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 St Thérèse of Lisieux |
O Jesus, …my vocation, at last I have found it … MY VOCATION IS LOVE!” (St Thérèse of Lisieux, OCD) |
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| Every person has a vocation. For the Christian, this means that the person is called by God to become more like Jesus Christ – to share his life and love, to grow in knowledge and love of God, and to place our personal gifts and talents at the service of others.
God’s call is always an invitation to love and ‘choose life’ (Deuteronomy 30:19), for where there is love, there is also life. God calls many to choose life in the vocation of marriage; some to choose life in the single vocation; and others to choose life in the vocations of sisters, brothers, priests and deacons. We come to know and appreciate the vocation to which God calls us personally through prayer, reflection and through speaking with others about our hopes and desires, our gifts and talents. In responding to God’s call to each of us, we can experience what Jesus has promised: ‘I have come that you may have life, and have it to the full’ (John 10: 10). |
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image of St Therese of Lisieux courtesy of Teresa Satola, OCDS |
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