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1 Intro,2 | consolation and author of every vocation.~Gathered together in Rome
2 Intro,2(1)| different categories of vocation (laity, consecrated, priests,
3 Intro,5 | Church appreciates your vocation, and how much it relies
4 Intro,5 | how much it relies on your vocation to promote the vocations
5 Intro,5 | discover their own personal vocation, so that "they may have
6 Intro,6 | than a witness to one's own vocation, which is so passionate
7 Intro,6 | logical or coherent than a vocation which generates other vocations
8 Intro,8 | a systematic treatise on vocation, fraternally we wish to
9 Intro,8 | called to realise their own vocation and promote that of their
10 Intro,9 | to analyse the topic of vocation from the theological point
11 I | anthropological model of "man without vocation" seems to be dominant. The
12 I | strong sense of life as "vocation" in its fundamental call
13 I,11 | projects, the concept of vocation which is at the base of
14 I,11 | reference.~c) "Man without vocation"~This game of contrasts
15 I,11 | seems to be the "man without vocation".~A possible description
16 I,11 | tension in life. Without vocation, but also without a future,
17 I,11 | photocopy of the present.~d) The vocation of Europe~Nevertheless,
18 I,11 | this new Europe. Their own vocation is alluded to in the vocation
19 I,11 | vocation is alluded to in the vocation of their mother-land.~
20 I,12 | an image of man without vocation.~Therefore it is from here
21 I,12 | We can we even say that vocation is the very heart of the
22 I,13 | discussion is introduced on vocation and vocations, on culture
23 I,13 | in our Churches".(14)~a) Vocation and vocations~Just as holiness
24 I,13 | there exists a specific vocation for every living person;
25 I,13 | simple fact of existing. The vocation is the providential thought
26 I,13 | image of He who called him.~Vocation is the divine invitation
27 I,13 | human being has his own vocation right from the moment of
28 I,13 | fruitful".(16)~b) Culture of vocation~These elements are progressively
29 I,13 | such as the decision about vocation.~In any case the vocational
30 I,13 | on a model of man without vocation. In fact the Pope continues: "
31 I,13 | consciousness of life — vocation in the singular —, or rather
32 I,13 | absence of a culture of vocation.~This culture, today, is
33 I,13 | search for and find their vocation. In any case, this is about
34 I,13 | will be even clearer that a vocation is the initiative of God,
35 II | PART TWO~THEOLOGY OF VOCATION~"There are varieties of
36 II | elements of the Christian vocation, its essential architecture
37 II,15 | light of Christ, is that of "vocation".(28) "Christ the new Adam,
38 II,15 | the Holy Spirit; and each vocation carries in itself the traits
39 II,15 | The Church, and every vocation in it, express an identical
40 II,16 | Is 49, 1.5; Gal 1, 15).~Vocation, then, is that which explains
41 II,16 | therefore, the fundamental vocation of man is contained: the
42 II,16 | of man is contained: the vocation to life and to a life immediately
43 II,16 | good given.~c) Love, the vocation of every person~Love is
44 II,16 | love, man finds his radical vocation, which is a "holy vocation" (
45 II,16 | vocation, which is a "holy vocation" (2 Tim 1, 9), and discovers
46 II,16 | humanity of man and woman the vocation, and thus the capacity and
47 II,16 | the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being".(31)~
48 II,16(30) | highlight the first moment of vocation: birth. The welcome given
49 II,16 | can ever extinguish this vocation.~With the grace of Baptism,
50 II,17 | The structure of every vocation, indeed its maturity, lies
51 II,17 | the mature face of every vocation. Therefore it is the Lord
52 II,17 | source of every Christian vocation; at the Eucharist every
53 II,17 | every life and in every vocation, there is a difficult fidelity
54 II,17 | mission. Fidelity to one's own vocation springs from the source
55 II,18 | great promoter of every vocation, He who accompanies the
56 II,18 | world.~c) Holiness, the vocation of all~And so the demand
57 II,18 | recover fidelity to his own vocation.~There is a primacy of life
58 II,18 | Holiness is the universal vocation of every man,(36) it is
59 II,18 | Vocations at the service of the vocation of the Church~However, proceeding
60 II,18 | same time, are one single vocation, to unity of love and witness.
61 II,18 | in order to realise the vocation of the Church, and the vocation
62 II,18 | vocation of the Church, and the vocation of the Church — in its turn —
63 II,18 | originality of the Christian vocation: to integrate the fulfilment
64 II,18 | Spirit in his own particular vocation and in the universal call
65 II,19 | World~19. Every Christian vocation is "particular" because
66 II,19 | and for the world~Every vocation is born in a precise place,
67 II,19 | small great story of each vocation intersects with the history
68 II,19 | Baptism to his "particular" vocation as a response to the specific
