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If you are feeling drawn to a particular congregation:
 Spend time with the
Sisters, so that you will get to know them, and they
will get to know you.
Time spent getting to know each other is essential in helping both you and the
congregation to decide whether or not this is a good "fit" for
you.
Ask questions about their mission. Ask yourself if you have the gifts needed for the life and the work of
these sisters.
If it seems that you don't, talk to the Sisters about
it. It may be that they see in you gifts that you don't see, or
that they don't view the gifts you lack as essential to their
mission.
On the other hand, God may be calling you in a different
direction.
Ask yourself if you feel at home with these sisters.
Remember that you are not the only one discerning your call. The
religious
congregation also must discern.
Pray every day.
Find an experienced spiritual director to help you listen to how God is
working in your heart.
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If you do not have a particular congregation in mind:
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Find an experienced spiritual director to accompany you in your
discernment.
Check out various
congregations.
Visit
the "Links to Explore" page. Talk
to Sisters in your area or from congregations whose mission attracts
you. Ask questions about their life and their
mission. Call the vocation director for your
diocese.
Pray every day.
Always remember
that, as a living work of art, you are in process! Don't expect to
be complete any time soon!
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