Vocations

A call from God, usually to a particular job, identity, or course of action in life is called a…

Before graduating from St. John’s Prep, it’s important to take time to _____ (prayerfully consider) your vocation.

A group of men or women within the Catholic Church who have taken vows, dedicated their lives to God, and live in community together is called…

• A cult

• A private school

• A religious order

• A church of priests

Any man who belongs to a religious order is a priest.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Joining a religious order makes you a brother (or monk), not a priest. However, it's true that some men who join a religious order ALSO decide to undergo the process of becoming a priest.

A spiritual gift that characterizes a religious order and helps the order to serve the world is a…

• vocation

• charism

• discernment

• prayer

The daily schedule of those living in a religious community is called..

• vocation

• horarium

• liturgy

• charism

Three common vows that members of religious orders take include all of the following EXCEPT…

• vow of obedience

• vow of chastity

• vow of kindness

• vow of poverty

A vow of obedience requires that members of a religious community…

• Never get married

• Listen to God and the leader of their religious order

• Give up all of their material possessions

• Live in a house with their community

In the Catholic Church, a person who leads Mass and consecrates the Eucharist is called a….

The Xaverian ______ (or "spiritual personality") includes the idea of servant leadership and the values of simplicity, trust, zeal, compassion, and humility.

• charism

• vocation

• horarium

• vows