How do I Know if I should become a Priest?

<p>Because the choice of the priesthood or the consecration of a nun (just two examples of the non-marital vocation) is unnatural insofar as it requires non-marriage as part of its discipline, it’s quite rare.&nbsp; People accordingly figure that there must be some means by which God selects who will join this separate vocation.&nbsp; And as such, they say that God “calls” people to it.&nbsp; Biblical examples are then trotted out to support this view:&nbsp; Jesus literally called out his disciples, “Drop your fishing nets and come, follow me.”&nbsp; St. Paul was knocked off his donkey and surrounded by a great light when Jesus personally came to him and redirected his life to become an apostle.&nbsp; So, one might think that it’s the same today, that there must be some special sort of event whereby God “calls” people into these vocations.&nbsp; As a result of this assumption, it’s hard to find a seminarian who doesn’t have some bizarre story about the moment God “called” him.&nbsp; Or, if he doesn’t have one yet, he is earnestly concerned about the legitimacy of his vocation.</p>