Jasmine Baker

Fr Paul Gonsalves,

Immaculate Conception Church,

St. Joseph’s Presbytery

Devizes, SN10 1DD

A true vocation is nothing other than the firm and constant will possessed by the person called, to want to serve God in the manner and in the place where the Divine Majesty calls him. This is the best mark one could have to know when a vocation is true.

How do I know if I am called?

To know whether God wants us to be a religious, we must not wait for the Divine Majesty to speak to us in some sensible way or that he sends from heaven some Angel to point out his will for us. Even less so is there any need to have some private revelations about it. There is no need to have ten or twelve theologians from the best Bible universities in the world to ponder whether this is a true inspiration or not or whether it must be carried out. However, we must cultivate and correspond with the first impulse. Then we must not be troubled if any distaste or coldness comes after that. For, if we always try to keep our will very firm in wanting to discover the good that has been shown to us, God will not fail to make all redound to his glory.

Those candidates who like to join the MSFS congregation and work for the spread of the Gospel and live the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales are requested to contact the vocation promoter.