A vocation (from Latin vocātiō, meaning 'a call, summons') is an occupation to which a person is specially drawn or for which they are suited, trained, or qualified. Though now often used in non-religious contexts, the meanings of the term originated in Christianity.
Use of the word "vocation" before the sixteenth century referred firstly to the "call" by God[2] to an individual, or calling of all humankind to salvation, particularly in the Vulgate, and more specifically to the "vocation" to the priesthood, or to the religious life, which is still the usual sense in Roman Catholicism. Roman Catholicism recognizes marriage, religious, and ordained life as the three vocations.
Both senses of the word "call" are used in 1 Corinthians 7:20, where Paul says "Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called" (KJV).
Concept
The idea of vocation is central to the Christian belief that God has created each person with gifts and talents oriented toward specific purposes and a way of life. In the broadest sense, as stated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "Love is the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being" (CCC 2392). More specifically, in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, this idea of vocation is especially associated with a divine call to service to the Church and humanity through particular vocational life commitments such as marriage to a particular person, consecration as a religious, ordination to priestly ministry in the Church and even a holy life as a single person. In the broader sense, Christian vocation includes the use of one's gifts in their profession, family life, church and civic commitments for the sake of the greater common good.
职业（来自拉丁语vocātiō，意思是“召唤，召唤”）是一个人被特别吸引或适合，训练或合格的职业。虽然现在经常用于非宗教背景，但该术语的含义起源于基督教。
在十六世纪之前使用“职业”这个词首先提到了上帝[2]对一个人的“呼召”，或者呼唤全人类得救，特别是在瓦尔盖特，更具体地说是对“人类”的“使命”。祭司，或宗教生活，这仍然是罗马天主教的常识。罗马天主教承认婚姻，宗教和任命的生命是三个职业。
“召唤”这个词的两种意义都用在哥林多前书7:20中，在那里保罗说：“让每个人都遵守他所称的同一个召唤”（KJV）。
概念
天职的观念是基督教信仰的核心，基督教信仰认为上帝创造每个人都有天赋和才能，这些天赋和才能都指向特定的目的和生活方式。从最广泛的意义上说，正如天主教会的教义问答所说，“爱是每个人的根本和与生俱来的使命”(CCC 2392)。更具体地说，在东正教和天主教教堂里，这种职业的观念特别与神圣的召唤联系在一起，通过特定的职业生活承诺来服务于教会和人类，比如与特定的人结婚，作为宗教的神圣奉献，在教堂里担任牧师的神职，甚至作为一个人的神圣生活。从广义上讲，基督徒的职业包括在他们的职业，家庭生活，教会和公民的承诺中使用一个人的天赋，为了更大的共同利益。
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