"Vocation"

The word vocation basically means the call. In religious contexts, it refers to God’s call to us. In a broader sense, God calls all of us to live our lives according to God’s plan for the growing Kingdom. However, God also calls each of us to live a particular lifestyle. Some are called to be married, others to be single. Some few others yet are called to priesthood or religious life. Jesuits are called to live religious lifestyle in an order called the Society of Jesus. Most Jesuits, though not all, are also called to be ordained priests. Some men will ask to serve God as a Brother in the Society of Jesus.