Priestly Vocation

[curlycool89]

This perfect and all consuming love is no different for man or woman, young or old. His presence within us is not about power or gender, it is about achieving a Christ like love between us through His Grace. It is man who has made it an issue of power and gender, and yet true power comes from the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, which was an act of ‘love’ for all, men, women, children, old and young. Oppression is not an act of love, it is an act of man.

And we are called to be obedient to God above all things, and Christ gave use His Church, the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Catholic Church to be our guide to salvation. If it is not taught by the Church then it is not of Christ but of man, and between the truth that is Christ and the PC world that is of man I put my trust in Christ.

And by the way, my soul has never been better. If my soul is restless, then it is because I want to do more for Christ and His Holy Church. If I weep it is because I am sad for those who have been deceived by the Evil One in this world.

 

[CDNowak]

Hi all.This is my first post so if it is in the wrong place I apologize in advance. I have a question I hope someone can help me with. I am 48 years old and have a high school diploma with NO college at all. I was born and raised Catholic and still am a practicing Catholic. I was married for 12 years and am now divorced.I have no children and have an annullment. I received it 6 months ago. My question is am I too old to enter the priesthood at my age or is there anything else that would prevent me from becoming a priest.I think God is calling me and if he is,I know there has to be a way to become a priest.Sorry if this seems a silly question but I don’t know where to turn.I have not talked to my pastor about this.He is hard to get a personal audience with.Thanks

While many diocese and orders have age requirements, not all do. When I was in the monastery, one of the men who entered the seminary was about your age, starting 1 college.

The easiest person to get a hold of to help you with specific information with your diocese will be the vocations director (sad, but true).

As to the annulled marriage, the poster who mentioned that it was different from not having been married was only partially correct. Canonically it will be treated no differently that no marriage, but it will probably mean some different treatment as far as psychological and personal formation.

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

As to the annulled marriage, the poster who mentioned that it was different from not having been married was only partially correct. Canonically it will be treated no differently that no marriage, but it will probably mean some different treatment as far as psychological and personal formation.

Again, this depends on the diocese or religious order/community.

I know of at least one diocese that will not consider men with an annullment for the priesthood due to the possibility of scandal.

 

[CDNowak]

Again, this depends on the diocese or religious order/community.

I know of at least one diocese that will not consider men with an annullment for the priesthood due to the possibility of scandal.

I stand corrected.

 

[Pilgrimage]

Firstly may God Bless you ‘chipper17’ and may you know His plan for you,if it is His will that you should serve him as a priest then I wish you all the best.

In response to ‘Pilgrimage’, The “fatherhood” of the Pope is the same as that of Abraham, St. Paul, and all Catholic Priests, it is biblical:

Yours in Christ

No, actually it’s not, you have but one Father and He is Christ. Also there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Paul made every effort to be to all people all he could be, but he could never be a woman or get into the hearts, minds and souls of women. Jesus could, and this is why Paul could not be your perfect example of Christ as Father, no matter how hard he tried, nor could the church fathers before him. All he could do was teach the philosophy behind the wisdom of Christ and imitate Jesus in humility. He did a very good job of doing so, but he was NOT Jesus, nor was he Peter.

You should remain faithful to the examples Jesus gave you first and foremost and then be like Peter and build your church, because this is how Jesus did it. First He gave Peter the examples he was to follow, this included the elevation of women in front of Peter’s eyes; only then did He commission him with building of the church.

Firstly Peter had to learn about himself and how he could come to deny Jesus’ teachings in the face of the truth. The faces of truth at this point were 2 ‘women’ first and then a crowd, which is quite poignant in the face of the truth still today.

Be honest. It’s OK to say I enjoy worshiping this way it feels powerful, but don’t try to say that it should be to the exclusion of women because they have the wisdom to get down to The Lord’s feet and to wash and dry them with the most precious of all praises.

Jesus did not exclude women, He allowed them to be publicly intimate with them at a time when women were culturally suppressed. Had He wanted cultural suppression today He would have displayed it Himself.

The servant girl clearly knew who they both were, the girl at the gate clearly knew who Jesus was and also knew who Peter was too, and so did the crowd. If Peter is to imitate Christ fully, then he is to give women their rightful place in society.

In elevating women, women elevated Jesus to even greater heights. There was a lesson in that for Peter too, if Peter is to follow Him. There was more than just one Mary or woman in the Bible!

