Discerning a religious vocation

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I’m discerning a call to the religious life, seeking out which religious order I should join.

I’m about to visit the order that I’m most interested in, and which I feel most called to, the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. I leave to visit the order on Oct. 6th, just a couple days from now, and I’ll be back on the 20th. I’ll be doing the things they do, learning about them and seeing how they live. Please pray for me during my trip, that God will lead me each step of the way and make clear the path He wants me to take.

Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Oh God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit dost instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant us by this same Holy Spirit that we might become truly wise, that we might relish what is right and ever rejoice in His consolation, through Christ our Lord, Amen.

Holy Wisdom, Holy Spirit, Holy Mary, Holy Angel, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jerome, St. Arsenius, St. Joshua, Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity, St. Daniel, and especially St. Francis of Assisi and St. Maximilian Kolbe (and Blessed Virgin Mary), please guide me and fill my way with light as I seek to understand God’s will for my life. Please grant me courage, strength, wisdom, love and understanding, and full and perfect union with God’s Kingdom, as well as anything I should pray for but haven’t.

And please bless my traveling so that all goes safely and I make no mistakes, miss no flights, or any other errors.

Pray for me, holy ones! Dear Jesus, I love you and worship and adore you. Bring me into your Kingdom. Lead me in your light. Let the light of Heaven illuminate all things for me, showing me how you wish me to serve you throughout this life on Earth. Amen. In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Amen.

Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee, Amen.
 
Well today happens to be the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.

St. Francis of Assisi, pray for us!

Happy discerning.
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That’s a very cool order! :cool: Awesome. Tell me how it goes.

I’m discerning too. So many awesome orders though… I’m thinking about just going for diocesan for now and If God moves me towards an order then I’ll go.

May the Holy Spirit enlighten you and bring you into God’s will. May the Lord’s will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven and may he help you to discern what He wills for you. God’s Blessings. :o
 
Wonderful! Stay open to the Holy Spirit and He will lead you where He wants you.

Praying for you …
 
Thank-you so, so much for your prayers, everyone!

Robin, I love your signature :).
 
hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women and
blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
 
Prayers that the Lord may grant you the peace of knowing the vocation He desires for you.

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Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
 
God bless you for your generosity of heart and mind. May God’s will be utterly fulfilled in your life!

“This…is what I pray before the Father from whom every family, whether spiritual or natural, takes its name: Out of His infinite glory, may He give you the power through His Spirit for your hidden self to grow strong, so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, and then, planted in love and built on love, you will with all the saints have strength to grasp the breadth and the length, the height and the depth; until, knowing the love of Christ, which is beyond all knowledge, you are filled with the utter fullness of God.”
“Glory be to Him whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine; glory be to Him from generation to generation in the Church and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.” [Ephesians 3: 14-21]
 
Holy Mother Mary we continue to pray

Hail Mary, full of grace.
Our Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
 
A friend in my young adult group just entered them in July! I also nearly discerned with the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate and remember talking to Sr. Maria Consolatrice on the phone. She was very sweet, but, for some reason or another, I never went. I don’t remember the exact reason, though it may have had something to do with my mental health history (I have depression). I also had two friends that were in the order for a while, but left, and they had nothing but praises for the community. They just found that their vocation was to be in the world.

Praying! :gopray:
 
Holy Mother Mary we pray

Hail Mary, full of grace.
Our Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
 
Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
 
Prayer for Vocations

Lord Jesus, let your call be heard
by the fervent and generous hearts
of young people, and make them
your followers and ministers.
Provident and loving Jesus,
grant to those whom you call
the necessary means to succeed
and the grace to persevere.
May they meet the demands of their call
and become salt of the earth
and light of the world,
holy ministers and dispensers
of the mysteries of God.
We ask you for vocations
for the whole Church,
vocations according to your heart,
numerous enough
to meet the pressing needs
of your Church and the world.
Send true shepherds of souls
filled with the Holy Spirit.
May their hearts be detached
from all worldly entanglements.
Make your priests holy, Lord,
splendid and exceptional witnesses
to the world
that the humankind cannot be transformed
without the spirit of the Beatitudes.
Amen.

Prayer to Mary for Vocations

O VIrgin Mary,
Mother of Jesus,
and Mother of the Church,
to you we commend
our young people,
in particular those
called to closely follow
your Son.
You know the difficulties,
the struggles,
the obstacles they must face.
Assist them to answer “yes”
to the divine call, as you did
at the invitation of the angel.
Draw them near to your heart
so that they can understand
the beauty and the joy that
awaits them when the Lord Jesus
calls them into His intimacy,
to be witnesses of His love
in the world. Amen.
 
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