Consecrated Virginity Discernment

[Sponsa-Christi]

Also, I'm trying to revive the blog and I did recently write a new post comparing and contrasting consecrated virginity with religious life, in case anyone is interested: http://sponsa-christi.blogspot.com/2017/02/consecrated-virginity-and-religious-life.html

[MiserereMeiDeus]

59 minutes ago, Sponsa-Christi said:

Also, I'm trying to revive the blog and I did recently write a new post comparing and contrasting consecrated virginity with religious life, in case anyone is interested: http://sponsa-christi.blogspot.com/2017/02/consecrated-virginity-and-religious-life.html

Thank you, Sponsa-Christi! My meeting with Father was very encouraging as the first step. He knows about the vocation and has been the spiritual director to two consecrated virgins before. Your blog has been very helpful to me.

 

I was going through my emails, and a dear sister in Christ who is a CV wrote this to me which is about vows/consecration.

"That is not a vow but the internal disposition to remain virginal for Christ forever.  Propositio is Latin for a contract -  not a vow.  The Latin word for vow is voto.  Important because Consecrated Virgins do not take vows and therefore can never be dispensed. Somewhat like Ordinations and the Consecration of the Bread and Wine,  the celebrant calls down the Holy Spirit (Epiclesis) upon the virgin and she is consecrated, liturgically and canonically. A religious' consecration comes from the vow which can be dispensed.  While bishops are often celebrating the Mass for the Rite of religious profession,  it is not required liturgically or canonically.  The Consecrated Virgin receive this Rite of Consecrated virginity must be consecrated by the bishop of her diocese of residence. The liturgical rite calls for that as does canon 604.  That is why the diocese where you live is so important.  He is not the superior,  but he is the bishop."

 

[MiserereMeiDeus]

Dawn Hausmann is the vocations director in her Diocese of Lansing. I really enjoy her YouTube videos on consecrated life. She posts both about religious vocations and consecrated virginity. Here is my favorite: Consecrated Virginity vs. Religious life (Similarities and differences.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8htrVV-k20

 

[MiserereMeiDeus]

Blessed Holy Week to all. I came across this Consecration video and the quote from an article about it.

“One of my friends’ first questions was, ‘But what happens if you meet someone?’ ” Selkirk recalled earlier. “I said, ‘I’ve already met him, and he’s mine.’

 https://vimeo.com/171026419

 

 

Edited April 11, 2017 by MiserereMeiDeus
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