FMM LAST HUNAT Flashcards
is a personal
calling from God
vocation
This is God’s offer for His people. People need to accept it
wholeheartedly.
vocation
The need to recognize and accept the calling of God
must come from the person himself. A person can
choose what kind of vocation or calling that he or she
wants. This is a process in one’s journey of life.
discernment
is, essentially, an occupation.
vocation
In a religious context, it implies that someone has had a divine call to live a religious life.
vocation
Through the Sacrament of Baptism, we all have one calling in our lives:
holiness
This means following Jesus to the best of our abilities.
holiness
Vocation comes from the Latin word ______ which means _________
vocare and to call
This call is found in Scripture as it
states
“Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone!
Therefore, you shall love the Lord, your God, with your whole heart,
and with your whole being, and with your whole strength” (Dt 6:4-5
NABRE)
four distinct types of vocations in
the Church
religious life
married life
priesthood
single life
Commitment in life to live as
Christ lived through vows of
poverty, chastity and obedience.
religious life
Faithful commitment to each
other is consecrated by the
Sacrament of Holy Matrimony,
they strive to please God through
their devotion to each other and
building a faith-driven family.
married life
Conformed to Jesus Christ
through the Sacrament of Holy
Orders, priests are called to be
chosen instruments in the world.
priesthood
The Church confers the Sacrament of Holy Orders only on __________, whose
suitability for the exercise of the ministry has been duly recognized.
baptized men
is conferred by the laying on of hands followed by
a solemn prayer of consecration asking God to grant the ordained the graces of
the Holy Spirit required for his ministry.
the sacrament of holy orders