69 II,19 | In this community every vocation is "particular" and is specified
70 II,19 | particular nature every vocation is, at the same time, "necessary"
71 II,19 | it. "Relative" because no vocation can exhaust the witnessing
72 II,19 | called to discover his own vocation. The climate of faith, prayer,
73 II,19 | condition for the flowering of a vocation in the individual believer,
74 II,19 | mission~Accordingly, every vocation, as a stable and definitive
75 II,19 | a sacrament", then every vocation reveals the profound dynamic
76 II,19 | creatures modelled on Him.~Every vocation then is a sign, is a particular
77 II,19 | relation to the Church every vocation is ministry, rooted in the
78 II,19 | Spirit.~In the end, every vocation, in relation to the world,
79 II,19 | intrinsic participation of every vocation in the apostolate and mission
80 II,19 | is a seed of the Kingdom. Vocation and mission constitute two
81 II,19 | pathways for the proposal of a vocation and the welcoming of it.~
82 II,22(50) | place should be given to the vocation of the permanent deacon.
83 II,22 | the Risen one. Every other vocation is born in the Church and
84 II,22 | duty of promoting every vocation.~Hence the pastoral translation:
85 II,22 | apostolic life, the lay vocation, the charism of secular
86 II,22 | societies of apostolic life, the vocation to marriage, the various
87 II,22 | welcome and care to every vocation. A Church is alive to the
88 II,22 | typical of every Christian vocation, including the lay vocation,
89 II,22 | vocation, including the lay vocation, so that the Church, in
90 II,23 | mother and model of every vocation~23. There is a creature
91 II,23 | be the pilgrimage of her vocation as a woman called to be
92 II,23 | generate the Church and every vocation.~Mary, finally, is the perfectly
93 II,23 | her every woman finds her vocation, as virgin, as bride, as
94 III | from a correct theology of vocation, but by means of certain
95 III | meaning and the mystery of vocation, coming from the reality
96 III,25 | between the theology of vocation and a pastoral praxis coherent
97 III,25 | relation between theology of vocation, theology of vocations ministry
98 III,25 | Therefore, in a certain sense, vocation defines the deepest being
99 III,25 | b) Every Christian vocation comes from God, but always
100 III,25 | in-built constitution is vocation, at the same time generates
101 III,25 | earthly dimension in the vocation of all of her members to
102 III,25 | whatever other Christian vocation, that free, willing and
103 III,25 | into effect the grace of vocation.(68)~
104 III,26 | other words, to speak of vocation means speaking of the constitutive
105 III,26 | perspective is being enlarged: vocation is not only the existential
106 III,26 | and beauty. In fact, every vocation is "daily", is the response
107 III,26 | work for vocations is the vocation of pastoral work today~In
108 III,26 | work for vocations is the vocation of pastoral work: it is
109 III,26 | the Churches of Europe. Vocation is the serious case of present
110 III,26 | possible (such as the Christian vocation should always be), such
111 III,26 | from a wide conception of vocation (and consequently from an
112 III,26 | proposal of a particular vocation, without an appropriate
113 III,26 | and an educator of every vocation, all the while respecting
114 III,26 | dedicated, that are open to the vocation of each person and inherent
115 III,26 | that widening the idea of vocation will be harmful to the specific
116 III,26 | the point of death that a vocation can be said to have been
117 III,26 | must in some way assume the vocation of the other.~Therefore
118 III,26 | its mystery, as a personal vocation; that the sick-believer
119 III,26 | sector true and authentic. Vocation is the beating heart of
120 III,27 | ever more manifest or the vocation of the individual is progressively
121 III,27 | and nourishment of every vocation and ministry in the Church.
122 III,27 | recognise his own personal vocation, he must hear the voice
123 III,27 | fear and uncertainty. Every vocation is born from in-vocation.~
124 III,27 | from whom derives every vocation. This dimension is most
125 III,27 | Acts 4, 32).~If every vocation in the Church is a gift
126 III,27 | possible to be open to a vocation that in any case will always
127 III,27 | any case will always be a vocation to fraternity.(79) On the
128 III,27 | others or interprets his vocation only as private and personal
129 III,27 | and personal perfection.~Vocation is relation; it is the manifestation
130 III,27 | and even the case of a vocation to intimacy with God in
131 III,27 | historical contribution".(80)~Vocation is dialogue, it is to feel
132 III,27 | for discerning one's own vocation, because the experience
133 III,27 | will be, in any case, a vocation of service for the Church
134 III,27 | existence. The Christian vocation is, in fact, existence for
135 III,27 | to live his own Christian vocation in the world.(82) And if
