Is Christ calling you to give of yourself completely to Him and His Church? There are many ways to do so and we are here to help!

One calling is towards the diocesan priesthood. Typically, a man works with his local vocations director in order to enter seminary where he will be formed to be an upright and holy man in conformity with Christ until the day arrives to make his public promises to obedience, celibacy, simplicity and prayer and then receives Holy Orders. Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time. If being an instrument of God’s healing power by forgiving sins, receiving people into the Church, feeding His people the Eucharist (amongst many more things) sounds appealing, Christ may be inviting you to consider this path more!

Are you discerning a vocation to the priesthood? Would you like to know more about becoming a permanent deacon? Contact Msgr. Bill Young at 713-663-3542 or msgrbill@svdp-edu.org.

Another calling is towards religious/consecrated life, whether as a priest, sister or brother. Here the person discerns with a religious community whether God is calling him/her to that particular type of life (whether Dominican, Benedictine, Jesuit, Franciscan, etc.). Each of these lifestyles are very different and assume different vows according to their charism (or gift) but they are all undertaken in obedience to God’s will and out of love for Him. The ultimate end of any vocation is union with God so that He may make of our lives a love letter to the world.

Are you interested in exploring the possibility of becoming a brother, a religious, or joining a lay organization? Msgr. Bill would be happy to meet with you and help you start the discernment process. Contact Msgr. Bill Young at 713-663-3542 or msgrbill@svdp-edu.org.

If you would like to read more on this topic, see below:

Houston Vocations
Catechism on Holy Orders
St. Pope John Paul II on Consecrated Life 
 

Also, don't miss out on Fr. Mike Schmitz's talk on Discernment in the video below.