What should i do

[mymamamary]

Mods, if this thread isnt in the right place, please move it! although i think it should go to vocations anyway…

I was talking with the Br. Superior/Br. Guardian of the Knights of the Holy EUCHARIST via email. I know the community very well. I love the community, the Shrine of the Most Blessed SACRAMENT, Etc., but i got dissapointing news. Bishop Baker told the community no priests. Reason being, they already have 7 serving the Shrine, 2 more to be ordained and maybe one is transfering . My desire and drive to be a Priest is very strong, its a call i feel i’ve had since i was very young and its a call i want to pursue. I want to celebrate HOLY MASS, Absolve sins, anoint the dying etc. Now, since he has told me this, im in a dilemma, he told me that i could go to the Friars who run EWTN (at least i think 99% he meant those Friars) and they would put me through a 2 -3 year program before deciding whether or not i am called to be a Priest. However, i love the community alot and i dont want to go anywhere else. But i want to ne a Priest as well!

What do you think of this idea?

Apply to a traditional seminary, and if its the LORDS WILL, then i come out 7-9 years later as a Priest, then go down to the community and join them? , would this be dishonest to the Bishop? also i would miss the community the whole time,

What do you think forum readers? Cheap move? I WANT TO BE A PRIEST!! Souls out there are starving for JESUS CHRIST, and as a Priest, i want to bring the world to HIM!! No matter what anyone says!

 

[Lady_Love]

If you really want to be a priest then you have to be obedient. You have to surrender your desires to God and let him do with you whatever He wants. God knows who needs your help and where they are located. You have to go where God needs you. You have to let God form you the way He needs you to be formed so that He can accomplish the plan He has for you and the people you will serve.

He must increase and you must decrease.

Follow the open doors.

 

[MHT32]

You’re still 16, you have a lot of discerning left to do. A 2-3 year program to see if you should be a priest makes little/no sense, considering seminary would be efficient since it is twice that amount of time and your spiritual director would help you discern. What makes you drawn to the Knights, im 2 hours away from the Irondale/Hanceville area and never heard of them until you mentioned them.

 

[mab23]

If you really want to be a priest then you have to be obedient. You have to surrender your desires to God and let him do with you whatever He wants. God knows who needs your help and where they are located. You have to go where God needs you. You have to let God form you the way He needs you to be formed so that He can accomplish the plan He has for you and the people you will serve.

He must increase and you must decrease.

Follow the open doors.

THIS!

 

[TheRealJuliane]

You’re still 16, you have a lot of discerning left to do. A 2-3 year program to see if you should be a priest makes little/no sense, considering seminary would be efficient since it is twice that amount of time and your spiritual director would help you discern. What makes you drawn to the Knights, im 2 hours away from the Irondale/Hanceville area and never heard of them until you mentioned them.

I agree with this post. Please get a spiritual director as soon as possible. Pray for the humility to go where God sends you, but also please allow someone to help you discern your vocation.

 

[Rainaldo]

Just remember that emotional immaturity and obsessive-compulsive disorder are signs that someone is not called to the priesthood.

 

[mymamamary]

I have talked extensivley with a Vocations Director, He is the vocations director for Sacred Heart Major Seminary, and he has told me quite a few times, after dialoguging with him, attending three discernment overnights etc., that i am called to the Priesthood. He doesnt doubt the fact that i am called to the Priesthood, however i have to start discerning whether or not i am called to Diocescan or Religious. What draws me to the Knights?:

Several things:

The Atmosphere of holiness

ADORATION everyday

they are Franciscans

help Pilgrims discover the LORD by giving talks at the Shrine, giving examples, ensuring that proper dress and behavior conducts are met

strong prayer life

 

[MHT32]

A lot of priests I talk to say Im called as well just because I go to confession often and enjoy adoration. Most of the time they tell people they are so (in AL) there are more priests. And I agree with the previous post, OCD and emotional immaturity are not good in the priesthood. You need to rid of both of these if you want to really be a priest. It truly takes real men to become priests

 

[JimR-OCDS]

I have talked extensivley with a Vocations Director, He is the vocations director for Sacred Heart Major Seminary, and he has told me quite a few times, after dialoguging with him, attending three discernment overnights etc., that i am called to the Priesthood. He doesnt doubt the fact that i am called to the Priesthood, however i have to start discerning whether or not i am called to Diocescan or Religious. What draws me to the Knights?:

Several things:

The Atmosphere of holiness

ADORATION everyday

they are Franciscans

help Pilgrims discover the LORD by giving talks at the Shrine, giving examples, ensuring that proper dress and behavior conducts are met

strong prayer life

Discernment will help you to learn whether these things are serving your own agenda, or the will of God.

If the former, the doors will slam shut. If the latter, the doors will fly open for you.

In all cases, seek the will of God in your life, not your own self-serving agendas.

For me, I generally find priest of religious orders to have a deeper spirituality than diocesan priest.

I was told by a Discalced Carmelite priest, that this is because diocesan priest do not go through any particular spirituality formation or training.

Jim