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What do we mean by Vocation?

What do we mean by Vocation?

Paul Smith cmf - Discernment el Sun, Oct 24th 2010

The word vocation means calling and the reality is that all of us have received a call. We have been called by God to be all that God wishes us to be. For some people that may mean becoming a priest or a religious. For others it means being married or being involved in serving the wider community. The reality is that the notion of vocation raises a whole host of issues tied up with our sense of identity.