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The word 'vocation' comes from the latin vocatio, meaning a calling. This is not simply a decision that you have come to yourself, but a response to a call from outside yourself, to dedicate your life in a particular way to the service of God.

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Some kinds of vocations are well known, such as the call to become a priest, a monk or nun. But people whose situation in life rules out such a response, such as those who are married with children, can also answer such a call, perhaps as an Oblate.

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Here are links to the websites of the main Benedictine monasteries in the English Benedictine Congregation, who will be able to give you details of their vocation and oblate programmes:

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