Author Topic: Ah Vocations... Vocations.. Vocations (Read 5237 times)

wallflower · « **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2011, 09:13:39 PM »

Quote from: Daegus

I really want to be a saint and be an example for the future faithful..

Vocation or not is secondary to this point. If you really want to be a saint you need to start seeing Christ in all those around you. There are several points in your post that betray condescension towards others. This will need to be addressed whether you are to be married, a priest or hermit. I say this with all sincerity as a boring, annoying wife who knows that the cultivation of virtue and the way to heaven are the same no matter what path we take. :)

Edit GV beat me to it. Of course!

ServusSpiritusSancti · « **Reply #6 on:** June 19, 2011, 09:17:13 PM »

First of all, I encourage you not to hate your mother and father. I have a strained relationship with my dad (who happens to be a Protestant) due to him not respecting my Traditional Catholic religion. He won't even go to Mass with me and my mother. And yet, I do not hate him. I still love him and want him to go to Heaven, thus why I will never stop trying to convert him.

Regarding your vocation, I'm also struggling a bit with my vocation. I'm having a hard time discerning if God wants me to become a priest or get married. On one hand, becoming a priest is a very special thing. To be able to offer the Traditional Latin Mass is indeed a huge grace and blessing from God. And plus I do not have any Traditional Catholic women where I live. On the other hand, I have been thinking alot lately of how great it would be to find a Traditional Catholic woman. Other than my mother, I've yet to meet anyone in person who understands my stance on religion, politics, etc. The Catholics where I live don't like me because I'm too Traditional, and the Prots don't like me because I'm Catholic period. And yet, I have a strong desire to marry a Trad woman and start a Traditional Catholic family, which stems from the fact that I want to be a good father and husband and not repeat the mistakes my Prot father made. I cannot move to a place where there is a TLM because my family buisiness is here and I must work for my family to make some good money. I wouldn't be interested in working elsewhere.

But one thing I will say is that when God calls you to the religious life, you'll know it. And don't think you have to be a St. Augustine or St. Padre Pio to please God and get to Heaven. Being a father isn't an easy vocation either. But if performed in a way that is pleasing to God, you will be rewarded for it. I too sometimes worried if marriage wouldn't make me close enough to God, until I heard a sermon just recently about the role of a father. God does will some men NOT to become priests. Continue to pray for God's Will and see what His Will is. He will answer your prayers eventually.

gladius_veritatis · « **Reply #7 on:** June 19, 2011, 09:18:54 PM »

Quote from: wallflower

Edit GV beat me to it. Of course!

There is no "beating" to it in this affair, my lady. Your wise words are both appreciated and more valuable than mine.

Daegus · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2011, 09:19:44 PM »

Thank you both GV and wallflower. Your points are duly noted.

There are times where I forget that I am just as wicked as the people who seem to be even more wicked than I.. So they do not deserve condescension from me.

wallflower · « **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2011, 09:21:49 PM »

Quote from: Vladimir

There is no "vocations" crisis. The crisis is of vocations not being responded to. No one is going to save the Church by pressuring everyone to become religious or priests. Everyone just needs to do their own job, whatever Heaven wills it to be.

This is very true.