A call to the priesthood always comes in the context of the Christian community.

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Sometimes it is the community which first senses a vocation among its members and encourages that person to begin a process of discernment. 

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Sometimes it is the person who first feels a call and looks to the community and the wider Church to test it. 

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One of the places to begin your discernment is to talk with your own priest, who may decide to put you in touch with a spiritual director and/or your Vocations Director. 

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You may be at an earlier stage of discernment, in which case you might want to be in touch with the National Office for Vocation (NOV).

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