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Discernment
« on: November 20, 2012, 03:37:46 PM »
Discerning Signs of a Vocation to the Priesthood

Discernment is one of those ‘churchy’ words that often does not have exact equivalence in the day-to-day experience of most 21st century people. But it is an important one because one’s whole life and future ride on it. It is different from the more worldly ‘figuring out what I should do”.

Discernment involves trying to ‘figure out’ what is on the mind of God and His Church.  Discernment is trying to hear the whisper of God’s calling for you in life.  One does not decide that they want to be a priest; rather one accepts the invitation of the Lord to be a Priest of Jesus Christ.
 

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Re: Discernment
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2012, 03:38:07 PM »
The Wisdom of the Saints


The saints provide us with some ways of understanding this process that are important.  St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits has some specific advice on this.  When he was laid up in bed nursing his war wounds he trained his mind to be sensitive to his internal feelings.  He read books on soldiering and also lives of the saints.  He noticed that both types of book held his interest and got him excited.  But the feelings generated by the soldiering books left him immediately after he read them.  But the feelings he got from the lives of the saints intensified even after he put down the book.


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Re: Discernment
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2012, 03:39:04 PM »
Guides for Discernment


1. For someone ‘discerning’ whether he has been called to the priesthood, it is imperative that the decision not be taken at either a low point (I’m out of a job) or a high point (this retreat changed my life).  If it is truly a call from God then it will have ‘staying power’ as St. Ignatius found out.  You should feel the excitement in you about the thought of Priesthood when you are on a high and on a low and more importantly in the flat plateaus where we spend most of our lives.

2. A second guide for discernment is the opinion of our family and friends, taken on the whole; not simply those who may be pushing you to say yes or those who think the priesthood is a waste of time and talent.  Trusted advisors who see you soberly and have a positive faith perspective are needed.

3. Thirdly, one must remember that the Church must also discern whether you have a vocation.  There have been some who were convinced that God was calling them, but they got one ‘no’ after another ‘no’ from orders and dioceses.  An aspirant to the priesthood must always remember that the Church is also called to a discernment process regarding an individual and that the approach of anyone to this great vocation needs to be both humble and obedient.

4. When one continues to feel the call, and trusted people encourage them they should submit themselves humbly to the judgment of the Church.  It is only through this process that one can adequately discern one’s future in the Lord.




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Re: Discernment
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2012, 09:34:52 PM »
The gift of discernment (1 Cor. 12:10) is a supernatural ability to distinguish between the spirit of truth and the spirit of error, between holiness and evil. (http://www.probe.org/)

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Re: Discernment
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2012, 12:58:48 AM »
Readiness to respond to whatever God has in store for you, taking on a risk you never had done before and yet keeping faith that God is in control...

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Re: Discernment
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2012, 03:58:10 AM »
Readiness to respond to whatever God has in store for you, taking on a risk you never had done before and yet keeping faith that God is in control...

And learning to, day by day, not be overcome by fear in knowing that He is calling you. Letting fear and intimidation go away, and learning to accept His voice in my soul and be comforted and privileged to know that He wants me.

One thing I realize that this act of discernment is not governed by a particular time frame, but rather, governed by one's soul's acceptance of God's Calling to Come and Follow Him.

It is frightening at the same time wonderful. Why? Because it is frightening for one to know that The Lord God of Hosts, the Creator of All Things, would ever consider a person like myself to join the shepherds He has called to His Ministry. It is overwhelming also because of the feeling within oneself that is pushing one to another direction when I am in a totally different field. That's the beauty of this process called discernment. This is the act of Free Will. It is one's response to God's Call.

I will continue to pray and to discern. And no matter what I decide, I know that God loves me and that he considers me , as lowly a sinner that I am, worthy of being called into His Royal Priesthood. Worthy of being able to raise the Blessed Eucharist and to feed the elect with Spiritual and Physical Food....for the salvation of their souls.

It is, overwhelming. And for my brother here who is also considering this call, know that it is alright ...quite alright to feel this calling. For God is good. He will always make a way for us whatever we decide.



Amen.

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