How do you know what God is asking of you?

"Each person must discern her own vocation in prayer. The Lord will reveal His Will to her if she has a relationship with Him in which she listens to His urgings.

"If you are a prayerful woman and feel that the Lord may be asking you to be totally His in the religious life, then you should actively look into different Communities.

"Explore the religious life and the different gifts that Communities bring to the Church. Visiting convents often helps in the discernment process because you are able to see the religious life as it is – not as it is portrayed in the media. When listening to the Lord speaking to your heart, you must act in faith if you believe that He may be calling you.

"There is not 100% certainty, but there is a certain hope and complete trust we must have in His Will."

from the website of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George who in August celebrated the First Profession of Six Novices and Reception of Six Postulants into the Novitiate at their convent in Alton, Illinois.