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	What is the Consecration of a Virgin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Consecration of a Virgin is one of the oldest sacramentals in the Church, and one of the fruits of Vatican II was the restoration of this profound blessing on virgins living in the world.
		The consecrated virgin shares intimately in the nature and mission of the Church--she is a living image of the Church's love for her Spouse while sharing in His redemptive mission.
		She must be admitted to this Consecration by her local Bishop; it is he who determines the conditions under which the candidate is to undertake a life of perpetual virginity lived in the world.
	www.ewtn.com /library/PRIESTS/CONSVIRG.HTM (487 words)

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		The Consecration of a Virgin is one of the oldest sacramentals in the Church, and much of the Rite is from the Liturgy of St. Agnes.
		The consecrated virgin shares intimately in the nature and mission of the Church-she is a living image of the Church's love for her Spouse while sharing in his redemptive mission.
		A third consecrated virgin supports herself as a rectory housekeeper, but in her spare time volunteers to clean and prepare the sacristy in the center for the retired priests of the diocese as well as keep the diocesan library in order.
	www.catholic.net /RCC/Periodicals/Homiletic/04-97/6/6.html (1414 words)

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		The fruit of virginity is not only in these external works, to which it allows one to devote oneself more easily and fully, but also in the earnest prayer offered for others and the trials willingly and generously endured for their sake, which are other very perfect forms of charity toward one's neighbor.
		The greatest glory of virgins is undoubtedly to be the living images of the perfect integrity of the union between the Church and her divine Spouse.
		That virginity owes its origin to Mary is the testimony of Athanasius,[114] and Augustine clearly teaches that "The dignity of virginity began with the Mother of the Lord."[115] Pursuing the ideas of Athanasius,[116] Ambrose holds up the life of the Virgin Mary as the model of virgins.
	www.rc.net /rcchurch/popes/pius12/p12sacra.txt (4146 words)

	Diane C. Farr Mary Garden
		Consecrated virginity is an exquisite manifestation of the love and tenderness Christ has for his bride, the Church, as well as the Church's total and exclusive love for her Savior and her Spouse.
		The consecrated virgin honors the Sacrament of Marriage for her vocation was born in and nourished by the family.
		The prayer of consecration reads; "May nothing tarnish the glory of perfect virginity or the vocation of purity which is shared by those who are married." The consecrated virgin is favored with honoring the Mother of God in her body, since she does not suffer the loss of virginal integrity.
	www.mgardens.org /C-US-NY-EL-DCF-031104.html (17563 words)

	Sacra Virginitas
		The fruit of virginity is not only in these external works, to which it allows one to devote oneself more easily and fully, but also in the earnest prayer offered for others and the trials willingly and generously endured for their sake, which are other very perfect forms of charity toward one's neighbor.
		The greatest glory of virgins is undoubtedly to be the living images of the perfect integrity of the union between the Church and her divine Spouse.
		That virginity owes its origin to Mary is the testimony of Athanasius,[114] and Augustine clearly teaches that "The dignity of virginity began with the Mother of the Lord."[115] Pursuing the ideas of Athanasius,[116] Ambrose holds up the life of the Virgin Mary as the model of virgins.
	www.vatican.va /holy_father/pius_xii/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_25031954_sacra-virginitas_en.html (3934 words)

	Consecrated Life
		In the consecrated life, the perfection of charity entails the obligations of chastity in celibacy, of poverty and of obedience, in a permanent state of life recognized by the Church.
		Christian virgins cling to the Lord with a greater freedom and live in an approved state of virginity "for the sake of the kingdom" (Mt 19:12).
		Virgins are consecrated to God by the diocesan bishop and are dedicated to the service of the Church (Canon 604).
	www.catholicity.com /catechism/consecrated_life.html (593 words)

