Author Topic: How to tell if you are called to marriage or celibacy (Read 3487 times)

Kephapaulos · « **Reply #10 on:** May 12, 2016, 11:40:23 AM »

I find an obstacle myself with pursuing the priesthood and/or religious life. I see in our times that you have to tow a party line, whether it be the SSPX, Resistance, Novus Ordo, sedevacantism, FSSP, or something else. All have their good points but have their deficiencies too, except the Novus Ordo is really out of the question.

Kephapaulos · « **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2016, 11:42:46 AM »

A good soul told me awhile back though that marriage also must be sought after for supernatual reasons and not merely according to the flesh.

poche · « **Reply #12 on:** May 16, 2016, 02:25:21 AM »

Pray to the Holy Spirit for guidance

St John Evangelist · « **Reply #13 on:** May 16, 2016, 02:57:36 AM »

Don't make the mistake of thinking that just because you are attracted to someone sensually that you are called to marry them. If your thoughts of them turn almost exclusively to the sensual, rather than to the idea of raising children with them, then it's very likely nothing more than a temptation. You may even think that the person would make an ideal spouse, but if your thoughts of them are exclusively sensual, you could just be making excuses for your lust.

Geremia · « **Reply #14 on:** May 16, 2016, 11:38:14 AM »

Quote from: GiuseppeMichelePoli

How should one go about telling whether they are called to marriage or celibacy?

These are two very good, freely-available resources:

Vocation to the Religious State by St. Alphonsus de Liguori
Vocations by Rev. William Doyle, S.J.