Vocations
“When she is to be received, she comes before the whole community in the oratory and promises stability, fidelity to the monastic way of life and obedience.”
– Rule of Benedict, Chapter 58 Verse 17
Women in the Church today and women in the many religious orders who are a part of the life of the Church often face the question:
“Why are you doing what you are doing?”
Discernment
The Benedictine way of life is a continual seeking of God. Through prayer, ministry, and communal living, we open ourselves daily to God and God’s will. The decision to accept God’s call to monastic life is not an easy one, and you must choose the path that is best for you.
Choosing a path involves faithfulness to prayer and discernment. Discernment is not just a process one goes through when making a major life decision, such as one’s vocation, but it is a way of life lived daily through attentive listening and responding to God’s whispers in your heart.
Looking for a companion to journey with you as you discern what God is calling you to do? Want to learn more about Benedictine monastic life? Contact us at stjomonastery@gmail.com.
Discernment
The Benedictine way of life is a continual seeking of God. Through prayer, ministry, and communal living, we open ourselves daily to God and God’s will. The decision to accept God’s call to monastic life is not an easy one, and you must choose the path that is best for you.
Choosing a path involves faithfulness to prayer and discernment. Discernment is not just a process one goes through when making a major life decision, such as one’s vocation, but it is a way of life lived daily through attentive listening and responding to God’s whispers in your heart.
Looking for a companion to journey with you as you discern what God is calling you to do? Want to learn more about Benedictine monastic life? Contact us at stjomonastery@gmail.com.
Formation Process
Formation is a time to come to deeper self-knowledge and growth, a time to deepen one’s relationship in God, grounding oneself, and discovering God’s love for oneself. Formation involves learning discernment as a way of life. Through this discernment, the person in formation grows in self-awareness and balance in life.
Formation Process
Formation is a time to come to deeper self-knowledge and growth, a time to deepen one’s relationship in God, grounding oneself, and discovering God’s love for oneself. Formation involves learning discernment as a way of life. Through this discernment, the person in formation grows in self-awareness and balance in life.
Prayer for Vocations
Loving God,
your Son, Jesus, has shown us that an open heart finds the way.
Help me to find my way in this world.
Keep my heart open to following Jesus’ way of serving others in love.
Give me the courage to accept the guidance you offer me through my family, my friends, and my parish community.
Through the Holy Spirit, you call me to a particular way of life.
If it is the way of a priest, sister, brother or deacon, then help me to walk it in joyful service to your people.
With you, my God, I know I can find my way.
Amen.
Prayer for Vocations
Loving God,
your Son, Jesus, has shown us that an open heart finds the way.
Help me to find my way in this world.
Keep my heart open to following Jesus’ way of serving others in love.
Give me the courage to accept the guidance you offer me through my family, my friends, and my parish community.
Through the Holy Spirit, you call me to a particular way of life.
If it is the way of a priest, sister, brother or deacon, then help me to walk it in joyful service to your people.
With you, my God, I know I can find my way.
Amen.