In terms of personal development, adolescence represents the period of self- production and therefore the discovery of one’s vocation. Both for physiological, social and cultural reasons, this period tends to be longer today than in the past. Christian parents should ‘educate the children for life in such away that each one may fully perform his or her role according to the vocation received from God’. This is an extremely important task which basically constitutes the culmination of the parents’ mission. Although this task is always important, it becomes especially so in this period of their children’s life: therefore, in the life of each member of the lay faithful there are particularly significant and decisive moments for discerning God’s call. Among these are the periods of adolescence and young adulthood.