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Whether you are discerning the call to become a nun or a monk, the path to consecrated religious life is similar in the steps required.
The call to religious life is a special vocation within the Catholic Church, one that requires a great deal of sacrifice. It is a vocation where a woman or man gives-up a life in the world and dedicates their entire life to God, within the context of a religious community.
Catholic religious men and women freely embrace this call to seclusion and does so with the intention of drawing closer to God and lifting up the world outside the monastery in prayer.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains, “The state of consecrated life is thus one way of experiencing a ‘more intimate’ consecration, rooted in Baptism and dedicated totally to God. In the consecrated life, Christ’s faithful, moved by the Holy Spirit, propose to follow Christ more nearly, to give themselves to God who is loved above all and, pursuing the perfection of charity in the service of the Kingdom, to signify and proclaim in the Church the glory of the world to come” (CCC 916).
For the purposes of this article, we will focus on the general steps required to embrace a call to religious life, as each religious community has their own unique standards and process.
1- DISCERNMENT OF A DIVINE CALLING
Continued below.
How to join a Catholic religious order
The call to religious life is a special vocation within the Catholic Church, one that requires a great deal of sacrifice. It is a vocation where a woman or man gives-up a life in the world and dedicates their entire life to God, within the context of a religious community.
Catholic religious men and women freely embrace this call to seclusion and does so with the intention of drawing closer to God and lifting up the world outside the monastery in prayer.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains, “The state of consecrated life is thus one way of experiencing a ‘more intimate’ consecration, rooted in Baptism and dedicated totally to God. In the consecrated life, Christ’s faithful, moved by the Holy Spirit, propose to follow Christ more nearly, to give themselves to God who is loved above all and, pursuing the perfection of charity in the service of the Kingdom, to signify and proclaim in the Church the glory of the world to come” (CCC 916).
For the purposes of this article, we will focus on the general steps required to embrace a call to religious life, as each religious community has their own unique standards and process.
1- DISCERNMENT OF A DIVINE CALLING
Continued below.
How to join a Catholic religious order
