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As someone within your age range who has been going through the discernment process for ordination for just over a year now, I can say that clarity in procedures is very helpful. Whether you are discerning a call to religious life or ordination, there is a great deal of uncertainty in the process in terms of figuring out what the future might look like. That is find, but when the discernment procedure itself is shrouded in mystery, that can become very complicated.
When taking someone on, they need to know clearly who they can discuss matters with on a regular basis if they have questions, and preferably the entire discernment process should be made clear early on.
Those are the two things that would have been nice for me, as my entire process has been taking place during a time of organizational transition in my diocese, so much of my procedure has seemed ad hoc, and has been different than other postulants and deacons I know.
Thank you so much for this...I've been talking to a New Principal who wholeheartedly agrees that we need to look at what peoples future should look like. To have a direction over a certain set of years (say :- Over 7 years this is what'll happen, this is the possible shape of ministry) I know many will argue that it doesn't allow for the Holy Spirit but actually it does because the clarity of training for Ordinands or those looking at Lay ministry means the Holy Spirit flow freely when its not having to sort through procedural matters lol
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