Consecrated Virginity

IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

International Congress/Pilgrimage

of the

Order of Consecrated Virgins

ROME

May 14-20, 2008

“It is with great pleasure that I now send you this letter formally convoking the International Congress-Pilgrimage of the Order of Consecrated Virgins which will take place in Rome, 14-20 May 2008. The theme of these days will be Consecrated Virginity Lived in the World: A Gift for the Church and in the Church (Card. Ratzinger).”

­ opening lines of a letter dated August 6, 2007 from Cardinal Franc Rodé, C. M., Prefect of the Congregation for Consecrated Life at the Vatican, to the Bishop-presidents of Episcopal conferences throughout the world. 

Themes include:

• The Historical Aspect of the Consecration of Virgins: Its Rebirth in the Twentieth Century
• Christian Virginity: Trinitarian, Christological, Marian and Ecclesial Foundations
• Ecclesia Virgo
• A Liturgical Presentation
• The Spiritual Fruitfulness of Consecrated Virginity
• The Virginal Vocation and the Baptismal Vocation
• Consecrated Virginity: Rooted in the Church and Present in the World
• Spousal Love in the Mystical Doctrine of St. John of the Cross
• The Eschatological Dimension of the Vocation of Consecrated Virgins: "The Spirit and the Bride say, 'Come'!"
• The Place and the Life of the Consecrated Virgin in the Local Church and her Relationship with the Bishop

Speakers include Franc Cardinal Rodé, C.M. (Vatican City), Archbishop Raymond Burke (USA), Bishop Demebrio Gonzalez (Spain), and other clergy and consecrated virgins from around the globe.

An international committee of consecrated virgins and bishops is planning the Congress-Pilgrimage, and registrations are now being accepted, by country.

The following are invited to attend:  

1)       All those who have been consecrated into the Order of Virgins, described in Canon 604.

2)       Candidates who have received a consecration date prior to the Congress-Pilgrimage.

3)       All Bishops and priest-delegates working with consecrated virgins in a diocese.

For more information:

• If you are a consecrated virgin of the United States, click HERE
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• If you are a consecrated virgin of another country, click HERE
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• Bishops and priest-delegates interested in attending, click HERE

©2007 by the United States Association of Consecrated Virgins. All rights reserved. The USACV provides this information service under the authority of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.