OnlySunshine Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 A video of an actual Consecration Mass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKh2_Q_Lac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiserereMeiDeus Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 1 hour ago, OnlySunshine said: A video of an actual Consecration Mass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKh2_Q_Lac Thank you for posting the link. Very beautiful. I'm on my phone now and I can't copy from my phone but I've been watching the video 'consecrated virgins live!' and they talk about the life and discernment. One of the woman on there named Carmen has a beautiful article written about her look at the vocation and what it means to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiserereMeiDeus Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Here are a couple of articles that came out today about Jennifer Settle, who just made her consecration yesterday. I couldn't find public pictures yet but I did notice some on Facebook. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/religion/With-West-Chester-woman-Philly-now-has-five-consecrated-virgins.html https://simonandjude.org/jennifer-settle-mass-of-consecration Here is an article she wrote before making her consecration describing her vocation and what it means: http://tobinstitute.org/uncategorized/virgin-spouse-mother/ Here is an article of a woman who made her consecration in October: http://gazette.com/becoming-a-consecrated-virgin-the-start-of-lifelong-devotion-for-monument-woman/article/1587367 Here is that article I mentioned about Carmen: http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/inspirational-stories/a40032/consecrated-virgin/ This is such a beautiful vocation. After talking with consecrated virgins and learning about it I wish we heard more about it, at least I did when I started discerning. Our Lord has His ways though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veni Sponsa Christi Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 This was the beautyful consecration of one of my friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaHlzzLJfWY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiserereMeiDeus Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 5 hours ago, Veni Sponsa Christi said: This was the beautyful consecration of one of my friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaHlzzLJfWY So beautiful! What a beautiful church too. I paused at 3:15 to look more closely at the images of the Immaculate Heart and the Sacred Heart. Please feel free to post any information you can share about this vocation. I've been having a great time learning more as I am newly discovering this form of consecrated life. I have yet to contact the diocese vocation director, but have been learning from other consecrated virgins I've been in contact with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veni Sponsa Christi Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Here is another consecration of one of my friends http://poellau.graz-seckau.at/fotos-aktuell?m=16544&d=jungfrauenweihe-von-monika-hacker-in-poellauberg&jump=572771#.WJcEsn-KK98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiserereMeiDeus Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 4 hours ago, Veni Sponsa Christi said: Here is another consecration of one of my friends http://poellau.graz-seckau.at/fotos-aktuell?m=16544&d=jungfrauenweihe-von-monika-hacker-in-poellauberg&jump=572771#.WJcEsn-KK98 Well I'm officially in love with the churches in Germany! (I might be wrong because I didn't read that anywhere, but I'm guessing these are in Germany.) Beautiful, and the vestments the priests are wearing. I noticed that the veil and white dress she was wearing, and also in the other video, that it looks like a habit. Do CV in Germany wear that everyday as a sign? Or maybe it's just for that day. I've heard from other CV that some dioceses have dress codes for CV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponsa-Christi Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 2 hours ago, MiserereMeiDeus said: Well I'm officially in love with the churches in Germany! (I might be wrong because I didn't read that anywhere, but I'm guessing these are in Germany.) Beautiful, and the vestments the priests are wearing. I noticed that the veil and white dress she was wearing, and also in the other video, that it looks like a habit. Do CV in Germany wear that everyday as a sign? Or maybe it's just for that day. I've heard from other CV that some dioceses have dress codes for CV. Some CVs in Central and Eastern Europe do, but it's not all of Germany that does this. I believe there is one diocese in France where the CVs there were a veil I think all the time, but with just modest secular clothes. In some places CVs have special garb that they wear on special occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NadaTeTurbe Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 44 minutes ago, Sponsa-Christi said: Some CVs in Central and Eastern Europe do, but it's not all of Germany that does this. I believe there is one diocese in France where the CVs there were a veil I think all the time, but with just modest secular clothes. In some places CVs have special garb that they wear on special occasions. The CV in France all have a scarf with a little lamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr.christinaosf Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Have you read Fr. Dubay's book? https://ourfranciscanfiat.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/book-review-and-you-are-christs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiserereMeiDeus Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 14 hours ago, sr.christinaosf said: Have you read Fr. Dubay's book? https://ourfranciscanfiat.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/book-review-and-you-are-christs/ Yes I do have it, thank you. It's the one I take to work with me to read at break time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiserereMeiDeus Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 I found the video on Vimeo for the woman who just made her consecration in PA. I tried posting the link but it wouldn't let me submit. However, if you find it watch it if you can. It's beautiful. Found this little bit about the Consecration ceremony however. "Asked about their (the consecrated virgins in attendance) all being technically married to the same man, one of the consecrated virgins smiled and said consecrated virgins experience no jealousy in competing for Jesus’ affection. “There’s room for all of us, because it’s so awesome,” she said, laughing. During the ceremony, Settle lay face down on the floor of the basilica, motionless. A young man in cream-colored robes began a slow recitation: “Lord have mercy.” The congregation chorused back, “Christ have mercy.” “St. Michael,” the man intoned, commencing a litany of saints. After several minutes of the invocation of saints, Settle rose. Chaput, wearing green and white robes, told the assembled, “May nothing tarnish the glory of perfect virginity.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiserereMeiDeus Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 I am going to try posting the link again and see if it works without trying to put the video directly on here: https://vimeo.com/202495550 I talked to one of the priests at my parish and I was thrilled to find out that they do have a program for the consecrated virginity. I'm going to talk to the parish priest this weekend and hopefully be able to fill out the paper work that needs to be sent to the Bishop, and Lord willing be accepted as a candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therese1895 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I was wondering- are there any saints who were consecrated virgins? I was thinking about it the other day, and couldn't think of any. I guess that their canonization process would be less likely to occur, however, as they wouldn't have an order to promulgate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDiana Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 33 minutes ago, Therese1895 said: I was wondering- are there any saints who were consecrated virgins? I was thinking about it the other day, and couldn't think of any. I guess that their canonization process would be less likely to occur, however, as they wouldn't have an order to promulgate it. Well, if you think about it, all the holy virgins of the first centuries of the Church (St. Agnes, St. Agatha, St. Cecilia, St. Anastasia, St. Catherine of Alexandria...) were consecrated virgins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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