I'm sure they all have some type of upper age limit but check the websites for the orders being considered.  They usually say what the age guidelines are.

Marsha

It will depend on the bishop.

If he wants to pay for the seminary for an old man, and thinks he'll get enough out of him to make it worth while, he can do it.

I hear in the archdiocese of LA that there's plenty of widower priests, who were married and raised a family and became priests after their spouses died.

My priest told me the upper limit is 30 years old. I'm gathering it may vary from diocese to diocese.

I don't know if I have a calling to this vocation. I am seriously thinking about it more than ever. I'm looking at my life now, and I am 31 years old and unmarried. Even if I wanted to get married (which I do) I do not have a good enough job to support a family. And even if I had a job and a family, there would be the persecution of the world to deal with. Which has been pretty severe in the past. If I ever had to deal with the same intensity of persecution that I have had to deal with in the past, then I don't think I would even enjoy my marriage. Plus I would fear that my anger would be vented on my family at times. Of course if I were comfortable in my job then there would be no problems. But my experience thus far is that dealing with people at work adds stress. The current job that I hold is not too bad, but I sense the same things I have run into in the past.

If I were to tell you that my past is following me around would you believe me? It seems like I am being stalked by my past mistakes. People seem to know things about me that they normally would not know. And yes it involves Jєωs.

I know that persecution is not a calling to the priesthood/brotherhood. But these vocations would allow for me to get back to the same level of faith that I once had. I have not been able to get back to where I was because the world seems to keep dragging me down.

Let me ask you since you were once a freemason. Do freemasons try to enslave people? Do they stalk people and try to control/manipulate them? I know this is off topic but I had to ask.

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I know that persecution is not a calling to the priesthood/brotherhood.

The priesthood/brotherhood will not protect you from persecution either. It might increase its severity. It is no escape from reality.

IF, still listening to heavy rock music? What does your spiritual life consist in? What spiritual reading do you do?

Lately I have not been listening to heavy rock music.

 I pray every day and go to mass on a weekly basis.

How might I be persecuted as a monk? They live a life of solitude.

Even with solitude, the devil still attacks through our intellect in the mind. The flesh, the world, and the devil will always be a challenge to sanctity, even moreso for priests and religious.

Thats why you counter his thoughts with positive/truthful thoughts. You tell yourself these things over and over again any time you encounter a sinful/evil thought.

If the positive/truthful thought is not coming to you then reflect on the issue that you are dealing with and the counsel of the Holy Spirit will instill the thoughts that you need in your mind.

IF, thank you for answering my first two questions. (I'm pleased to hear you are not listening to rock music)

but what of the third question?

Your question/ comment "How might I be persecuted as a monk? They live a life of solitude." illustrates that your knowledge of the saints, especially those who were hermits or monks, is very limited.

That's why asked what are you reading. So what does your spiritual reading consist of?

Nothing. But please let me know what it is that they dealt with. It sounds to me like they dealt with more of a spiritual battle rather than one of the outside world.

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But please let me know what it is that they dealt with.

No! You must do your own work. Nobody else can breathe for you and nobody else can read for you. Just do it! It is essential for your spiritual growth.

Whether or not you join a monastery, you need to develop a spiritual life. Have you ever spent any time in a monastery? Have you ever been on retreat?

IF, if you cannot develop a taste for spiritual reading outside of a monastery, then I would say you are not fitted for a monastery.