Vocation and Family: Discovering God's Call in Marriage and Family Life, Study Guides, Projects, Research of Latin language

Download Vocation and Family: Discovering God's Call in Marriage and Family Life and more Study Guides, Projects, Research Latin language in PDF only on Docsity! Catechesis in preparation for the 10th World Meeting of Families Rome June 22-26, 2022 “Family love: a vocation and a path to holiness” Catechesis No.1 Vocation and family Vocation as a calling The term vocation comes from the Latin verb vocare whose meaning is to call. For each person, God’s first calling is to become His children through the Sacrament of Baptism. Some people who are baptized are called to give their lives to God through consecration as priests or religious; others are called to give themselves to the Lord through the Sacrament of Matrimony. Married life, therefore, is also a vocation, that is, a call from God. One’s name The habit of calling each other by name is a widespread practice in our families, especially if there are children. Choosing a name, which is given to children and with which they will be called throughout their entire lives, is a very important decision made for parents. There are many reasons why a name is chosen. Sometimes there are names that have been handed down in the family for generations; sometimes it is the name of a saint to whom the parents are particularly devoted, or the name of a person who, in some way, has left a mark on the parents’ lives. For each person, a name is a sort of calling card with which one presents oneself to the world. In fact, it already says a lot about a person. Lonliness When we happen to have a conversation with someone whose name we do not remember, it is a sign that we have not really connected with that person. The biggest nightmare for a person is that of not being remembered. The feeling of lonliness, which derives from this, comes above all from the impression one gets of not feeling thought of and desired. The long period of lockdown that we experienced proved to be a time of extreme loneliness for many, especially for the elderly and for those who, for a variety of reasons, experience the difficulty and hardship of living alone. We are called One of the most frequent habits that parents have regarding their children is that of calling them. They do it to wake them up in the morning, to find out where they are, to urge them to fulfill their duties, to show them their love. Pretending not to hear someone who is calling us is a strategy with which we are all quite familiar. It corresponds to the specific desire of not wanting to get involved with the person who is calling us. In fact, being called by someone conveys a clear message. Someone, who knows we exist, is taking an interest in our lives. We can accept or even reject this call to establish a relationship.