The fundamental vocation of all Christians is to be holy.
Of all the themes to emerge from the documents of the Second Vatican Council, the concept of the universal call to holiness is perhaps one of the most noteworthy.
In Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (November 21, 1964), we read that ‘all are called to sanctity’ and that ‘all Christians in any state or walk of life are called to the fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of love’.
While the ‘forms and tasks of life are many’, the teaching of the Church is that ‘holiness is one’. Therefore, ‘Each one . . . according to his or her own gifts and duties must steadfastly advance along the way of a living faith, which arouses hope and works through love.’
Whatever our vocation in life, we are invited to live in harmony with God, with others and within ourselves. God's call within us is expressed in a variety of ways. Ultimately, for those who accept the Way of Jesus, all comes from and leads to the experience of God's love.