Teach your child to listen for God’s voice through journaling, spiritual direction, or retreats. Help them reflect on how their gifts and desires align with a potential calling to religious life.
- Pray for your child’s vocation
- Give your children stories of the saints
- Encourage your children to participate in a ministry at Mass
- Provide your child with role models
- Talk to your children about your vocation
- Pray as a family
- Encourage your child to join a youth group
- Watch films with your children which have meaningful messages about vocation
- Encourage your child to gain a healthy Christian understanding of their sexuality
- Speak to the RE coordinator at your child’s school about organizing a ‘vocations forum’
Source: Vocation Center Archdiocese of Sydney, Vocation Coordinator’s Resource Kit