	Saints: Life & Times - Consecrated Lives - free Suite101 course
		5:23-33), the consecrated virgin is the visible sign of this brideship and becomes in a special way an open channel of blessings for the whole Church.” (Comparison of the Consecration of Virgins Living in the World with Religious Profession on http://www.catholic-forum.com/usacv/inde...
		Through their pledge to follow Christ more closely, virgins are consecrated to God, mystically espoused to Christ and dedicated to the service of the Church, when the diocesan Bishop consecrates them according to the approved liturgical rite.
		Consecrated virginity is reserved for those who have made a vow of virginity and have undergone the specific rite reserved to bishops, the only church authorities permitted to conduct the ritual.
	www.suite101.com /lesson.cfm/18869/2511 (914 words)

	Vocations.ca >> Consecrated Virgins
		The Consecration of Virgins is one of the oldest sacramentals in the Church, and is the oldest form of consecrated life.
		Consecrated virginity is a distinct form of consecrated life in the Church; it is a vocation totally and completely on its own.
		It constitutes the virgin in a particular state of holiness; it is a definitive act on the part of the Church.
	www.vocations.ca /How_do_i_become/Consecrated_lay_person/virgins.php (1018 words)

	Pastoral Handbook: The Teaching Office: Consecrated Life
		Through programs of education and collaboration, the Office for Consecrated Life seeks to promote vocations to institutes of consecrated life and to assist those who are consecrated virgins in nurturing their spiritual lives and service to the Church.
		The Director of Consecrated Life acts as a liaison between the Archdiocese and various religious organizations, including religious institutes, secular institutes and associations of the faithful formed with the intention of being established as institutes of consecrated life.
		The Director of Consecrated Life is the contact of the Archdiocese with the Rocky Mountain Vocation Council and Serra Club.
	www.archden.org /handbook/chapter3/part5.php (267 words)

	Purity the hallmark, glory the reward
		The prevalent attitude towards virginity is that virginity is something only negative; that is, the virgin is someone who does not have sex, and the choice to remain a virgin is a choice against sex, and that is all.
		Thus, two virgins who are espoused in marriage become a personal messageto one another from God, while the consecrated virgin declares to the world the sufficiency and supremacy of God.
		The consecrated virgin prophesies by living, with his or her whole being, the truth that God is our final end, our greatest lover, and preeminent among our heart's desires.
	www.catholicweekly.com.au /02/dec/8/17.html (649 words)

	Dorothy Dohen’s Reclamation of Virginity
		Mary’s virginity, as well as her Immaculate Conception, qualified her to be the mother of the incarnate Savior.
		Because she had to work out for herself the problem of being a laywoman claiming a personal vocation of virginity, Dohen could articulate clearly the difference between the vocation of consecrated virginity and the situation of singleness.
		Recalling the lives of the consecrated virgins who lived during the few centuries prior to the emergence of structured religious orders, Dohen claimed for herself an ancient precedent for the life of freedom and union with God.
	www.religion-online.org /showarticle.asp?title=952 (2239 words)

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		After study, she is consecrated in a special ceremony at which she wears a white dress, symbolizing her life as a bride of Christ.
		It took years of prayer, meetings with other consecrated virgins and experiencing the respect others showed her before Stegman was more comfortable discussing her calling.
		She is president of the U.S. Association of Consecrated Virgins, and is paring back some of her accounting work to focus even more on her faith.
	mysite.verizon.net /res851ev/2005.09.01_arch.html (1175 words)

	Perpetual Virgins
		The Rite of the Consecration of a Virgin is one of Christianity's oldest rites dating back to the first century, but it was superseded by the institution of nuns.
		The rite was revived for laypeople in 1970.
		In addition to obtaining a divine spouse and remaining a virgin, these women are considered a sacred person by the Church obligated to perform volunteer social work and support themselves financially while living in the world (unlike nuns).
	www.acfnewsource.org /religion/virgins.html (338 words)

	LP: Woman becomes consecrated virgin in rare Catholic ritual
		Consecrated virgins live and work in the world, but they also are set apart as sacred beings devoted to prayer.
		The consecration is an acceptance of a blessing, not a vow, said Judith Stegman, president of the association.
		Consecrated virgins are encouraged to attend daily Mass, receive the sacraments regularly and recite the Liturgy of the Hours, a series of prayers, readings, hymns and Psalms offered at various times of the day.
	www.libertypost.org /cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=161486 (1482 words)

