Chapter 2 Flashcards
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A profession is associated with a
Career
Career is
A chosen occupation that is more likely to express ones talent than a job
Finding a calling is different from
Finding profession
While thinking about a future profession it is important to choose a course of life based on
Vocation
He word vocation comes from Latin word
Vocare to choose
The primary Christian vocation is to
Love and serve God by loving and serving people
Laity
All baptized faithful except those who have received sacrament of holy orders
How do laity seek kingdom of God
Engaging in daily worldly tasks and directing them towards gods will
Married people
Share love for one another and raise a Christian family
Priests
Dedicated to the service of the church
Bishops
Entrusted to teach , sanctify and govern the church in the name of Christ
Religious sisters and brothers
Engage a missionary work educated to community
A persons vocation is much different from
Having job or choosing career
What decisions will you face involving a vocation
Will you be an ordained priest
Will you be married
Will you be a brother or sister
The universe is in a …. Toward an
Journeying ultimate perfection
Divine providence
The ways in which God guides creation towards perfection
Jesus tells us to put our trust in
Divine providence, the will of God
Trusting in God means
We depend on him for every detail of our lives
The more we seek gods plans for us
The more we advance towards perfection
When we resist gods plan for our desires
We go backwards
We are given free will
The choice to shape our own lives and direct ourselves to the goodness that God intends
Because the choice is free
Possibility of going astray and committing evil acts
Constant and consistent prayer helps us
Determine what God intends for us
Three types of prayer
Vocal meditation contemplative