Vocation

Jesus called disciples saying “Follow me” and he sent these disciples out to gather up the lost, to bring healing to the wounded, and to baptise in the name of the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit. To have a vocation means simply that we hear Jesus’ call and we want to respond, to follow him, to learn from him, and to be sent by him as a blessing to his holy people.

There are many ways to respond to this call: the single life, married life, ordained ministry, or consecrated and religious life.

You can find information about all these vocations at: Discernment | National Office for Vocation England & Wales (ukvocation.org).

• If you believe that God is calling you to be a priest in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle you should, first of all speak to your parish priest. You can then find further information here: Priesthood - Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle (diocesehn.org.uk).

• If you think God is calling you to the permanent diaconate you should speak to your parish priest and you can find more information here: Permanent Diaconate - Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle (diocesehn.org.uk).