How to be a Roman Catholic Monk?
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Actually becoming a monk requires two things: \n1. Having a call from God.\n2. Accepting this call.\n\nTo verify if you are really called, you should pray and also talk to a catholic priest. \nAccepting God's call is done by you. What a joy and proud is to say Yes to God. It is a real test of our love for God.\nAfter that you should know what order (fransiscan, carmelite, jesuits,...) does God call you to be in. Then you see what are the requirements of that specific order (usually they are not that big deal). \nA monk has three vows: poverty, chastity and obedience.\nFor more help, you can e-mail me at volunteer4u_85@yahoo.com
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Finish though high school.  If you still wish to, you can during high school talk to the formation department at your parish, perhaps visit a few seminaries and the such.\n\nAfter high school, you would to though their seminary
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Well if you're looking to become a priest it might get really complicated. Plus if you were to go to a convent it would get even more confusing. \n\nCatholic priests are not supposed to have a wife and children (no Christian is supposed to divorce, if the priest knows a person has been divorced he can not give them Communion). As for just a part of the basic clergy like an usher or a minister I'm not so sure on the rules but if you're looking to be a priest or have some position like it in the church it's probably not going to happen if you're Catholic.\n\nAs for what you should actually do, I'd say continue on with your basic life with your wife and kids. You can volenteer for lots of stuff at your church since there should be a lot of things going on (this is just from thoughts of my own church) and volenteers are always welcome. So basically I think you can fulfill this "calling" simply by keeping your basic life and just volenteering. I know you're sitting there saying "Wait, this looks too simple." Well in theory it's enough since service to God is a service that He will never forget no matter how much that service is.
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believe me friend, you'll go (death) before the Vatican goes. Get over it! You know you want to be a Catholic. Mary...pray for us!
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Joining Opus Dei requires a supernatural vocation. It is a personal call from God to place one's whole life at his service, spreading the message of the universal call to holiness in ordinary work and social life.\n\nAn Opus Dei member continues being an ordinary citizen and an ordinary Catholic. The faithful of the Prelature join by a contractual commitment rather than by vows. They remain ordinary faithful of their dioceses and are free to engage in the same social and political activities as other Catholics.\n\nAfter joining Opus Dei, people have the same jobs and live in the same social settings as before. The Prelature's faithful do not live apart from the world. Instead, they view their work and social relationships as ways to grow closer to God and to help others do likewise.\n\nOpus Dei stresses people's responsibility to seek holiness and to lead others to holiness in all the normal circumstances of life, rather than creating special ways of living the faith. As ordinary citizens and Catholics, the faithful of Opus Dei live out their vocation in a natural way, neither making a show of it, nor hiding the fact that they belong to the Prelature. Their daily life and apostolic efforts should reflect their commitment to God's service.\n\nCommitments\n\nMembers of Opus Dei participate in a program of spiritual, doctrinal and apostolic formation adapted to their circumstances and needs. Philosophical and theological instruction follows guidelines set down by the Catholic Church.\n\nCommitments include a plan of spiritual life, centered on daily Mass, Holy Communion and frequent use of the sacrament of Penance, as well as reading Sacred Scripture and other spiritual texts, reciting the Rosary, and spending time in personal prayer. Through a life of joyful and generous self-giving to God and neighbour, they embrace the Cross of Christ hidden in the challenges of daily life. The Prelature's faithful also strive to carry out the duty that all Christians have of spreading the Gospel message effectively to those around them. This apostolic responsibility is an essential part of the Christian vocation, and thus of the vocation to Opus Dei.\n\nOpus Dei encourages its members to fulfill these commitments with a spirit of complete freedom.\n\nIncorporation in the Prelature\n\nIn order to join Opus Dei a person must freely ask to do so, in the personal conviction of having received this divine vocation. Such a calling is a specification or determination of the Christian vocation received at baptism, and it leads them to seek sanctity and participate in the mission of the Church according to the spirit with which God inspired St. Josemaría.\n\nThe request is made in writing and needs to have been accepted by the authorities of the Prelature, and admission is granted after a minimum of six months. After an additional period of at least one year, the person can be temporarily incorporated into the Prelature through a formal declaration of a contractual nature, which is renewable annually. In accordance with canon law, no one may be juridically incorporated into the Prelature who has not reached 18 years of age. After a minimum of five more years, the incorporation can become definitive (that is, at a minimum age of 23).\n\nIncorporation into Opus Dei means, on the part of the Prelature, the commitment to provide the person with ongoing formation in the Catholic faith and in the spirit of Opus Dei, as well as the necessary pastoral care from the priests of the Prelature. On the part of the person to be incorporated, it means the commitment to remain under the jurisdiction of the Prelate in all that concerns the aim of the Prelature and to respect the norms by which it is governed. The bond with the Prelature ceases at the end of the term of the contract with the Prelature, or earlier, if the person so requests, by agreement with the authorities of the Prelature. Departure from the Prelature brings about the cessation o
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With the shortage of priests increasing, you can do just about anything 'non-priestly' including being a parish administrator.\n\nContact the career center at you college for more options.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Contact your local Catholic diocesan office for lots of choices.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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All that you need to do is contact the Rabbi of the temple you want to join. He'll explain everything to you. Pretty much all you have to do is take some classes and go to a service. You might want to figure out whether you want to be a Reform, Conservative, or Orthodox jew. Reform is the most flexible, and Orthodox and Hasidic Judaism is the most strict. Conservative Judaism is right in the middle.
