• God gives people gifts needed for their vocation
• Vocation has a variety of elements
  include: work, personal growth + development career + marriage
• can be unpaid and paid work - defined roles that doesn't necessarily indicate they are obliged to do it.

people study and obtain skills to be eligible to seek paid employment

People can be involved in helping improve society in other ways than paid work.

not everyone seek for paid employment nor income

Dates back to the time with Jesus appointing 12 apostles

The process of giving all your life to God spiritually.

Jesus entrusted the sacrament to his apostles which continues to be exercised

Jesus passed his followers special spiritual gifts and responsibilities through the Holy Orders to support them

responsibility: diocese, all Priests, Deacons, Laity ( Ordinary People )

Are more senior Bishops, usually responsible of an archdiocese.

College of Bishops nominated by the Pope. They elect future Popes.

Leads the worldwide church and is also head of state of the Vatican.

called to serve the Church through a ministry of liturgy, word + charity

responsibility of teaching, sanctifying + governing the Church

being with others in a personal, loving way that gave witness to Jesus' presence

instruction of people wanting to become Catholics

helping parents prepare for the baptism of their children

teaching in various ways and within various contexts

helping people to work out the meaning of the question, problems and issues of their lives

preparing with grieving people the funerals of loved ones

accompanying those seeking to discover the guidance of the Holy Spirit in their lives

counselling people from the perspective of the teachings of Jesus

advising people on difficult moral questions that arise in their lives

called to 'sanctify' believers so that - they grow in holiness, they can draw closer to God who is holy

Jesus does this by strengthening the influence of Holy Spirit within the hearts of all sincere participants in celebrations of the sacraments and community prayer

'I baptise you ...' during the public celebration of Baptism

only sacrament a priest cannot celebrate is Holy Orders

Priest called to help the bishop to guide the Church community as Jesus did.

calling community members to help with the works of the parish

e.g St Vincent de Paul Society + Catholic Women's League

gathering together in discussion groups those who want to learn more about Christ's teachings

caring for community members with special needs

encouraging community members to provide for the poor

dates back to when Jesus did not marry - however lives a single life that enabled him to respond to the needs of all people at any time they needed his love

People in priesthood are called to be like Jesus and to respond + be available to the needs of all people at all times.

Jesus revealed that the basic reason for every people existence is to be loved by God + to return that love in service of God + others

God revealed that marriage was meant to be a loving + life-giving relationship between one man + one woman for the rest of their lives.

God revealed marriage should be a special communion of life-long love between man + woman

God intends married couples to develop their married love for the rest of their lives

God intended sexual intercourse to be used exclusively to express married love between husband wife

6th + 9th commandments summarise God's laws intended to preserve the dignity of marriage

Priestly story account teaches that 1 purpose for people marrying = give birth to children

Parents 'pro-create' their children = they co-operate in God's creation of their children

Procreation includes parents' responsibility for the care and development of children until they reach adulthood

overcome temptations to be unfaithful, such as sexual attraction to someone else

origins of religious life can traced back to the earliest centuries of the Church

During these centuries, some were called to live the Gospel of Jesus in radical ways

They also took up lives of celibate love, living Christ like total self-dedication to God and to serving others.

imitating Christ who loved God the Father and people in a celibate way that is totally available to everyone

Owning nothing personally in imitation of the poverty of Christ. Surrendering all goods and earnings to the church and depending on the church for support.

imitating Christ who gave his entire life to obeying God, the Father, by placing one's talents + choice of how best to use those talents at the complete disposal of the Church.

promise obedience to the local bishop - live and life of celibacy, but do not make a vow of poverty; earn a salary or receive a stipend which provides for their needs.

praying on behalf of humanity in general, + for specific needs of particular people + group

God wants people to see the total truth about themselves - their strengths as well as their weaknesses

e.g people exploit creatures / others see society in ways to fulfill their needs

e.g narcissistic people + drawn upon their own needs rather than others

people who values society that revolves around being materialistic + self-centred

questions about vocation - what are my gifts and talents? What am I meant to do with my life

People must be sensitive to their own motivations + feelings that might pull them in different directions.

They must be committed to doing God's will through their vocation

Spiritual discernment is a process by which a person in faith and love tries to discover God's will in a situation. It is process of continually choosing the values of Jesus and living by his Spirit.

People get support from a spiritual director to help answer the questions about vocation that one might have.

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