136 III,27 | be precisely the "time of vocation", an appropriate time, on
137 III,27 | believers who live their vocation with fidelity and courage,
138 III,27 | welcome the call of God.~A vocation, in any case, always finds
139 III,28 | dignity and his fundamental vocation, but it is also the condition
140 III,28 | the mystery of each one's vocation can be uncovered. These
141 III,29 | which illustrate life as vocation and the pedagogical places
142 III,29 | experience are not ignored: the vocation of each one, communion with
143 IV | supporting the subject of vocation, and then return to the
144 IV,30 | awakening an openness to vocation in our young people remain
145 IV,31 | The Gospel of vocation~31. Every encounter or dialogue
146 IV,31 | contained the sense of every vocation; is contained the very sense
147 IV,31 | responsibility. This is the Gospel of vocation.~
148 IV,32 | Pedagogy of vocation~32. Within this Gospel we
149 IV,32 | the authentic pedagogy of vocation. This is the pedagogy that
150 IV,32 | sowers of the good seed of vocation, and then accompaniers along
151 IV,33 | shows that the Christian vocation is a dialogue between God
152 IV,33 | that is imperfect — man's. Vocation, therefore, is totally the
153 IV,33 | a gift, of a particular vocation which is waiting to be recognised.~
154 IV,33 | scatter the good seed of vocation at the most promising moment
155 IV,33 | first manifestation of a vocation arises, in the majority
156 IV,33 | that of the "man without vocation"; the social context is
157 IV,33 | 13, 31ff.): the seed of a vocation is like a mustard seed that,
158 IV,33 | already said this. The seed of vocation is the smallest of all the
159 IV,34 | desire to look for their vocation.~The first step in this
160 IV,34 | con-vocation~To accompany someone's vocation means, above all, to share:
161 IV,34 | point of also sharing one's vocation: not in order to impose
162 IV,34 | the one who accompanies a vocation is also enthusiastic about
163 IV,34 | enthusiastic about his own vocation and the possibility of transmitting
164 IV,34(100)| they attribute their own vocation to an encounter with a priest
165 IV,35 | unconscious, in facing up to their vocation. How many vocations have
166 IV,35 | The one who educates about vocation, then, must know the depths
167 IV,35 | it allows the seed of a vocation to be discerned little by
168 IV,35 | who calls, because every vocation finds its origins in patient
169 IV,35 | to the discovery of his vocation.~In the Emmaus story all
170 IV,35 | to be without sense and vocation. It is the invocation of
171 IV,35 | one who is faithful to his vocation.~And then, if prayer is
172 IV,36 | recognises his identity, his vocation, his norm.~The Son is the
173 IV,36 | formation for the choice of vocation there comes a second "recognition":
174 IV,36 | proposal. Then even the vocation to the ordained ministry
175 IV,36 | the depths of himself.~c) Vocation as thankfulness~If it is
176 IV,36 | the meaning of life, then vocation is born of "thankfulness".
177 IV,36 | soil of gratitude, because vocation is a response, not an initiative
178 IV,36 | there is the discovery of vocation and the history of every
179 IV,36 | and the history of every vocation. Always related to an experience
180 IV,36 | self-recognition", then the seed of the vocation is already mature, indeed,
181 IV,37 | particularly, of the experience of vocation as a choice that comes from
182 IV,37 | Return home"~The choice of vocation indicates newness of life,
183 IV,37 | preparation for the choice of vocation, to reaffirm the idea that
184 IV,37 | opposite about the Christian vocation, they look at it with diffidence
185 IV,37 | creating a negative image of a vocation, especially to the priesthood
186 IV,37 | satisfying aspects of a vocation, but most of all by underlining
187 IV,37 | underlining the idea that a vocation is God's reflection on the
188 IV,37 | and responding to one's vocation as a believer means finding
189 IV,37 | were the first fruit of the vocation discovered and re-found,
190 IV,37 | the nature of a Christian vocation, is put to the service of
191 IV,37 | with the discernment of any vocation to the consecrated life.
192 IV,37 | the discovery of one's own vocation, but also indicates a healthy
193 IV,37 | call: that of gratitude. A vocation is born of the fertile soil
194 IV,37 | received.~Identity in the vocation~The second order of criteria
195 IV,37 | appearing. The Christian vocation is what brings this positivity
196 IV,37 | thought out by God.~b) "Vocation" fundamentally means "call":
197 IV,37 | vocational maturity when the vocation is lived and interpreted
198 IV,37 | which the one discerning a vocation should concentrate attention
199 Conclu,39 | source and destiny of every vocation.~"God the Father, source
200 Conclu,39 | this. Make her aware of her vocation to promote a culture of
201 Conclu,39 | culture of the "man without a vocation", from that fear that hinders
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