Use Theology of the Body as the ultimate vocation discernment tool!

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2. LORD, hear my prayer,
listen to my cry for MERCY;
come to my relief.
Bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.
Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me in ways that are upright and just. Amen.
--Psalm 143

3. Hey, You!Hey, You!
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4. “Then the man and the woman heard
the sound of the LORD God walking in
the garden
at the time of the
evening breeze.”
Genesis 3:8

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7. What is a vocation?

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11. Everyone is Called to MarriageEveryone is Called to Marriage
Everyone is Called to VirginityEveryone is Called to Virginity
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13. Everyone is Called to MarriageEveryone is Called to Marriage
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15. Everyone is Called to MarriageEveryone is Called to Marriage
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16. 2 vocations:
marriage & consecrated virginity
3 states of life:
married, consecrated virginity
& single

18. Everyone is Called to MarriageEveryone is Called to Marriage
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32. “The body is for the Lord
and the Lord is for the body.”
--1 Corinthians 6:13

33. God’s 5 “F”s of True
Love
(the language of the body /
sexuality)“THE OTHER”—relating as male to female, female to male
persons, not things………………….....FUNDAMENTAL
“YES”………………………………FREE
“YOU ONLY”—exclusive, total gift, mutual exchange(marriage)
…………….………………………FULL
“FOREVER”—commitment ……..FAITHFUL
“YES”—open to new life………….FRUITFUL

34. SACRAMENT:
Outward sign
instituted by Christ
to give grace.
It accomplishes
what it signifies.

36. “For this reason a man shall leave
his father and mother and be joined to his
wife, and the two shall become one flesh.
This is great mystery,
and I mean in reference to
Christ and the Church.”
Ephesians 5:21-32

38. “For this reason a man shall leave
his father and mother and be joined to his
wife, and the two shall become one flesh.
This is great mystery,
and I mean in reference to
Christ and the Church.”
Ephesians 5:21-32

42. VIRGINITY=totally God’sVIRGINITY=totally God’s
(body & soul)(body & soul)
MARRIAGE=unionMARRIAGE=union
(body & soul)(body & soul)

44. “Behold, I make all things new.”
--Jesus

45. VIRGINITY=totally God’sVIRGINITY=totally God’s
(body & soul)(body & soul)
MARRIAGE=unionMARRIAGE=union
(body & soul)(body & soul)

46. Everyone is Called to MarriageEveryone is Called to Marriage
Everyone is Called to VirginityEveryone is Called to Virginity
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48. What to do if you feel called?What to do if you feel called?

49. Brother Goodfellow
Sr. Sweet. E. Pie

50. What to do if you feel called?What to do if you feel called?

51. Brother Goodfellow
Sr. Sweet. E. Pie

52. What to do if you feel called?What to do if you feel called?

54. What are signs of a vocation to
religious life or priesthood?

56. What are signs of a vocation to
religious life or priesthood?

58. What are signs of a vocation to
religious life or priesthood?

59. “Glory be to Him who can do
infinitely more than we can
ask or imagine.”
Ephesians 3:20

60. Gloria Deo + Pax Hominibus

67. CHASTITY =
integration of soul & body
with regard to sexuality
according to our vocation
sexual honesty, integrity, authenticity
wholeness, self-control, self-mastery
FREEDOM!
celibate chastity
married chastity

70. REVIEW:
What’s the best way
to discern your vocation?

72. REVIEW:
What’s the #1 image of
God’s love for us in the Bible?

74. REVIEW:
Why isn’t religious life
a sacrament?

76. REVIEW:
What is VIRGINITY?
What is MARRIAGE?

77. VIRGINITY=totally God’sVIRGINITY=totally God’s
(body & soul)(body & soul)
MARRIAGE=unionMARRIAGE=union
(body & soul)(body & soul)

78. REVIEW:
Is everyone called to
VIRGINITY?
Is everyone called to
MARRIAGE?

80. REVIEW:
What are the 2 vocations?
What are the 3 states of life?

81. 2 vocations:
marriage & consecrated virginity
3 states of life:
married, consecrated virginity
& single

82. Who feels called to
MARRIAGE?

83. WHICH marriage?

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