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Called by the Holy Spirit

 
	  
		 
		   
			 The roots of any vocation lie in our having been created by
				God. 
Every potential in us comes from God’s hand and every call,
				whether to a task, a ministry, a kind of life or a special mission, arises from
				God’s calling us out of nothingness into becoming the person we are.

				
As to priestly vocations, there has always been a conviction within the
				Church that genuine
				vocations come from God, and that it would be criminal to block such
				vocations. 
		   
		 
		 
		   
		  The fact is that many Catholic women, all over the world, feel
			 called to the priestly ministry.

 Read
			 the testimonies of
			 present-day women who feel called to the priesthood.
			 

In the past this call has, by and large, been
			 suppressed by cultural and social prejudice. In spite of that, we have the
			 examples of saints who manifested their call:
St.
			 Catherine of Siena, doctor of the Church
St. Thérèse
			 of Lisieux, doctor of the Church
and
			 others.

Tests on 100 women who feel
			 called to the priesthood in the Catholic Church showed that they were equally
			 competent, motivated and worthy as male candidates for the priesthood.
			 Read here.  
		 
	 


 
	  
		 
		    
		  Through
			 the sense of vocation of Catholic women the Holy Spirit herself is urging the
			 Church to review the existing ban against women.
			 

As long as the Church
			 continues to ignore the promptings of the Spirit, the valuable charisms and
			 gifts of women will be lost to the ministry. 
		    
		 
		 
		    
		    
		   
		 
	 
 
 
	  
		 
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	Through the sense of vocation of Catholic women the Holy Spirit herself is urging the Church to review the existing ban against women. As long as the Church continues to ignore the promptings of the Spirit, the valuable charisms and gifts of women will be lost to the ministry.