FROM THE DESK OF FR. SERGIO OVANDO, PASTOR.....
Come follow me. Our vocation.
Last weekend two of John disciples start to follow Jesus and found the Messiah, Today It is Jesus Himself who calls many others to follow him. To reflect in our vocation is something that every Catholic should to. First to follow him in the path of Holiness that is a universal call to all of us; but also we need to ask ourselves if He is calling us to be Fishers of Men.
In these times we often hear the invitation, “Follow us” on Facebook, on Twitter, Instagram, etc. However, following on the Web is not how or what Jesus meant! Jesus called first His disciples then, and each one of us now, “actually” – really and truly – to follow Him. Following Jesus is not just to “like” Him or to make a comment about His life and preaching, as we do on the Web. Following is really to walk the path He walked, after Him and with Him.
In the first place then, a vocation is that which God uses to direct each and every one of us to our task in life. Jesus has a specific task in life for each and every one of us. Each of us is hand-picked and called by name by Jesus! There is no one among us who does not have a divine vocation!" ( John Paul II). Some are called audibly by God, but the usual call is internal, through the inner working of the Spirit. "What is a vocation? It is an interior call of grace, which falls into the soul like a seed, to mature within it."
In order To answer the call we need to be open to listen to what he wants for us, to discover the plans, and desires that God has for us. And that can only be done in our closeness to Jesus; to be close to hear his voice, to receive from him the strength we need to follow.
The Pope describes the call as a dialogue between us and Christ. “In the hidden recesses of the human heart the grace of a vocation takes the form of a dialogue. It is a dialogue between Christ and an individual, in which a personal invitation is given. Christ calls the person by name and says: "Come, follow me." This call, this mysterious inner voice of Christ, is heard most clearly in silence and prayer. Its acceptance is an act of faith”. (Homily, February 10, 1986)
In the end, the Gospel invites us to reflect in our own vocation, asking ourself if we have answered, if we have been generous in our answer, and how close we follow the One who became man to bring us to God.