With this blog I'm hoping that each member of this 'group' is going to receive email notification that I've posted. I will try and keep the posts short and they will focus on the lay apostolate. The lay apostolate is just a church word for two significant realities. One it means that all of the baptized are sent in the same way that the apostles were. Second, it means that each of us has some kind of a role in the Church. We all have a task: a work that God is calling us to accomplish.
Germain Grisez, a Professor of Christian Ethics, and Russell Shaw, an editor and writer, wrote Personal Vocation: God Calls Everyone by Name. The ideas in the book can be found in an interview with Zenit (http://www.tcrnews2.com/LayVocations.html).
One of the key ideas is that when we use the word vocation it really has three meanings. From baptism we all have the vocation to holiness. We also have a vocation that comes from our state of life as married, single, religious or clergy. Finally each of us has a personal vocation. A key to the renewal of the Church will be to help every baptized person find their personal vocation.
What would be a help to you as you seek that out in your own life?
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I have actually been trying to seek my personal vocation. The bible study that I attend brought that up and I do not know what would help me find my vocation other than prayer. I need God to guide me to it so I can get busy. There is lots of work to be done :)
I do not know what my personal vocation is, other than prayer. I need God to give me more hope, faith, and love. I think these are the things I need from Him in order to find it.
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