Everyone has a unique vocation, a calling from God.
God calls us to love Him and love one another and all of creation.
God invites us to be a joyful disciple who follow Jesus into eternal life. To think more
about vocations (marriage; single life; priests; nuns and monks), perhaps visit one of the links below.
Helpful Websites
Vocation Information
https://www.ukvocation.org/
Priesthood
Westminster Diocese Vocations
https://rcdow.org.uk/vocations
Allen Hall Seminary (Priest Training College, Chelsea London)
https://parish.rcdow.org.uk/allenhall/
Priesthood
https://www.ukpriest.org/vocations-directors
Diaconate
https://rcdow.org.uk/vocations/permanent-diaconate
Religious Brothers and Enclosed Monks
St Hugh’s Charterhouse
https://www.parkminster.org.uk
Dominican Brothers (Haverstock Hill, London)
https://rosaryshrine.co.uk/
Religious Sisters and Enclosed Nuns
Carmelite Sisters (Notting Hill)
https://carmelitesnottinghill.org.uk
Benedictine Sisters (Hyde Park)
https://www.tyburnconvent.org.uk/site.php?id=225
Dominican Sisters
https://www.dominicansisters.co.uk/
Little Sisters of the Poor (North London, N16)
https://www.littlesistersofthepoor.co.uk/
Consecrated Virgins
Consecrated Virgins
https://www.ukvocation.org/consecrated-virgins
Holy Marriage
Holy Marriage
https://rcdow.org.uk/marriage-and-family-life
Our Lady’s Teams
https://equipes-notre-dame.com/en/team-life/
Single Life
Some people realise that God is not calling them Marriage, but also not to the Religious Life or Priesthood. They literally feel called to live a life of service in the single state.
A Call to the Single Life is as authentic a call as any Religious Calling, and it should never be considered a bracket for people who do not fit anywhere else. Expressed in a variety of ways, the Single Life is a Call to serve God and His People, and all of creation.
Some single people put time and energy into a ministry to which they feel they are being asked to focus their efforts and often that involves their professional lives and just being present in a way others who have family and vocational commitments cannot be.
For some single people, the call is to be a missionary and they share their life as a Lay Person in the mission field – abroad or in their own parish. As a single person, they have the time and freedom to devote months, years or a lifetime to such activities. Others work on social projects within their local community and parish church. For others still the Call may be to be consecrated in private, personal vows.
Speak to a priest whom you trust before making any vows.
Whatever the Call, our relationship with God and others needs to be developed and nurtured as it is here we discover more of where God is calling us.