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    • Discerning Your Vocation

      The eyes of the Lord roam over the whole earth, to encourage those who are devoted to him wholeheartedly."  (2 chronicles 16[NAB])

      I. Conditions for a Good Discernment

      • A prayer life in A D S L 

      - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
      - Do what is right! (live a moral life)
      - Sacraments: frequent reconciliation and daily mass
      - Lectio Divina (regular prayer with scripture especially the Gospels)

      • Good friends, good times, and retreats
      • A spiritual guide (Spiritual direction)
      • Gather some information (study the order your discerning, check out the seminary. Just as a young man or woman cannot know if this or that person is the one to marry until they date, so it is with a religious vocation. Speak with priests, sisters, brothers, deacons.)

      II. The Criteria of a good discernment

      • What is the DEEPEST DESIRE of my heart?
      • Does it last? (Has this desire been in your heart over time or does it come and go like the wind? If it endures it is worth checking out!)
      • What does the Church say? Or your fiancé? Discernment needs to be objective, that is, grounded in the prudential judgment of a pastor, vocation director, bishop, religious order, etc. It cannot be just "What I think is right for me."

      III. Four Traps to your call

      • Dreaming your life, instead of living your dream
      • Becoming discouraged at the first obstacle
      • Waiting passively for a sign from God
      • Listening too much to "good" friends, or to your mum

      IV. Take the Step!

      • Give it a try! (take a leap of faith! In reality, a year at the seminary or in a religious order is not too long.  At least you'll know if this possibility is for you or not!)
      • You have everything to win: if it was not your call, now you know!


      Message from His Holiness Saint John Paull II for the 42nd World Day of Prayer for Vocations
    • Seminarians of the Diocese of Cheyenne heard the invitation in their hearts to seriously look at God's call to priesthood and have said "yes" to further discernment and formation.

      If you, or someone you know, have heard a similar invitation, please feel free to send email to:

      Father Steven Titus
      frtitus@dioceseofcheyenne.org
      Father Hiep Nguyen
      hnguyen@dioceseofcheyenne.org

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