Funny incidents while discerning a vocation

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sometimes when I am reading scripture in prayer, little words remind me of God’s Call I was reading Jeremiah yesterday well monday, in adoration and the first few words said something something in a family of a PRIEST, and I was like thanks for reminding me God :).
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It was funny. Today at the later Mass with the Corpus Christi procession, I had to lead the whole thing, so I wasn’t able to see what was going on at each of the four places of reposition as the whole band was behind me, and I had to move far down, so I couldn’t see and/or hear anything. It was weird though, because the only thing I really heard out of the whole thing was at the last part of the procession when the priest said, “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” 😃

Typical.
 
So, I have been saying how I am asking St. Therese of the Little Flower for her intercession on my vocation. So, today is my birthday, and this lady from church, whom I have known for so long, gave me a note and some money for my birthday. She mentioned how sorry she was for not getting a card since she couldn’t really find a card that she liked, so I read the note, guess whose picture is on the back of the note? St. Therese’s! I immediately got a sudden chill up my spine and dropped the note. I think she has answered my prayers! 😃
 
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St. Francis de Sales giving the rule for the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary to St. Jane Frances de Chantal

God Speaks in Funny Ways

Here’s a divine coincidence from years ago: In 1604, a French woman, Jane Frances de Chantal, attended a series of Lenten sermons being given by St. Francis de Sales. Jane and Frances were introduced to one another, and immediately established a bond of friendship.

Jane was a married woman with four children, and was raising a fifth. Her husband had been killed in a hunting accident. She suffered great difficulties, but kept her life and spirituality on an even keel. Francis confided to Jane his desire to found a religious order that would welcome women seeking a deep relationship with God, but who could not live with the physical rigors of traditional religious life.

In 1610, the two established the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary.
Learn more about the Visitandine Sisters through a series of Discernment Sundays, held in the Sisters’ Living Jesus Chat Room. Check out the website, too.
 
I had to serve Mass this morning, and when I went to light the candles on the sanctuary, those praying the rosary before Mass just ended, and they were just saying general prayers/intentions. Right when I get out, the leader said, “For vocations…” 😃
 
Just to give you guys an update, My application is nearly complete, Just had my psych follow up yesterday it went well different then what I expected he gave me lots of stuff to work on. My IQ is pretty high, and I have no major psychological problems 🙂

I just have to get a background check and my fingerprints at the state police office, then wait for the other seminary applicant finish his psychological stuff so we can interview together. After that I meet with the Bishop and probably get my acceptance letter. I don’t know about the time line right now but it should be done before the 20th of august, that’s my move in date lol.
 
catholictiger said:
Just to give you guys an update, My application is nearly complete, Just had my psych follow up yesterday it went well different then what I expected he gave me lots of stuff to work on. My IQ is pretty high, and I have no major psychological problems 🙂

I just have to get a background check and my fingerprints at the state police office, then wait for the other seminary applicant finish his psychological stuff so we can interview together. After that I meet with the Bishop and probably get my acceptance letter. I don’t know about the time line right now but it should be done before the 20th of august, that’s my move in date lol.
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God bless you! You are an inspiration. Good luck!
 
Well for me, my funny moment came while I was attending Franciscan LEAD. I had been discerning my vocation before that, but I was not really sure where I felt called. I felt a tug to the priesthood, but I was not really sure about it.

Anyway, one of the nights at Franciscan LEAD was Adoration, and I had my hands outstretched while I was praying. Later that night, a girl asked me if I had thought about being a priest! I had not told her that I was discerning a possible vocation, either. When I asked her why she said what she said, she told me that it was because my hands looked like priest hands! I thought that was pretty cool because I was really unsure about my vocation at that time.

I am thrilled to say that I am now entering the seminary for the Congregation of Holy Cross this fall. I am actually entering with someone else who posted on this thread, too! I am amazed at how God works. His Love is so awesome!

AMDG BVHM
 
^^^Lucky!!! I wanna be on Franciscan LEAD sooooooooo bad!!! I leave for Steubenville of the Rockies tomorrow, and this year is so much more special because when I went last year it was when I first heard God calling me to the priesthood. I’m looking forward to another monumental experience this weekend.

And congrats on entering the seminary! I have a friend who is a Holy Cross priest, and he is a big inspiration to me. Good luck, I’ll be praying for you.
 
