Prince Goddy G. Tan Bernardina G. Yalong Ateneo de Manila University MA in Religious Education A Theological Understanding of the Family as the Seed-bed of Vocations Statement of the Problem of vocations needs good soil in which to be planted, and the proper conditions to “The grace develop under God's supernatural care. There is no soil more necessary and no conditions are more important than a good family life.” Fr. John A. Hardon, SJ What is a vocation? According to Merriam-Webster it comes from the Latin word to call. It is a noun which means a strong desire to spend your life doing a certain kind “vocare” of work. in means a “The word “vocation” today’s usage often person’s occupation, profession, or trade, in brief, how a living is of us think of a vocation as a calling in life. made.” Many Vocation is beyond a call, it is not just an occupation, profession or trade. Our vocation is not the same as our career or profession. However, there can be an overlap between a vocation and a profession. A person has a job to earn a living, a career may be chosen for the sense of but a vocation is aspiring for a higher good; as a service for others and for God. For example, you may choose your job as a teacher and you study further for a higher learning, for this reason, you teach effectively because you believe that it is a sign of following your calling to be of service to your job corresponds to work extrinsically understood. Career students. “A traces the progress of the work. Work understood as a calling (or vocation) connects peoples’ the proximate and ultimate end of a A vocation is a gift of work’s purpose with person’s life.” call from God. It is important to realize that the primary and most vital call from God is a call to live a holy life.
Prince Goddy G. Tan Bernardina G. Yalong Ateneo de Manila University MA in Religious Education A Theological Understanding of the Family as the Seed-bed of Vocations Statement of the Problem “The grace of vocations needs good soil in which to be planted, and the proper conditions to develop under God's supernatural care. There is no soil more necessary and no conditions are more important than a good family life.” Fr. John A. Hardon, SJ What is a vocation? According to Merriam-Webster it comes from the Latin word “vocare” to call. It is a noun which means a strong desire to spend your life doing a certain kind of work. “The word “vocation” in today’s usage often means a person’s occupation, profession, or trade, in brief, how a living is made.” Many of us think of a vocation as a calling in life. Vocation is beyond a call, it is not just an occupation, profession or trade. Our vocation is not the same as our career or profession. However, there can be an overlap between a vocation and a profession. A person has a job to earn a living, a career may be chosen for the sense of but a vocation is aspiring for a higher good; as a service for others and for God. For example, you may choose your job as a teacher and you study further for a higher learning, for this reason, you teach effectively because you believe that it is a sign of following your calling to be of service to your students. “A job corresponds to work extrinsically understood. Career traces the progress of the peoples’ work. Work understood as a calling (or vocation) connects work’s purpose with the proximate and ultimate end of a person’s life.” A vocation is a gift of call from God. It is important to realize that the primary and most vital call from God is a call to live a holy life.
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