Monastic Call

Faith Q&A › Metropolitan Youssef › The Church

3 questions

• QHow would a person know that he has been called to monastic life? Is it a feeling they have; or is it a direct calling from a member of the church clergy?
• QHow do I choose, and where do I start the right path for my life? I am wavering between monasticism, marriage or celibacy?
• QI am doing an automotive program starting the fall. Thank God my parents are at peace with it now and I can move on without any regrets or guilt. My monastic desires are…

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