Lesson 1 : Vocation

Love and Union in Holy Orders

- ALTER CHRISTUS "another christ" -To sanctify the church

Traditional Vows

-Chastity -Obedience -Poverty

Married Life : Love and Union in Marriage

-Common call from Genesis -Mystery of union and co-creation -Union with the spouse and sanctification of the spouse and family. -IMAGE OF THE COMMUNION OF GOD : DOMESTIC CHURCH

Single Blessedness: Love and Union in the Single Life

-Common call of Genesis (Original Man) -Temporary and Permanent Vocation -To sanctify and work in the world, for the life of humanity.

Love and Union in the Religious Life

-Union w/ the bridegroom christ -Mirror-like Sanctification -Sign to the world that this world is not our home.

In the priesthood of the faithful, each and every one of us is called to:

-Worship God -Spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. -Serve one another and the Church

These are some of the vocations to which Jesus calls His people / State and Form of the Christian Vocation

-married people -single people -ordained ministers -consecrated religious life

Vocation / Vocare / To call

-noun -a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling. -a strong impulse or inclination to follow a particular activity or career. -a divine call to God's service or to the Christian life. -a function or station in life to which one is called by God: -the religious vocation; -the vocation of marriage.

"I know of one means only by which to attain to perfection: ..."

Love

The anointing by the Holy Spirit marked Jesus as:

Priest Prophet King

Consecrated Celibacy

Priesthood | Religious Life

By Baptism

all of us share in the great mission of Jesus to bring about the reign of God. This means that each of us is called to live a holy life of service in our church and in our world.

Spiritual Union through

prayer

ordained priesthood

priest and bishop