When you bring up the topic of religious vocations, you may be met with doom and gloom comments about how “no one is discerning their vocation anymore.”
National Vocation Awareness Week is celebrated November 4th through the 10th, and this week we’re celebrating those who live out their religious vocations joyfully and beautifully over on #CatholicTwitter.
Great news! Religious vocations still exist! Here are our favorite tweets that prove that religious vocations are alive and kickin’.
1. Father Kyle Manno’s vocation story
For #Mundalum @fathermanno, a simple question started his seemingly unlikely journey to the priesthood: "Could you be a priest?"#VocationsAwarenessWeek #PrayForVocations #Catholic #Vocations #PriestWithAMic pic.twitter.com/pRiG5Snc8d
— University of Saint Mary of the Lake (@MundeleinSem) November 5, 2018
2. These 42 people who discerned vocations in Europe this year
God continues to call young people today to discover that it is possible to live a consecrated life. This year 42 young people knocked on the doors of ten Jesuit novitiates in #Europe. Read more: https://t.co/NO85CEoXtV #SocietyofJesus #vocation #calledtobe @jesuitseurope #news pic.twitter.com/0g8kIB1XWV
— Jesuits in Britain (@JesuitsBritain) November 5, 2018
3. This real look at postulancy
From attachment to flannel and pumpkin spice lattes, deliver us, O Lord. pic.twitter.com/uBALh5QocR
— Cecilia Cicone 🚀 (@cecsquared) November 3, 2018
4. These nine new priests
This past May, 9 men received the Sacrament of Holy Orders in a beautiful Mass. Watch this video to hear some of Cardinal Tobin's wonderful words, and to witness these men become priests.
Find the full video here: https://t.co/SAM9wDWD51#VocationsAwarenessWeek pic.twitter.com/V0Znk3wpN7— NewarkPriest (@NewarkPriest) November 5, 2018
5. These nuns who formed a band: “Force of Habit”
A fun #FlashbackFriday for #VocationsAwarenessWeek: @DSMMEVocations and @CUAministry team up to form the band Force of Habit https://t.co/SlRGrrOccG pic.twitter.com/qMFJwK9bnr
— The Catholic University of America (@CatholicUniv) November 10, 2017
6. This Twitter user’s experience after a weekend with religious sisters
Spent a weekend with religious sisters and they were wonderful. Lots of peace and a feeling of belonging, and like I was finally somewhere I fit. *Gulp.* #discernment #catholictwitter #prayforme
— Mora (@IncenseArsonist) November 5, 2018
7. This smiling sister kicking off Vocations Awareness Week
We had a great time starting off Vocation Awareness Week at St. John Neumann @savocations pic.twitter.com/QrhkgHJiwZ
— Sister Andrew Marie (@SrAndrewFSP) November 4, 2018
8. This Pauline sister bringing Christ to all
They say to bring Jesus whenever you go…#ICanDoAllThingsThroughChristWhoStrengthensMe #Literally #PaulineAwesome #HolinessHustle
@CeciliaCicone pic.twitter.com/gTKBizLkcx
— Sister Bethany, fsp (@SrBethanyFSP) October 18, 2018
9. These women on retreat with the Salesian sisters
https://twitter.com/sisterb24/status/1058491704754556929
10. This priestly encouragement
Basically, everyone should encourage everyone to pursue their vocation. Brother’s keeper, universal call to holiness, and all that. If you think they’d do well in a vocation, SAY SO #VocationsAwarenessWeek
— Fr. David Paternostro, SJ (@DavidPaternostr) November 4, 2018
11. The #discernmentstruggle
Decided to go on a #vocationretreat on the east coast. I live on the west coast. These religious get up at 4:30am EST. Also known as 1:30am PST. Why did this seem like a good idea? #discernment #catholic
— Mora (@IncenseArsonist) October 29, 2018
12. This sister who left everything behind
https://twitter.com/DeTweat/status/1007781096023617536
