We just have to jump in there and try an Order. The Order will discern with you if you are called. Then you’ll know for sure.Ah, God. Why can’t you just tell us where we are meant to be? These hints aren’t clear enough!
In Christ through Mary,
Nevermore
Yes!actually unfortunately yes
I see my vocations director interact with the youth and share the faith with them and I think, “Ya, I really think that’s what I want to do with my life.” What better thing to do than share the Truth of Jesus Christ to everyone? I can’t think of anything better!
Whenever you guys are seriously discerning, do you ever have doubts? Not really about your vocation but about the Church and God in general? I attribute this to Satan, basically. The last thing that he wants is another priest. Whenever I get Holy Communion, those fears/doubts seem to die down a little bit. Our Lord is good!
While they never really amount to any big changes in my faith every-once and a while thoughts pop into my head, is that really Christ, or soemthing along those lines. But my faith has deep roots in fertile soil (just like the Gospel said on sunday) so when Satan tries to unroot me he can’t because my faith runs deep, and for satan to rip me out of the ground that is the church, it would take alot of work for him to do it. But he does try and I think those thoughts that pop into my head are those things. Again they don’t really end up doing anything to my faith, becuase it is so strong I brush off those doubts and live my faith life as strongly as before.. So yeah Satan can really come at us if Christ so allows.Haha. I love the story with Padre Pio. I guess this is a “test of faith.” I really feel that if you get these temptations/doubts/questions, your vocation may be authentic. I have such a strong attraction to go to Confession right now like never before, and I’m going on Wednesday. I bet Satan really hates me for that.actually unfortunately yes
Actually If you knew that it was Satan toying with you it could be a good thing, while this could be completely off but becuase you may be right on God’s will and you are close to perfectly following it Satan is trying to do whatever he can to stop that and putting those doubts in your head is one of his strategies. I don’t know though its just a guess. I think the more closely tied to God you are the more Satan attacks you especially with temptations and putting thoughts in your head and so on and so forth. Padre Pio was so closely connected to God that many times a demon I think the same one would bring about images to pio, and make it look like his bed was on fire and other things. I remember a story that pio woke up in the middle of the night saw that something crazy was going on, and said who its just you and went back to sleep
I had a dream that I went to the mailbox and opened it and a bunch of vocation material flooded out.
God can use dreamsI had a dream that I went to the mailbox and opened it and a bunch of vocation material flooded out.
I never thought that he would. I kind of asked him one time, “Can I have a dream of some sorts?”God can use dreams
he hasn’t so much for me though.
actually in this book called left to tell aamazing story you should read it, but anyway this women lived through the Rwandan genocide and she and her brother were the only to survive it from her family. She hid in families houses literally hiding behind their cabnits, she would do nothing all day, and actually pray 24/7 I’m sure its the only thing that kept her going. But after the genocide ended she had a dream it told her something very important i won’t spoil for you though, you should read this.
Boy, you better get into that seminary RIGHT NOW.
Me: “What does the back of that truck say.” “Here am I…” “Ohhhhhh…”Boy, you better get into that seminary RIGHT NOW.
Just pray that God’s will be done. There’s another story of someone from this forum who took 4 years to get a reply and now he’s just been accepted by his Bishop.
This is funny, I was browsing some topics on another computer, why my other computer was being worked on, that I ran into this thread.To be honest, I think that’s a little silly. Perhaps the novena would be more intellectually honest if an estranged family member arrived at your door after 10 years of feuding and gave you a rose.If you already had the picture of the Immaculate Heart, your whole novena was just going to fulfill itself anyway. Let’s not get too ridiculous with our “signs and symbols”!
Oh! I was walking down the street the other day and I saw a man in a clerical collar! I must be called to the priesthood!
