are Love itself, 
the Source of all Love and Goodness!

Out of love you created me
to know you, to love you and to serve you
in a unique way, as no one else can.

I believe 
that you have a plan for me
that you have a mission for me alone.
Your plan and your mission
are far better than any other that I might choose:
they will glorify you, fulfill the desires of my heart,
and bring salvation to those souls 
who are depending on my generous response.

Lord, grant me the light of grace 
I need to see the next step in your plan;
Grant me the generosity 
necessary to follow your call;
and grant me the courage 
required to take up my cross and follow you!

Show me your will, O gentle and eternal God,
and help me to say with Mary,
"I am the servant of the Lord, let it be done
unto me according to your word!"
Let me say with Jesus,
"Let not my will be done, but yours."
AMEN