	10/19/2006: Consecration to a life of virginity
		To be considered for consecration to a life as a virgin, a woman must have never been married or lived in public violation of chastity.
		She needs to be of an age that demonstrates prudence and universally approved character, and indicates she is able to commit to a life of perseverance of chastity.
		A consecrated virgin lives her life in the world, not separate from it.
	www.sentinel.org /articles/2006-42/14996.html (394 words)

	Pope Pius XII - Sacra Virginitas - On Consecrated Virginity - 25 March 1954 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Finally, virginity consecrated to Christ is in itself such an evidence of faith in the kingdom of heaven, such a proof of love for our Divine Redeemer, that there is little wonder if it bears abundant fruits of sanctity.
		In the ceremony of the consecration of virgins, the consecrating prelate prays God: "that there may exist more noble souls who disdain the marriage which consists in the bodily union of man and woman, but desire the mystery it enshrines, who reject its practice while loving its mystic signification."[55]
		Let them imitate the example of the consecrated virgins of the early Church who with courageous and indomitable hearts suffered martyrdom for the sake of their virginity.[126]
	www.catholic-forum.com /Saints/pope0260k.htm (3618 words)

	FAITHmag.com \| December 2002
		In 1995, a friend from her community encouraged Susan to accompany several of Lansing's consecrated virgins as they traveled to a conference in Rome celebrating the 25th anniversary of the restoration of the rite.
		In the years that followed, she actively prepared for her vocation by participating in the diocese's growing group of consecrated virgins and by witnessing the founding of the United States Association of Consecrated Virgins (USACV), an organization for women who either have received or are considering consecration.
		Consecrated by the diocesan bishop, these women acquire a particular link with the Church, which they are committed to serve while remaining in the world.
	www.faithmag.com /issues/dec02.html (4800 words)

	USATODAY.com - In rare ceremony, woman turns down sex for God (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Saturday's rare Catholic ceremony, one her own pastor didn't know existed, turned the 42-year-old into a "consecrated virgin." Fewer than 200 women in the United States and 2,000 worldwide have declared their perpetual virginity, according to U.S. Association of Consecrated Virgins.
		The idea of consecrated virgins faded in the Middle Ages, but Pope Paul VI restored the rite in 1970.
		The consecration is an acceptance of a blessing, not a vow, said Judith Stegman, president of the Association of Consecrated Virgins and a certified public accountant in Lansing, Mich.
	www.usatoday.com /news/religion/2006-10-07-virginity_x.htm (466 words)

	Local Catholic Diocese Performs Consecrated Virgin Ritual - Family
		The first consecrated virgins were martyrs who later became the first saints.
		Unlike nuns, consecrated virgins live in the community and work regular jobs while devoting four to five hours a day to prayer.
		"There is this person, me, this consecrated virgin, who is always dedicating herself to praying for the whole church, the whole world, but especially for this parish, these people and all their needs," she said.
	www.click2houston.com /family/3529418/detail.html (635 words)

	Woman becomes consecrated virgin in rare Catholic ritual
		The idea of consecrated virgins faded in the Middle Ages, but Pope Paul the Sixth restored the rite in 1970.
		Cannizzaro, who is not a nun, will continue to live on her own and work as a cook at a seminary in the Buffalo suburb.
		According to the U-S Association of Consecrated Virgins, fewer than 200 women in the United States and two-thousand worldwide have declared their perpetual virginity this way.
	www.wfxg.com /Global/story.asp?S=5511087 (184 words)

	St. Louis Review Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		I concentrated my attention on the consecrated life and the rich variety of its forms. Consecrated persons may be called to the monastic life, the eremitic life, consecrated virginity, apostolic religious life, contemplative religious life or consecrated secularity.
		On Aug. 4 and 5, I participated in the inquirers’ conference, organized by the U.S. Association of Consecrated Virgins, for women who are hearing the call to consecrated virginity lived in the world.
		The variety of forms of consecrated life are the fruit of the work of the Holy Spirit inspiring men and women to give their lives completely to Christ and His Mystical Body.
	www.stlouisreview.com /abpcolumn.php?abpid=6836 (339 words)

	Diocese of Youngstown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		CANAL FULTON — The consecration of a virgin lay woman is an ancient tradition in the Catholic Church restored during the Second Vatican Council.
		The Consecration of a Virgin is one of the oldest sacramentals in the Catholic Church, mentioned in ancient writings as early as the first two centuries of Christianity.
		Finally, a candidate for consecrated virginity must be able to support herself and provide her own healthcare.
	www.doy.org /viewpast.asp?ID=1308 (1549 words)

	Mary: Ever Virgin
		However, due to considerations of ceremonial cleanliness, it was eventually necessary for Mary, a consecrated "virgin of the Lord," to have a guardian or protector who would respect her vow of virginity.
		The gravity of his responsibility as the guardian of a virgin was indicated by the fact that, when she was discovered to be with child, he had to answer to the Temple authorities, who thought him guilty of defiling a virgin of the Lord.
		Today most Protestants are unaware of these early beliefs regarding Mary’s virginity and the proper interpretation of "the brethren of the Lord." And yet, the Protestant Reformers themselves—Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Ulrich Zwingli—honored the perpetual virginity of Mary and recognized it as the teaching of the Bible, as have other, more modern Protestants.
	www.catholic.com /library/Mary_Ever_Virgin.asp (1872 words)

	The consecration of a virgin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Her own consecration will be filmed as part of the virgin association's educational campaign.
		The ritual, called the Solemn Rite of the Consecration of Virgins Living in the World, is open to women who have never married or lived in open ''violation of chastity,'' according to church rules.
		7.34 And the unmarried woman and the virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord: that she may be holy both in body and in spirit.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/933753/posts (1709 words)

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		Furthermore, Protestants believe the consecrated virginity of priests and nuns to be an extra-Scriptural overcompensation on the part of the Catholic Church that was instituted for two reasons.
		The fact that virginity is prized and honored in God's sight doesn't necessarily mean that Mary was a consecrated virgin or that she volunteered (or even needed) to stay a virgin after Jesus' birth to maintain her honored status.
		Denial of her consecrated virginity (Luke 1:34) takes that which is esteemed of God (Matt 19:11-12, 1Cor 7:38) and leads to it's being held in contempt.
	www.cin.org /webboard/messages/25/245.html (12165 words)

	CATHOLIC LIBRARY: Sacra Virginitas (1954)
		And the unmarried woman and the virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord, that she may be holy in body and spirit."[17]
		Venerable Brothers, when We see that virginity, which is flourishing throughout the world, is held in great honor and repute in the present as it was in past centuries, even though, as We have said, it is being attacked by errors which, We trust, will soon be dispelled and pass away.
		Nevertheless We do not deny that this Our joy is overshadowed by a certain sorrow since We learn that in not a few countries the number of vocations to the priesthood and to the religious life is constantly decreasing.
	www.newadvent.org /library/docs_pi12sv.htm (4178 words)

	BRAVOtv.com : Blogs : The Dish
		Lori Rose Cannizzaro, a 42-year-old Buffalo woman, took the very rare step of becoming a "consecrated virgin." That is, she's so Catholic, she officially dedicated her virginity to Jesus.
		According to the AP article, the "consecrated virgin" ceremony must be done by a Bishop and was a bit more common in the Middle Ages.
		What does being a consecrated virgin have to do with the Defense of Marriage Act and liberal judges allowing women to marry dead people, especially when the ceremony- the topic of this article in case you forgot how to read- predates "liberal activist judges" by hundreds of years?
	www.bravotv.com /blog/thedish/2006/10/like_a_virgin.php (503 words)

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