God bless

 

[Pilgrimage]

If it is not taught by the Church then it is not of Christ but of man, and between the truth that is Christ and the PC world that is of man I put my trust in Christ…

What is taught by the church MUST be of Christ because He is the cornerstone of your faith. You have given your life to Him first and foremost (have you not?) and therefore have a responsibility to read His Word and be faithful to Him above all things. If it is not of Christ, then it is in tension with the church. Your church leaders know of this and are aware of the tensions that over the years they have had to wrestle with, incorporate, deal with or adapt to. The church did not come with any instruction accept to be built on Peter. Peter is the nature that Christ wanted His church to be built on. Peter had experienced his fallibility, the humility of it and it had caused him to weep. ‘Peter wept’ for the deep wound he caused Christ. Remember this.

It is wrong of you to say or believe that the church is infallible. The responsibility for you believing this lies with the CC. This is dangerous, it can lead to dictatorship, prejudice, men killing men. It also leads to people being confused over who they are worshiping and who they are following… the church, the Pope, Mary or Christ? Confusions is NOT what Jesus wants or the church if truth was told. If this is not rectified it is something they will come to weep over. Jesus is lifted and placed on a throne through humility, not through the seeking of power.

And I am the least ‘politically correct’ person you will ever meet BTW. Jesus is my Lord and Saviour and He does not preach political correctness. He said “I Am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but through Me”

[SIGN]“Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”[/SIGN] John 13: 14 NIV

 

[Pilgrimage]

If it is not taught by the Church then it is not of Christ but of man, and between the truth that is Christ and the PC world that is of man I put my trust in Christ…

What is taught by the church MUST be of Christ because He is the cornerstone of your faith. You have given your life to Him first and foremost (have you not?) and therefore have a responsibility to read His Word and be faithful to Him above all things. If it is not of Christ, then it is in tension with the church. Your church leaders know of this and are aware of the tensions that over the years they have had to wrestle with, incorporate, deal with or adapt to. The church did not come with any instruction accept to be built on Peter. Peter is the nature that Christ wanted His church to be built on. Peter had experienced his fallibility, the humility of it and it had caused him to weep. ‘Peter wept’ for the deep wound he caused Christ. Remember this.

It is wrong of you to say or believe that the church is infallible. The responsibility for you believing this lies with the CC. This is dangerous, it can lead to dictatorship, prejudice, men killing men. It also leads to people being confused over who they are worshiping and who they are following… the church, the Pope, Mary or Christ? Confusions is NOT what Jesus wants or the church if truth was told. If this is not rectified it is something they will come to weep over. Jesus is lifted and placed on a throne through humility, not through the seeking of power.

And I am the least ‘politically correct’ person you will ever meet BTW. Jesus is my Lord and Saviour and He does not preach political correctness. He said “I Am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but through Me”

[SIGN]“Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”[/SIGN] John 13: 14 NIV

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

What is taught by the church MUST be of Christ because He is the cornerstone of your faith. You have given your life to Him first and foremost (have you not?) and therefore have a responsibility to read His Word and be faithful to Him above all things. If it is not of Christ, then it is in tension with the church. Your church leaders know of this and are aware of the tensions that over the years they have had to wrestle with, incorporate, deal with or adapt to. The church did not come with any instruction accept to be built on Peter. Peter is the nature that Christ wanted His church to be built on. Peter had experienced his fallibility, the humility of it and it had caused him to weep. ‘Peter wept’ for the deep wound he caused Christ. Remember this.

It is wrong of you to say or believe that the church is infallible. The responsibility for you believing this lies with the CC. This is dangerous, it can lead to dictatorship, prejudice, men killing men. It also leads to people being confused over who they are worshiping and who they are following… the church, the Pope, Mary or Christ? Confusions is NOT what Jesus wants or the church if truth was told. If this is not rectified it is something they will come to weep over. Jesus is lifted and placed on a throne through humility, not through the seeking of power.

And I am the least ‘politically correct’ person you will ever meet BTW. Jesus is my Lord and Saviour and He does not preach political correctness. He said “I Am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but through Me”

May I ask why a non-Catholic is so interested in posting in a Catholic Vocations forum?

Are you not aware of your lack of faith in the Church and lack of understanding its True Teachings may lead those asking questions here astray.

I am pointing this out as not everyone looks at the religious affiliations of posters before reading.

If you wish to argue against Catholic Teachings there are other threads for you to do this in. This thread is strictly for those exploring Vocations within the Catholic Church.