What does vocation mean in the church?

An ecclesiastical or religious vocation is the special gift of those who, in the Church of God, follow with a pure intention the ecclesiastical profession of the evangelical counsels. The elements of this vocation are all the interior and exterior helps, the efficacious graces which have led to the taking of the resolution, and all the graces which produce meritorious perseverance (New Advent).

Want to know more? Visit the Brentwood Religious Life Page. As well as that, should you wish to look into vocation in the Catholic Diocese of Brentwood visit their online presence here

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Samuel Group

Samuel Groups take their name from the story of the Prophet Samuel told in Chapter 3 of the First Book of Samuel in the Old Testament.

Samuel, still a young boy, hears a voice call him by name and thinks it is the voice of the priest Eli. At first Eli does not realize what is happening but when the call is repeated a number of times he recognizes that this is the voice of God. He tells Samuel that when he next hears the voice he should answer, “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.”You can visit the National Office for Vocation online to read more and witness for yourself how vocation can change your life.