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Single Life

Unless the single state involves vows to perpetual virginity, the single state. is not considered a vocation in the strictest sense of the word. The Church however, has great pastoral concern for the life of single persons. “We must also remember the great number of single persons who, because of particular circumstances in which they have to live-often not of their choosing-are especially close to Jesus’ heart and therefore deserve the special affection and active solicitude of the Church, especially of pastors…Some live their situation in the spirit of the Beatitudes, serving God and neighbor in exemplary fashion…No one is without a family in this world: the Church is a home and family for everyone, especially those who ‘labor and are heavy laden.’” Catechism of the Catholic Church #1658.