Every vocation – lay, married, consecrated, or priestly – springs from that personal love that God has for us and that he reveals to us in Jesus Christ; from the encounter with the Heart of Christ that calls, consoles, and sends us. “The personal experience of Christ’s love produces an interior urging in our hearts that impels us to passionate self-giving in order to make his Kingdom present.” (SRCF 10).
The essay reflects on how our vocation is “the personal way in which each one is loved by God, and the personal way in which each one is called to participate in the mission of Christ” (Essay, p 18-19).
"Although the Scriptures preserve Jesus’ words, ever alive and timely, there are moments when he speaks to us inwardly, calls us and leads us to a better place. That better place is his heart. There he invites us to find fresh strength and peace"
As a spiritual family, we need to continue to deepen our knowledge of Christ, his heart, our identification with him, and how we welcome that call in our lives and in our communities.
The new essay Here I Am, Because You Called Me! Vocational Culture, Vocational Work, and Vocation Promotion in Regnum Christi is the result of a process that began in 2021, seeking to reflect in greater depth on how we live, understand and promote life as a vocation in the different environments of Regnum Christi.
It has been enriched by many voices and experiences, and finds new strength after the 2024 General Convention, where it was established as one of the priorities towards 2030:
“To promote a vocational culture. We want to carry out all our apostolic activity from the personal call that God makes to men, imbuing it with an authentic vocational pedagogy, which fosters the understanding of life as a vocation and makes it easier for each person to discover and accept his or her own. We seek that, in the different areas of Regnum Christi, processes of vocational fullness can be carried out naturally and, in this way, vocations to the married life, consecrated and priestly can mature” (Communique from the 2024 General Convention 25).
The Heart of Jesus continues to say today: “Come to me”. In accepting his invitation, may we renew our vocation and help others to do the same: “Here I am, send me” (Is 6:8).
This new essay is the ninth in a series that explores the charism of Regnum Christi and how that charism is lived by its members in today’s world.
All of the Essays that have been published to date are available in English and Spanish .pdfs by clicking on them below, with most of them also available in audiobook and print editions.