This thread is pretty inspiring and it’s wonderful to see God working in so many people. Before I regale my own story I would like to say “ad maiorem Dei gloriam”.

One day during the summer after I graduated high school, as I was lying around wasting my life, my mother came into my room, phone in hand, and asked if I would be interested in going on a mission trip. I saw the phone and knew (with some resentment) that she had purposefully put me on the spot to say yes, so I an inactive, silent, wallflower went on the trip and had the time of my life. My home parish is too small to afford such things, so the trip was with another parish. The priest of the parish went with the group and left a huge impression on me, I have since found out that he is on the vocation board of the diocese :rolleyes:. It was the beginning of a wonderful year at college with heavy involvement at the Newman Center and deepening of my faith. Many months later I was on my way back home to my current college after checking out a Catholic college to major in Theology, all the way doubting that it was the correct choice, when suddenly I got the urge to stop at a gas station just ahead. By this time I was about halfway home, in Kansas this means in the middle of nowhere :D. I stopped at the station and decided to get a drink and think my decisions over. I NEVER do this. If I go somewhere I don’t stop until I get there or there is an emergency. I walked in to see none other than the priest from the mission trip, hotdog in hand, staring at me. We explained to each other why we were there (again this is practically a miracle in Kansas, especially accounting for how far from home we both were) and he told me in a hushed voice, “You know, I know a school that you could study Theology for practically free!” to which I promptly asked, “Where?!”. He smirked and simply said, “Seminary. See ya!”

I have my pysch profile at the end of the month, meet my Bishop after that, and find out if I will be accepted.

Ad maiorem Dei gloriam.
 
Okay, so this doesn’t really pertain to my vocation, but moreso my vocations director. 😃

So, today was Catholic Youth Day at our local amusement park, and in the center of the amusement park, there is an attraction called the Skycoaster, which basically lifts you up 181 feet in the air and drops you as if you jumped out of a plane. So, nobody wanted to ride it with me, so I approached my vocations director. He had never ridden it before, so he was a little scared. We got on the platform that lifts us up, and he says, “You are definately not getting in the seminary now.” 😃 Then, as we are lifted 181 feet in the air, he says, “I hate you so much.” :D:D

After all that, we drop 181 feet, and he screamed like a little girl! 😃

It does kind of look bad. I forced my own vocations director to jump 181 feet in the air with me. :eek:
 
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It makes me laugh even more whenever it shows up while browsing the page of a past crush :rotfl:

Oh and of course I have taken the test before and with flying colors got the result of strong potential 😉
 
CatholicZ09 said:
Okay, so this doesn’t really pertain to my vocation, but moreso my vocations director. 😃

So, today was Catholic Youth Day at our local amusement park, and in the center of the amusement park, there is an attraction called the Skycoaster, which basically lifts you up 181 feet in the air and drops you as if you jumped out of a plane. So, nobody wanted to ride it with me, so I approached my vocations director. He had never ridden it before, so he was a little scared. We got on the platform that lifts us up, and he says, “You are definately not getting in the seminary now.” 😃 Then, as we are lifted 181 feet in the air, he says, “I hate you so much.” :D:D

After all that, we drop 181 feet, and he screamed like a little girl! 😃

It does kind of look bad. I forced my own vocations director to jump 181 feet in the air with me. :eek:
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hey guys I thought I just give you a quick update, the next big part of my application is my vocations board interview, my vocations director called me yesterday to set it up and I’ll be doing it on the 22nd of this month :). There is a second guy I’m going to do it with. After that I meet with my bishop where I should hopefully get my acceptance letter.
 
catholictiger said:
hey guys I thought I just give you a quick update, the next big part of my application is my vocations board interview, my vocations director called me yesterday to set it up and I’ll be doing it on the 22nd of this month :). There is a second guy I’m going to do it with. After that I meet with my bishop where I should hopefully get my acceptance letter.
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I have a funny one that happened to me just yesterday! I had been working as a yoga studio administrator for the past year, and I took a 2 week vacation where I went to Oregon to visit my boyfriend and his family. It was lovely and gave me a lot of time to think and I decided I wanted to quit my job to just take some time and think about whether I want to go back to school and pursue a degree in Theology or not.

