Something you don’t see everyday
Friday, August 8th, 2008It is something you don’t see every day, but it sure wouldn’t hurt if we saw it a little more often. A woman in Richmond becomes a consecrated virgin. It’s a pretty decent write-up for a secular newspaper.
Update: After doing a little extra reading, I was surprised to learn that, although the Rite of consecrating a virgin has been promulgated since 1970, the corresponding Rite for the consecration of widows (both orders were known in the early Church) has been languishing in committee in Rome, and has yet to be promulgated. Catholics around the world should canvass Rome for work on it to be completed.
