State of Life Examination

State of Life

Review the duties and relationships connected to your vocation, age, work, and household.

In marriage, have I loved with patience, fidelity, tenderness, honesty, and willingness to forgive?Virtue: charityPrivate note

As a parent, have I formed, protected, listened to, disciplined, and prayed for my children with love?Virtue: prudencePrivate note

In single life, have I used freedom for love of God and neighbor, or only for comfort and avoidance?Virtue: generosityPrivate note

As a teen, have I honored parents or guardians, used technology wisely, and chosen friends who help me grow?Virtue: prudencePrivate note

As a student, have I studied honestly, avoided cheating, and used gifts with diligence?Virtue: diligenceVice: slothPrivate note

At work, have I acted with honesty, diligence, justice, respect, and concern for those affected by my decisions?Virtue: justicePrivate note

In clerical or religious life, have I lived obedience, prayer, service, chastity, and pastoral charity faithfully?Virtue: fidelityPrivate note

As a young adult, have I sought wisdom, community, chastity, work, prayer, and discernment with seriousness?Virtue: prudencePrivate note

Relationships and Duties

Review charity in speech, promises, family, work, boundaries, and responsibility.

Have I broken promises, avoided commitments, or failed to communicate honestly?Virtue: fidelityPrivate note

Have my words online or in person protected the dignity of others?Virtue: charityPrivate note

Have I failed to respect healthy boundaries, privacy, time, or trust?Virtue: justicePrivate note

Have I knowingly neglected a serious duty in family, work, parish, school, or community?Virtue: diligencePrivate note

Is there someone I need to repay, apologize to, correct, or seek reconciliation with?Virtue: justicePrivate note

Prayer and Sacramental Life

Review prayer, Mass, confession, reverence, Adoration, Scripture, and trust.

Have I made space for daily prayer according to my real responsibilities?Virtue: faithPrivate note

Have I prepared for Mass, participated attentively, and given thanks?Virtue: reverencePrivate note

Have I delayed confession from fear, pride, indifference, or discouragement?Virtue: humilityPrivate note

Have I neglected Scripture or ignored a word from God that I already understood?Virtue: docilityPrivate note

Have I refused to trust God with a person, wound, need, or future concern?Virtue: hopePrivate note

Works of Mercy

Review love for Christ in the poor, lonely, hungry, sick, grieving, imprisoned, and forgotten.

Have I ignored opportunities to feed, clothe, visit, comfort, teach, forgive, or pray for others?Virtue: mercyPrivate note

Have I neglected the lonely, grieving, elderly, sick, imprisoned, or isolated when I could have shown care?Virtue: compassionPrivate note

Have I refused to forgive, pray for, or seek peace with someone who wounded me?Virtue: mercyPrivate note

Have I corrected others harshly, or avoided a needed correction from cowardice?Virtue: prudencePrivate note

Have I failed to pray for the living and the dead, especially those entrusted to me?Virtue: charityPrivate note

State of Life, Duties, Prayer, and Mercy