- word
sacred descends from the
Latin sacer,
referring to that
which is '
consecrated, dedicated' or 'purified' to the gods or
anything in
their power, as...
- A
consecrator is a
bishop who
ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-
consecrator is
someone who ****ists the
consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining...
-
Consecrated life (also
known as
religious life) is a
state of life in the
Catholic Church lived by
those faithful who are
called to
follow Jesus Christ...
- Church, a
consecrated virgin is a
virgin woman who has been
consecrated by the
church as a
bride of Christ.
Consecrated virgins are
consecrated by the diocesan...
- Chrism, also
called myrrh, myron, holy
anointing oil, and
consecrated oil, is a
consecrated oil used in the Catholic,
Eastern Orthodox,
Oriental Orthodox...
- An
institute of
consecrated life is an ****ociation of
faithful in the
Catholic Church canonically erected by
competent church authorities to
enable men...
- Elders"
while being consecrated to the "Office of the Episcopacy".
Within the
United Methodist Church only
bishops are
empowered to
consecrate bishops and ordain...
- The
Permanent Interdicasterial Commission for
Consecrated Religious is part of the
Roman Curia. It was
established in 1989 to
better handle religious...
- may
enter into
consecrated life
either on an
individual basis, as a
hermit or
consecrated virgin, or by
joining an
institute of
consecrated life (a religious...
-
period of
world peace.
Popes Pius XII, Paul VI and John Paul II all
consecrated Russia to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
although without specifically...
