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It is in times of quiet contemplation of the Scriptures that a man considering the priesthood is most likely to hear the call of God. Compare your experience of call with those of the people of the Scriptures.

Break open the Word with your Spiritual Director or Accompanier: this can be a sacramental experience for both of you.

Listed below are the references in Scripture where different experiences of the call can be found:

Calls' in Hebrew Scripture
Calls' in the Christian Scriptures
Our Calling

CALLS' IN HEBREW SCRIPTURE: top

Adam & Eve

Gen 1:26-31; 2::4-25

Abraham & Sarah

Gen 12:1-6; 15, 17, 18

Isaac & Rebecca

Gen 21:1-8; 22:1-9; 24

Jacob/Israel and Leah and Rachel

Gen 25:19-34; 27-33

Joseph

Gen 37; 39-50

Moses

Exodus 2-4

Joshua

Joshua 1

Deborah

Judges 4-5

Ruth

Ruth 1:1-18

Samuel

I Samuel 3:1-10

David

I Samuel 16:1-12;  II Samuel 7

Elijah

I Kings 17-1

Elisha

I Kings 19:19-21;  II Kings 2;13:14-2

Amos

Amos 7-9

Hosea

Hosea 1-2

Isaiah

Isaiah 6 and 40

Suffering

Servant 42:1-4; 49:1-7; 50:4-11; 52:13-53;

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:4-10; 15:10-21; 20:7-9

Ezekial

Ezekiel 1-3

Daniel

Daniel 6

Judith

Judith 8

Esther

Esther 4; chapter C 9:20-32

Tobit

Tobit 1-3

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 1-2

Jonah

Jonah 1-3

Matthias

I Maccabees 1-2

Job

Job I, 38, 39, 42

Psalms

Psalm 139

Sirach

Sirach 44-51
CALLS' IN THE CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES: top

John the Baptist

Mark 1:1-8;
Luke 1:5-25; 57-80; 3:1-20
Matthew 3:1-12
John 1:19-34; 3:22-36

Mary

Luke 1:26-56

Joseph

Matthew 1:19-24

Jesus' Baptism

Mark 1:9-13; Matthew 3:13-4; 11 Luke 3:21-22 and 4:1-31

Disciples at the Lake

Mark 1:16-20 and 2:13-17

Preparation

Matthew 4:18-22 and 9:9-13
Luke 5:1-11 and 5:27-32
John 1:35-51

Disciples on the Mount

Mark 3:13-19;

Family response

Mark 3:20-35

Commissioning

Matthew 9:35-10:5; instructions 10:6-11:1;
Luke 6:12-16; instructions 9:1-6 and 10:1-20
John 15:9-17; last discourse chapters 13-17

Rich Young Man

Mark 10:17-31; Matthew 19:16-3, Luke 18:18-30

Penitent Woman

Luke 7:36-50

Zaccheus

Luke 19:1-20

Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Woman at the Well

John 4:1-42

Women at the Tomb

Mark 16:1-8;
Matthew 28:1-10
Luke 24:1-12;
John 20:1-18

Matthias

Acts 1:15-26

Stephen

Acts 6-7

Paul

Acts 9:1-25; 22:3-16; 26:12-18

Timothy

II Timothy 1:1-14

Titus

Titus 1-2

Philomen

Philomen

Jesus, High Priest

Hebrews 4:14-5:10
OUR CALLING: top

Who is Jesus?

 

Mark

8:27-38; 9:30-32; 10:32-34

Matthew

16:13-28;17:22-23; 20:17-19

Luke

9:18-36; 9:43-45; 18:31-34

Who are Followers?

Luke 9:57-62

Prodigal Son

Luke 15:1-32

Ten Lepers

Luke 17:11-19

Rich and poor

Luke 16:19-32

Last judgment

Matthew 25:31-46

God's people

Deut 6:1-7; 11

Called by name

Isaiah 43 and 49

Baptised in Christ

Romans 6

No boasting

I Cor 1:26-31

Understand fully

Eph 1 and 4

Be Christ-like

Philippians 2:1-18;

We proclaim

I John 1:1-14
 
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