"A Welcoming Community of Faith Rooted in
the Catholic Tradition"
Vocations to the Religious Life
As a continuing community of faith rooted in the Catholic Tradition, the Evangelical Catholic Church is committed to support those who are called to gift of religious life.
Discovering the vocation that God has given you is a process that takes time. Your abilities and talents, the things that you enjoy doing, and the things that you dislike, can give you some important indications of what God is asking of you.
Your vocation is more than your career choice or occupation. It is God's invitation to live out your commitment to holiness and service in a specific lifestyle that you choose.
Throughout the centuries, men and women have responded to God's call to commit themselves wholly to God and God's people through the consecrated life.
CONSECRATED LIFE
Some women and men choose to live a particular lifestyle called religious or consecrated life...
Pattern their lives after Jesus through presence and availability.
Live a shared life with a common Mission and vision.
Profess evangelical vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Make time daily for prayer, ministry, and community.
Follow the life and teaching of the founder of their community.
Most sisters, brothers, and priests are very ordinary people who love God and have a burning desire to be of service to others.
THIRD ORDER RELIGIOUS LIFE
Third Orders signify in general lay members of religious orders, i.e. men and women who do not necessarily live in community and yet can claim to wear the habit and participate in the good works of some great order.
The Third Orders are seculars living in the world who one profess a solemn promise to their Order.
Any member of the Evangelical Catholic Church may join a Third Order, but may not at once belong to more than one, nor may he or she without grave cause leave one for another.
If you believe that you have been gifted with the call to either form of religious life, please contact us and let us help you in your discernment process.
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Office of Vocations in
the United States
Post Office Box 178388 Chicago Illinois 60617-8388
(T) 773-721-5383 (F) 773-721-2581
vocation@evangelicalcatholicchurch.org
Office of Vocations for the Diocese of Ireland
Apt 1 (OM) Main Street, Clarecastle, County Clare, Ireland
(H) 00 353 65 68 48 77 1 (M) 00 85 788 6171