Vocations Explained: Matrimony, Virginity, the Religious State and the Priesthood

Published with the permission of the Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission.
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Vocations Explained
is a compendium of Questions on Vocations, a catechism approved by His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons; His Eminence Cardinal Satolli; by five Archbishops and twenty-two Bishops; also by numerous priests and religious Brothers and Sisters.
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MICHAEL AUGUSTINE, Archbishop of New York.
NEW YORK, March 2, 1897.
COPYRIGHT, 1897, BY BENZIGER BROTHERS.
Q. What is a vocation? A. A call from God to some state of life.
Q. Which are the principal states of life? A. Matrimony, virginity, the religious state, and the priesthood.
Q. Has every person a vocation? A. Yes; God gives a special vocation to each person.