Day four of the Congress was very moving.  After the conferences, Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Burke and other bishops and priests for the consecrated virgins in the Basilica of St Mary Sopra Minerva, where the body of St. Catherine rests.  The virgins lit candles after the homily and sang, filling the church with their [...]

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Today, the schedule for the congress was quite busy. The day was kicked off with a Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica celebrated by Cardinal Rode, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Concelebrating with His Eminence were 8 other (arch)bishops, including Archbishop Burke from St. Louis [...]

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Today was the first day of the International Congress Pilgrimage of the Consecrated Virgins held in Rome. After registration, almost 500 consecrated virgins from 52 countries gathered for Vespers and Mass celebrated by an Archbishop of France and half a dozen other (arch)bishops and a couple dozen priests. While most of the consecrated [...]

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Yesterday’s conference was very interesting and we had some very special speakers and guests. It was held in my “classroom” which is one of the University’s halls.

 
While I made a personal recording of most of the talks, our DoIHaveAVocation.com’s team has not translated them from the Italian because we believe they will be made [...]

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Tomorrow I will be going to a conference held at my university with its theme on authority in religious life.  Not only is it of personal interest to me, but as I am a student in the faculty of canon law, attendance at this conference is obligatory.
Here is the speaker’s list and the topics they’ll [...]

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