Portraits of the Call | Catholic Vocations Film 2023 | Find Your Purpose

Introducing Portraits of the Call, a beautiful new film created by the Diocese of Lansing that profiles a range of divinely ordained vocations: priestly life, consecrated life and married life.
The Church proposes that each of us has a God-given mission in life. That is our vocation. Fulfilling what God has in store for us will bring the greatest joy to our hearts but discerning what that particular vocation might be is not always an easy task.
Over the past several months, the Diocese of Lansing has been filming and editing together this 20-minute vocations film featuring many different people from around the diocese. The result is Portraits of the Call. The aim of the film is to explain the different vocations that one may be called to and, crucially, how to prayerfully discern that calling.
Following the premiere on October 4, Father Mike Cassar, Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Lansing, and Dawn Hausmann, Director of Consecrated Vocations for the Diocese of Lansing, hosted a virtual vocation Q&A session over Zoom. We hope you find the film useful. Our Lady, Mother of the Church, pray for us.

[@HermanJohnson-t6c]

A very, very important omission - the beautiful vocation of Religious Brothers.

[@alicesmith8297]

This message is well presented and provides testimonies of God’s movement in these lives. Holy Spirit’s urgings are expressed beautifully and the fruit of joy in their lives is very visible to all who watch and listen. It might be awesome to see a chapter played in a movie theatre as audiences wait for their movie to begin-almost like a visual testimony reaching in one of the least expected venues. Thank you Diocese of Lansing Communications team for creating this video.

[@worldview730]

One of the most inspiring video's I've watched in a long time, I could watch these testimonies everyday🙏🙏

[@chriscollins7995]

Love this, Adrienne through Chris

[@ejvr99]

9:33 what a beautiful woman ❤

[@israeliana]

I love love learning about the OTHER version of Consecrated Life

[@d2h655]

I can't wait. God willing.

[@lisa-tm5ix]

This is so beautiful! The cinematography, music, and the stories of these precious people. It made me teary eyed at their love for God and determination to live each day for and with Him in their vocations and before they knew too. Will keep this in mind as a young woman discerning too, while of course living with God in my life and seeking Him. Beautiful. Thank you for this ☺️❤

[@GoinDownhill361]

You can tell when God really loves some people. I hope one day I'm on that list.

[@elenalele]

You already are! So loved. The circumstances don’t always show that when you are going through something, but the only way to healing is through. Remember in the book of Daniel… there was a figure in the fire. He is always there with us.

[@1901elina]

You are on that list. It's your turn to learn to love Him back and open your heart to allow Him in fully.

[@Israella_]

❤

[@1901elina]

This was beauuutifully done. Beautiful stories, and great production 👏💜

[@meanchoolee5845]

Praise the Lord

[@bw5187]

He's calling me to build prosthetics.