It all begins with a question

"It all begins with a question. A longing. A desire to know.

"The one thing we have learned from this process we call 'discernment' or the understanding of God's will for our own lives is that in order to answer the question, 'Are you called?' you must first ask some questions of your own.

"Very often those considering a vocation ask, 'What are the signs of a religious vocation?' How do I know if God is calling me?' There is no easy, clear-cut answer....

"Our Congregation's Renovator, Blessed George Matulatis-Matulewicz, believed that a person could discern God's will by reflecting on the reality that 'God draws us to Himself and guides us to this or that way of life through our holy desires, affections, aspirations, propensities, longings and so on ...'


From the Vocations pages of
the Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception