Q.  Does a consecrated virgin pray the Liturgy of the Hours in the name of the Church?
A.  A consecrated virgin is not bound or obliged by universal law to pray the Liturgy of the Hours, and therefore she does not pray it in the official name of the Church.
(c) 2009  by Therese Ivers, JCL
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by Therese Ivers, JCL
Dan would like to become a priest.  He is a high school senior and believes that he has a vocation to the diocesan priesthood.  Mary Ellen is also a senior in high school and is thinking about joining a cloistered order.  Should she go to college, and if so, where?  The decision [...]

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by Therese Ivers, JCL
In one of the states of the US that I grew up in, there is a convent.  In that convent are women dressed in habits.  They make vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience… and they live austerely.  They claim to belong to an ancient and revered Order.  But, they are not nuns, [...]

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by Therese Ivers, JCL
Eleven votes have been cast in favor of having this month’s theme be consecrated virginity.  As I sat down to begin writing this article, one of the first things that came up vividly to my mind were several women who were incorrectly described to me as consecrated virgins.  Two I met on [...]

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Four very beautiful presentations were given at the congress this day. One was by Archbishop Raymond Burke. Another was by Judith Stegman, another by a French Archbishop and the last by a consecrated virgin from Italy. An update will be given on those talks later. Among the many subjects spoken [...]

 

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