A. I feel called to the priesthood because I believe Jesus, for one reason or another, has chosen me to give my life for others as a priest. He said, "You did not choose me, but I have chosen you." I want to give my life to the Church and to Jesus Christ. The Lord also spoke to me through the Sacred Scriptures:
"If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross every day and follow me. Anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake, will save it" (Matthew 16:24 -25).
"And when he saw the crowds he felt sorry for them because they were harassed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd. The harvest is rich but the laborers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers to his harvest" (Matthew 9:36 -37).
Please pray for me as I seek to conform myself to the mind and heart of Christ, who "did not come to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom of many" (Mark 10:45 ). |
