advice for discernment

• Allow yourself to know if God is calling you to follow him.  
• Be quiet in order to hear the Lord's voice calling. Take time to pray and meditate in silence about your vocation, especially in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
• Root out any interests that are "bad" or not of God, then with the remaining good choices, seek out your dominant interest and pursue it.
• Trust what is the deepest in your heart.
• Reflect on what is the source of love in your heart, where it is leading you, and how deeply it is present.
• Find a spiritual director who can help you to develop your relationship with God and to know yourself better. The easiest way to find one is to contact your home/parish priest.
• Listen to experience; talk to people in religious life or priesthood about what you hope to be or do, about study, community, the mission of the group, etc.
• Ask for all the available help in your life is one of the best ways to finding God's will.
• Read up on priestly and religious life and learn what their followers do in today's world.
• Participate in retreats and discernment groups.
• Wait for the Lord; take one step at a time. Don't try to "figure out" in exact detail your entire future. God's timing is always perfect, but seldom seems soon enough.
• Get in touch with Father Ignacio Tapia, Vocation Director. Speaking with the vocation director does not mean you must become a priest, but rather allows you to learn more about the priesthood and religious life.

; Vocations Director
700 North Virgen de San Juan Blvd.• San Juan, TX 78589• Phone 956-784-5013•Fax 956 784-5081

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