THE STUDY OF

VOCATION
CHAPTER ONE

Sem. Cris John Dave G. Ecayan

 1.1 PSYCHOLOGY OF VOCATION
1.1.1 Historical Indications

A. According to B. According to C. Actual Situation

Chronological Order different countries

Depth Psychology
Level of maturity, level of US, focused around

personal balance discernment of the "Theory of Self-

candidates. Belgium, Transcendence in
motivation. France, consistency"
Theoretical work.
Italy, Pastoral Action.
Positive Fruits
1. IT HAS OFFERED A VALID INSTRUMENT
FOR THE PERSONAL GROWTH OF
PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS
2. IT HAS "DEMYTHOLOGIZED" THE
PURELY SPIRITUALISTIC CONCEPTS
OF THE NATURE OF VOCATION.

CONSECRATED VOCATION IS A CONTINUOUS

DIALOGUE BETWEEN GRACE AND NATURE,
BETWEEN GOD AND MAN
1.1.2 DEFINITION OF CONSECRATED
VOCATION

VOCATION, "CALL"

COMMITMENT

REDUCTIVE
 THREE CONCEPTS OF "VOCATION"

SPIRITUALISTIC THE CONCEPT OF

PSCHOLOGISTIC
CONCEPT CHRISTIAN
CONCEPT
ANTHROPOLOGY

A special direct Transcendence

Self-realization
call of God and Immanence

Through events,
influences
VOCATION AND
LIFE PROJECT
MAN WORKING GUIDED BY
GOD

"I FIND MYSELF

"Vocation" is a
IN THE STATE
dialogue between
God and man OF VOCATION"
 1.1.3. THE PHENOMENON OF
VOCATION

Psycho-socio-
Theological
pedagogical Dynamic Aspect
Aspect
Aspect

On the part of God.

MOTIVATED BUILD-IN
ELECTION, AWARENESS, MISSION CHOICE OF LIFE RELATIONSHIP

On the part of man.

GLOBAL VISSION, CONCRETE

IDEAL
 1.1.4. PURPOSE OF THE
PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF
VOCATION

For Priestly For the Religious

Vocation Life

Improving methods of Religious vocation is always

recruitment need to be charism, given for the Church,
discovered beforehand. thus the religious should be more
or less normal in their contact
with daily life.
 1.2 THEOLOGY OF VOCATION

1.2.1. The Priesthood

C. Man of
A. Man of Worship B. Man of the Word D. Priest Mediator
Governance, the

Shepherd
Celebrates the Preacher of the "Humanly committed
Eucharist Interpreter of the
Gospel profession"

Word of God

Administering the Spiritual

Sacraments Authority/Authority
of Pastors
1.2.2. The Priestly Being

A NEW WAY OF BEING

SEAL, CHARACTER
 Choice Love Creation of a new Mission
personality

TO CAL
Right to the Total giving of New way of being Service of God's L:
vocation one self Kingdom
 1.2.3. The Religious Vocation

THEOLOGICAL
The religious state FRAMEWORK
places itself in line
with the response of
the baptized in their
vocation to sanctity. Christian Morals and
Virtue of religion

NOTE: The religious state is not a special state of

personal perfection: it is seen as a state and function
of the Church
 The Mystery of
Religious Life
THE RELIGIOUS STATE IS IN LINE WITH:

BAPTISMAL STATE BAPTISMAL SANCTITY A WAY OF BAPTISMAL SANCTITY

COMPLEMENTARY TO THAT OF THE
LAY PEOPLE
To respond with Acquiring perfect
particular fullness to sanctity thru the "way" Manifesting, expressing,
the demands proper to and the "means" the transcendent aspect
baptism and to of vocation and
confirmation Christian grace.
 1.2.4. The Dimension of Religious Life
Religious life is the
development of
baptismal life.

COMMUNITARIAN OR ECCLESIAL
PERSONAL DIMENSION DIMENSION

"sequela Christi" Religious Community

expresses fraternal charity
Intension of perpetuity in a "State of Life"

APOSTOLIC AND TESTIMONIAL

DIMENSION

APOSTOLIC DIMENSION OF RELIGIOUS LIFE:

DIRECT SERVICE 1. EFFECTIVE SIGNS OF THE
CHURCH (LOVE)
OBJECTIVE ADVANTAGES 2. EFFECTIVE SIGNS OF
CHRISTIAN LIFE
SUBJECTIVE ADVANTAGES
(VALUE/HEAVENLY ACTIONS)
THANK YOU! AMEN