8 Steps to Discerning

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  • Be Quiet - In order to hear the lord's voice calling, Take time to pray and meditate in silence about your vocation. Especially in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
  • Find - a spiritual director- somebody you can be open with - who can help you to develop your relationship with God and to know yourself better.
  • Ask - a priest, brother or sister in your parish to put you in touch with the vocation director.
  • Read - up on religious and priestly life. Look at the good periodical on vocations and check out the ads
  • Write - to the communities that intrest you.
  • Visit - the one you feel called to you
  • Build - a relationship with the one you have a sense of coming home. Get involved in its summer and monthly programs. Don't just talk the talk - walk the walk with them as well.
  • Wait - for the Lord, discerning your vocation is a process. God's timing is always perfect - but seldom seems soon enough.