I quit last Tuesday (went back to work on Monday) and yesterday was my last day at work. I stayed longer at the office, feeling somewhat melancholic and sad (one of my bosses was really annoying, but the other one was wonderful and I’m really gonna miss him), and then a wave of fear came over me: what am I going to do next? Should I really pursue a degree in Theology? If so, when? Should I start next year? Is this really for me? What on earth am I going to do during the next 6 months? …where am I headed?

As I was on the bus on my way home, I get a call. I never pick up in the bus 'cause I find it annoying, but I saw they were calling me from my Parish. I have the number in my directory 'cause I sometimes call to find out about Mass and talks and stuff, but they’ve never called me save for this one time months ago when Padre Javier, my Parish priest (who I became friends with a short while ago) called to apologize for missing an appointment with me. So, intrigued, I decided to pick up. It was the Padre Javier. He was just wondering how I was doing, how my trip had gone, and when I’d go visit him to chat. Padre Javier had called me at the *exact moment *I was closing a chapter of my life in order to put myself in a better position to hear God’s plan for me. He had called me at the precise moment when fear of uncertainty was invading my heart, and when I was thinking of whether Theology is what I wanted to study or not. Huh, isn’t that funny.

I’m still taking 6 months off everything to make sure this is the right thing to do. But after Padre Javier called me, not only did hearing his voice on the phone improve my mood x100, but it also gave me a peace of mind and heart that I hadn’t felt in a while. Perhaps Theology IS what I’m meant to do. Time will tell. In any case, thank you God…and thank you Padre Javier! 🙂
 
CatholicZ09 said:
So, today was Catholic Youth Day at our local amusement park, and in the center of the amusement park, there is an attraction called the Skycoaster, which basically lifts you up 181 feet in the air and drops you as if you jumped out of a plane.
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So, how about them Pirates, City Sibling?😉 I have been to Kennywood so many times, but I refuse to go on the Skycoaster. I can’t even go on the Phantom. Nevermore + rollercoaster = :bigyikes:

Oh, another story!

About two weeks ago, my aunt (who likes antiques, a lot!) too me to this weird, antique, flea market type-thingy. At 6 am. So I was walking around, looking at all the tables people set up. There was furniture, and WWII stuff, and freaky clown things. Anyways, I saw these little figurines that were nuns. I smiled, and moved on. They were cute. Then I saw six or seven more on different tables. Then while my aunt was trying to buy this one doll (it didn’t have an arm), I was looking at the seller’s table. Laying in a box was a full on nun-doll. Habit, cross and all.
By the end of the day, I am positive I saw like 20 nun things.
Then, while looking at jewelry, this one dude had some Rosaries. Guess what was one of them? A habit Rosary.

Ah, God. Why can’t you just tell us where we are meant to be? These hints aren’t clear enough! :rolleyes:

In Christ through Mary,
Nevermore
 
Nevermore22 said:
So, how about them Pirates, City Sibling?😉 I have been to Kennywood so many times, but I refuse to go on the Skycoaster. I can’t even go on the Phantom. Nevermore + rollercoaster = :bigyikes:
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I don’t really keep up with them, but from what I’ve heard, pretty good! Our youth group might be going to a game possibly.

Oh, I rode the Phantom about six times on Thursday. The lines were incredibly short! I rode twice in the very front, and I couldn’t believe how fast it was up front!
Oh, another story!
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About two weeks ago, my aunt (who likes antiques, a lot!) too me to this weird, antique, flea market type-thingy. At 6 am. So I was walking around, looking at all the tables people set up. There was furniture, and WWII stuff, and freaky clown things. Anyways, I saw these little figurines that were nuns. I smiled, and moved on. They were cute. Then I saw six or seven more on different tables. Then while my aunt was trying to buy this one doll (it didn’t have an arm), I was looking at the seller’s table. Laying in a box was a full on nun-doll. Habit, cross and all.
By the end of the day, I am positive I saw like 20 nun things.
Then, while looking at jewelry, this one dude had some Rosaries. Guess what was one of them? A habit Rosary.
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Ah, God. Why can’t you just tell us where we are meant to be? These hints aren’t clear enough! :rolleyes:
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In Christ through Mary,
Nevermore
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In my experience, if you don’t keep accepting it, He just keeps sending signs! 😃
 
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