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We must pray and put ourselves in what Francis de Sales and Ignatius of Loyola call "indifference."
Does everyone have a vocation? The answer is “yes,” but two different levels of vocation must be distinguished.
The first level concerns our vocation as baptized people. As such, we are all called to holiness. We are created for happiness, for beatitude, that is, for God’s vision. Whatever our state of life or situation, we are called to love as Christ has loved us. Responding to this original call is not optional: it is our proper vocation as baptized people, our joy and our salvation!
Continued below.
A prayer to understand and fulfill the Lord's call
Does everyone have a vocation? The answer is “yes,” but two different levels of vocation must be distinguished.
The first level concerns our vocation as baptized people. As such, we are all called to holiness. We are created for happiness, for beatitude, that is, for God’s vision. Whatever our state of life or situation, we are called to love as Christ has loved us. Responding to this original call is not optional: it is our proper vocation as baptized people, our joy and our salvation!
Continued below.
A prayer to understand and fulfill the Lord's call