"God's first call is to life, through which He makes us persons; it is an individual call because God does not make things in sets. Then God calls us to faith and to become part of His family as children of God. Lastly, God calls us to a particular state in life: to give of ourselves on the path of marriage, or that of the priesthood or the consecrated life."
In the live video broadcast, the pope offered a reflection on Jesus' first encounter and call of his disciples Andrew and Simon Peter in the Gospel of John.
"The two follow Him and remained that afternoon with Him. It is not difficult to imagine them seated asking Him questions and above all listening to Him, feeling their hearts inflamed ever more while the Master spoke," he said.
"They sense the beauty of the words that respond to their greatest hope. And all of a sudden they discover that, even though it is evening, … that light that only God can give burst within them. … When they leave and return to their brothers, that joy, this light overflows from their hearts like a raging river. One of the two, Andrew, tells his brother Simon - whom Jesus will call Peter when he meets him: 'We have found the Messiah.'"
Pope Francis said that God's call is always love and should always be responded to only with love.
"Brothers and sisters, faced with the call of the Lord, which can reach us in a thousand ways even through people, happy or sad events, sometimes our attitude can be one of rejection: 'No, I'm afraid" -- rejection because it seems contrary to our aspirations; and also fear, because we consider it too demanding and uncomfortable: 'Oh I won't make it, better not, better a more peaceful life… God there, I am here.' But God's call is love, we must try to find the love that is behind every call, and respond to it only with love," he said.