Study Notes on Christian Vocation and Holiness

  • in our life as a christian a vocation is a call from god to a life of Holiness (the human heart is fully satisfied by god alone)

  • the human heart is fully satisfied by God alone

  • God has fully satisfied the longing of the human heart through the incarnation of jesus christ.

  • The ___sacraments of christian initiation ___ are the foundation of christian life

  • the universal call to holiness is a call to each member Of the Body of christ given to us Baptism, confirmation, eucharist

  • Jesus taught us that Happiness comes from the beatitudes

  • Abraham is a mode of response to God because he listened to god and obeyed him to be the father of all nations

  • Eli helped samuel to hear Gods call

  • Jeremiah is a good model for hearing God's call and overcoming doubts and limitations

  • by questioning angle gabriel Mary of Nazareth was helped to understand Gods call

  • the story of jesus and Nathanael reminds us that most important that Jesus knows us loves us and has plans

  • when jesus told peter to feed his sheep jesus meant that peter should take responsible for the church

  • the story of david’s call to be king of israel reminds us that Gods sees not appearance but the heart

  • because she carried the news of jesus resurrection to the eleven mary magdalene Is known as the apostle to the apostle

  • All call to holiness through helping spouse and children to live good and holy life: married life

  • The perfection love including enemies: perfecton of charities

  • from a greek word meaning learner in christian life one who has made the decision to learn from Jesus: disciple

  • Also known as the people God calls the people of God: church

  • this story that Jesus told answers the question who is my neighbor: the parable of the good samaratin

  • Committed single life married life, ordained life consecrated life status of life

  • seeing oneself as made in the image and likeness of God taking care of oneself in body, mad, heart and soul: love of self

  • A life of service to others but not bound by vows: single life

  • The love of God with ones whole being and the love of neighbor as oneself as taught by jesus: The great commandment

  • A greek word meaning unconditional love: agape

  • in the gospel of john jesus symbolized service to others with this gesture: washing of the feet

  • Includes the challenge of love and respect for others: living out vocation with others