Alma Bella Solis of Lowell is received into the Order of Consecrated Virgins in a ceremony conducted by Cardinal Sean O'Malley. She explains her decision, and Cardinal O'Malley explains the historical background of the concept in the Catholic Church.
Thank you so much for posting this video! I'm discerning a similar vocation, and it's so wonderful to hear other another woman's testimony! God bless!
HeatherBeagleChick 9 months ago
@ crowleysghost
1 Cor. 7: 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek a separation. Are you free of a wife? Then do not look for a wife.
That's one of many citations from the bible extolling virginity for the sake of the Kingdom.
SparkleSong84 1 year ago
what are the criteria to be consecrated? and what exactly is it?
savvy1954 1 year ago
Does natural selection include ignorant fools excluding themselves from the gene pool?
Anti1Theist 1 year ago
Not all are called to marry and reproduce. There are some people who do remain single for the rest of their lives- are you accusing them of sinning? Think before you type, ignoramous.
ariaane 2 years ago
Her body, her life, her decision. Period.
sbrooks0178 2 years ago
Have you ever thought that some Catholic women don't EVER wish to marry, like me, so may seek to become consecrated virgins?
You really need to open your mind.
ariaane 2 years ago
"......and God said unto them: Be fruitful, and multiply....." ---Genesis 1:28 The meaning is quite clear, and needs little elaboration. God created two humans of different sexes so that they could reproduce.
CrowleysGhost 2 years ago
Interesting video.
I am a consecrated Solitary Religious in Southern Cal. and my journey to Professed Life took 20 years. Plenty of pain and sorrow; plenty of Joy and Thanksgiving. I have given my life over to Christ Who gave it to me first. As a semi-enclosed Anglican nun in strict vows, my life has become a chalice of offering to God. May God be Praised!
esthersanborn 2 years ago
Life wasted... for nothing
DoctorE0 2 years ago