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This will guide you through the entire process. Good luck!\nThe Church Library: An Outline of Procedure\nMain Page & Introduction\nhttp://www.acu.edu/academics/library/cfm/churchlibrary.html
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By all means, come to mass with us.  We would be happy to have you.\n\nThe structure of the mass took a little getting use to for me, but it was easy once I understood what was going on and why.\n\nAs a non-Catholic, you will not be required to do all the standing, knealing that is done, you are more than welcome to sit (please stand with the reading of the Gospel, if for nothing else than out of respect for the Word).\n\nOthers are correct that you shouldn't take the communion and the songs/responses will be announced or posted somewhere.\n\nI prefer the Latin mass, and if you have the opportunity to attend one, I would encourage it.  It is, of course, in Latin but there will be notes or missals with the English translation.\n\nIf you are interested in learning more, I would suggest visiting EWTN's web site at http://www.ewtn.com and under FAITH they have a Q&A and a Teaching section, both are very well written and easy to understand.  Also, if you have cable tv, look for the EWTN channel.  Everything there will help you understand what it means to be Catholic.\n\nCall the local parish office and ask to speak with the Director of Adult Formation or about RCIA (Rite Christian Initiation for Adults).  The secretary will point you in the right direction.\n\nAlternately, you can contact me through my profile, I will be happy to answer any question you may have.  I am a recent (1 year ago) convert to the Catholic Church.
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Pray for a vocation. That will be a lifetime of doing something you want to do.
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first choose what kind of religion you would like to be in then you have to go to that church and ask to be [baptised] which means to wellcome you to the church after you do that you can recieve something called communion then you just go and learn in mass every sunday                             i go to mass every sunday        goodluck
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I will most certainly pray for you, sister.  Here's some advice. God molds and shapes us throughout life to make us into the saint he determined us to be. You are meant to lead and extraordinary life, however!\n\nan extraordinary life does not come through striving to be extraordinary. Radiating your Christianity does not come by striving to radiate.\n\nYou will be an extraordinary Christian saint if you love God and you obey Him no matter the cost. Begin to love Him in the small things and do His will and He will begin to give you bigger and bigger things. Just like the parable of the servant and the talents.\n\nRemember that the Holy Spirit is with you as armor through this journey. As a Christian you rest on the paradox of the cross, which allows you to be fiercely in love with the people of this world and yet fiercely determined to make this world better. That is the love that God gives us. We love enough to not be satisfied with the way things are.\n\nGod bless and peace be with you.
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First of all pray and ask God which church to send you to. then once you are going there for a while and they are preaching the truth ten tell the pastor you would like to be a member of that church. pray and make sure God is in it.
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Hi, Roman Catholic here.\n1. the baptism thing was up to the priest. Some are more harsher then others.\n2. I have no idea about the annullment process, but I do know that since Vatican 2, it's gotten easier. Sorry your grandma probably tried to get annulled in Vatican 1, which was very strict and even more male-orienated then it is now.\n3. You wanted to be a female alter girl? Join the club. I wanted to be a priest, even held masses for my dolls. I learned that the chruch has been doing things a certain way for many years and won't change over night.\n4. Yes, you had some bad experiences with the church, but that is no reason to just stop going. I'm 26 too. I fell away from the church for five years and decided to go back.\n5. As long as it's for medical reasons and not because you want to have willy-nilly sex, the birth control pills are ok. YOu have a legitament reason for them.\n\nHowever, to be absolved of any sin, you must go to confession and tell the priest everything. After that, you may take the eucharist in mass. As a returning CAtholic, nothing felt better then to confess after five years of living in sin. It's scary, yes, but you do feel better when you leave.\n\nTake care.
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catholic churches are a very good place to start. pretty much any chuch preist or preacher can point you in the right direction
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it where young men , and when I say young around the age of 18, they study to becomes monks(priest) as well as brothers and friars sometimes. The head of the monastery is the abbot. The one's who are ordained in the priesthood are fathers, and the one's who study in the monastery are brothers. They devour their life in the church as well as to God and they are connected to a religious order, such as Benedictine monks and work and pray. I went to a school where there was a monastery. :O)