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Madable
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Hello all, a few of you might remember me from my last post which was around December. I had expressed my strong feeling of being called to the priesthood, soon after realizing and experiencing Jesus’ real presence in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Not only do I feel called to bring Jesus’ Body and Blood to people, but I feel a hunger for bringing souls back to the Lord.
That being said, for the past two months, I began to feel that becoming a diocesan priest would hold me back in a sense. I began to feel that it would restrict me, per se, and that I want to do more for the greater glory of God.
A random thought popped into my head in the past weeks: to become a religious priest. I looked into some orders like the Franciscans and Jesuits, but they didn’t seem right. Frustrated, I took a break from trying to figure out my vocation. However, just this week, I looked into religious orders once more to find one I had never heard of: the Dominicans. After researching the Order of Preachers, it seems to be the perfect fit. Going out into the increasingly atheist world and preaching the Gospel is what I feel called to. Using my intellectual and speaking abilities, I would use reason to prove faith to others who don’t believe.
Of course, and I cannot stress this enough, it should be God’s will and not mine. His plan, not mine. But if this is what I’m called to, so be it. If I’m called to marriage, so be it. After all, I’m only in eighth grade, going off into high school. But I kindly ask you all to pray for me.
I’ve been trying to increase my prayer time and dialogue with the Lord. Please pray not only for me, but for all people discerning what God’s plan is for them. Help those who are called respond “yes” to whatever He wants them to do. I’ll keep you updated if you would like to see where this goes.
That being said, for the past two months, I began to feel that becoming a diocesan priest would hold me back in a sense. I began to feel that it would restrict me, per se, and that I want to do more for the greater glory of God.
A random thought popped into my head in the past weeks: to become a religious priest. I looked into some orders like the Franciscans and Jesuits, but they didn’t seem right. Frustrated, I took a break from trying to figure out my vocation. However, just this week, I looked into religious orders once more to find one I had never heard of: the Dominicans. After researching the Order of Preachers, it seems to be the perfect fit. Going out into the increasingly atheist world and preaching the Gospel is what I feel called to. Using my intellectual and speaking abilities, I would use reason to prove faith to others who don’t believe.
Of course, and I cannot stress this enough, it should be God’s will and not mine. His plan, not mine. But if this is what I’m called to, so be it. If I’m called to marriage, so be it. After all, I’m only in eighth grade, going off into high school. But I kindly ask you all to pray for me.
I’ve been trying to increase my prayer time and dialogue with the Lord. Please pray not only for me, but for all people discerning what God’s plan is for them. Help those who are called respond “yes” to whatever He wants them to do. I’ll keep you updated if you would like to see where this goes.
. I don’t have a spiritual director at the moment. I don’t have the most practicing family if that makes sense. I was lucky to get my father to take me to Mass and Confession regularly. Other than that, there’s not much that we do to live the faith as a family, but I digress. How would I get myself a spiritual director? Is it normal for people my age to have one?