Wanting to date, but he feels called to religious life. Prayers please

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Hello everyone,

If I can ask for your prayers for something that has been very difficult for me (and I’m sure my friend involved as well)…

Long story short, there’s this guy I’ve been friends with for a while. Recently, he expressed his feelings for me and said he’s felt them for a while but didn’t want to get in my way because at one point I was discerning (which is a whole other story - I have since discerned out of religious life). Obviously, I made it known to him that his feelings are reciprocated and I really like him. He is someone I can see myself marrying. However, the night he expressed his feelings for me he also said that, although he wishes he could give me his heart, for some reason he feels God is holding him back and calling him to sacrifice himself in a different way, and his thoughts are that God’s calling him back to religious life to discern with an order (few years earlier, he had been in seminary but discerned out of diocesan priesthood). He asked that, as long as I’m willing, he would like to continue to develop our friendship by hanging out. We have and obviously I want to always hang out with him, but clearly get emotionally invested whenever I do. I’ve told him this and he is very understanding.

This week, he goes to visit an order for a few days. If you could please, please keep him in your prayers. I really want him to have clarity as to what his vocation truly is by the end of this retreat/visit at the latest. This has been something that has been eating at me emotionally because I obviously would like for this to work out in our favor and that we can both willingly be together, but also don’t want to pray for something if it isn’t God’s Will. I know I need to abandon myself to God’s Holy Will, but am having trust issues, in a sense, with God due to previous situations with this guy - I feel that whenever I tried to let go and forget, he would come back into my life and when I want something that’s good and holy, I’m not getting it. He is such a good and holy man, someone I’ve been praying for and we get along so well, which makes it all the harder. God is really testing my patience and I’ve been praying out the wazoo.

If anyone has any encouraging words, they are much appreciated.

Thank you so much, everyone. Pax.
 
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Prayed that GOD’s will would become much clearer in this guy’s life and yours, for His will is the best road to follow; this I ask in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.
 
Praying for your intentions.

Philippians 4:6-7 : Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus
 
Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen.

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Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

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Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

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O Lady of Mental Peace,
Mother of Tranquility
and Mother of Hope,
look upon abbap in this time
of weakness and unrest.

Teach her searching heart
to know that God’s Love
for her is unchanging and
unchangeable, and, that
true human love can only
begin and grow by touching
His Love.

Let your gentle Peace -
which this world cannot give
  • be always with her.
    And, help her to bring this
    same Peace into the lives
    of others.
Our Lady of Mental Peace,
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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 death, Amen.
 
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.

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.

Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. x10

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
 
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