Everyone has been called to holiness and eternal life, especially in Baptism. Each person can also be called more specifically to the priesthood or to religious life, to married life, and to single life,
as well as to a particular profession or service. By baptism,
all the members of the Church share in Christ's holy priesthood. It is called "the common priesthood of the faithful" because the entire Church shares in it. To build up this priesthood. Christ gives to his Church the ordained ministries of bishops, priests, and deacons through the Sacrament of Holy Orders. 

For more information please contact the Vocations Office at the Diocese of Stockton.

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