A vocation is an occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are suited, trained, or qualified. Although the term is now often used in non-religious contexts and is related to c
An Indian Orthodox priest administers the sacrament of baptism.
Östanbäck Monastery is an Evangelical Lutheran monastery in the Benedictine tradition. Mass is offered daily, and the Divine Office is prayed by monks seven times a day.
Consecrated life is a state of life in liturgical branches of Christianity lived by those faithful who are called to follow Jesus Christ in a more exacting way. Consecrated life includes individuals l
Vocation
…Church, a candidate to the diaconate and priesthood is referred to as being called to this service in the Church. The term is also used for those in consecrated life. Priests, deacons, religious and lay people all have "vocations". In Evangelical Lutheranism, the discernment of an individual's vocation or calling…
The hermitage of Maria Blut in St. Johann in Tirol
Hermitage used by Catholic hermit Charles de Foucauld in the Hoggar (Algeria)
The Evangelical-Lutheran nuns of the Order of the Holy Spirit wear a grey habit with a dove lapel pin (the nuns are standing in the rear of this procession at Alsike Church). Depicted is Sr. Marianne Nordström, who founded Alsike Convent.
Benedict of Nursia (c. 480–543), who wrote the leading religious rule for monastic living, "evokes the Christian roots of Europe", said Pope Benedict XVI.