Quo Vadis Vocation Discernment Groups

Every Catholic man should at least consider priesthood as an option.

Quo Vadis is Latin for “where are you going?” Tradition states that St. Peter asked Jesus this question as Peter was fleeing Rome due to the persecutions. St. Peter was cut to the heart by Christ’s response and returned to Rome to accept martyrdom. 
 
Is Jesus calling you to be a Catholic priest? It’s not an easy question to answer. It takes prayer and study to discover your true vocation. Quo Vadis is a discernment group of men like you who love Jesus Christ and His Church, and who are willing to talk with other like-minded men about their future.
 
If you are interested in joining one of our regional groups, please contact Fr. Danny Santos at 519-432-1824 or at vocations@dol.ca.
 
Am I Being Called?
To be precise, a man only “knows” he is called when he is ordained! However, there are many positive signs that can point to a vocation, and which can help a man make the decision to enter the seminary and continue along the path towards the priesthood.
 
Quick Discernment Tool
Now that you are here and no one is watching or listening, read these statements to yourself, take them to prayer, then act on what you know is right. God knows, you may be called to the priesthood!

• A personal relationship with Jesus Christ is important to me.
• People have told me I would make a good priest.
• I’ve hidden vocation material in my desk.
• Going to Mass and Adoration is a very important part of my faith life.
• The thought of becoming a priest keeps coming back over and over again.
• I’m afraid to tell my friends and family that I’ve been thinking about the priesthood.
• I feel called to give more of myself to others.
• After hearing the readings at Mass I think about how I would preach.
• I have a burning desire to help people get closer to Christ and to know the Truth.
• I have a strong sense that what I have planned for the future is not what God has planned for me.

 
If some of these statements reflect how you feel, if your heart is filled with zeal after reading these statements, if you sense a greater desire to find out if God is calling you to live in black and white, get in touch with Fr. Danny at vocations@dol.ca. Have no fear, the Lord wants only what is best for you – and so do we.