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Why is it important for parents to foster vocation awareness among their children?

By presenting their children to the Lord at Baptism, Christian parents are requesting that He make them holy as He is holy. Only through faithfulness to Him in the particular vocation which He chooses for them, will their children love Him and serve Him as He desires.

Why is it difficult for some parents to foster their children’s vocations?

It is hard sometimes to remember that children are God’s gift and that the primary role of parents is to help God reveal His plan of love for them. They tend to hold fast to their own “plans” for them, hoping for their best preparation for living independently from them as adults. Surely it is the parents’ responsibility to provide their children with the best education and career training possible, but we must remember that a VOCATION is NOT a CAREER. It is a way of living and loving the Lord and others according to His most providential choice. It is THE MEANS of SANCTIFICATION ESPECIALLY CHOSEN for them through which they will glorify Him most perfectly.