tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post3153281157791408853..comments2024-01-28T23:00:12.101-05:00Comments on Sponsa Christi: Is Consecrated Virginity the Same As the Single Life?Sponsa Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07520407168481380210noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post-66791710112687319012014-05-21T18:22:22.512-04:002014-05-21T18:22:22.512-04:00Thank you for creating this blog. I am a Lutheran,...Thank you for creating this blog. I am a Lutheran, but have recently met a new colleague who is a consecrated laywoman. Of course, as a Protestant, I had absolutely no idea what that meant, since our faith does not require celibacy/renouncing human marriage to accept a vocation to the clergy or pious life. I did not want to embarrass her or "put her on the spot" to explain what consecrated laywomanhood means for her So, this blog had helped me understand a bit more this aspect of Roman Catholic practices. Thank You for that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post-25754132259163902092009-07-28T15:53:40.625-04:002009-07-28T15:53:40.625-04:00seems you forgot consecrated widows/widowers. :)
...seems you forgot consecrated widows/widowers. :)<br /><br />pray for me, much is changingerunandelincëhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664709317470652232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post-41685143328562591972009-07-26T16:30:33.275-04:002009-07-26T16:30:33.275-04:00Thanks, Anonymous #2 for answering Anonymous #1’s ...Thanks, Anonymous #2 for answering Anonymous #1’s question.<br /><br />I think also, in the USA, if you’re referring to a bishop in the third person and in writing (e.g., listing his name on a Confirmation program booklet), you call him “The Most Reverend ________(full name)”. If you’re writing a letter to a bishop, you salute him with “Your Excellency:” (or “Your Eminence:” for a Cardinal)—note that you use a colon, not a comma, and don’t prefix it with “Dear…”. <br /><br />If the bishop is standing right in front of you and you would like to address him, you could call him either “Your Excellency” or even just “Bishop _______(last name)”.<br /><br />Although, the auxiliary bishop that actually consecrated me (who is locally sort of famous for being pastoral) seems to prefer to go by “Bishop______(first name)!”Sponsa Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520407168481380210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post-26526767063920167562009-07-26T15:35:56.598-04:002009-07-26T15:35:56.598-04:00Ecclesiastical addresses vary by country, but in A...Ecclesiastical addresses vary by country, but in America, Catholic Bishops are formally addressed as "Your Excellency", and are referred to as "His Excellency". "Your Grace" or "My Lord" is the common address used in England for both Roman Catholic and Anglican Bishops. For more information visit http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01137a.htm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post-36825947692604538412009-07-25T23:18:24.629-04:002009-07-25T23:18:24.629-04:00hello, thanks for the blog! here's a sort of t...hello, thanks for the blog! here's a sort of trivia question, something I've wondered for several years (since the bishop here presided over my younger sister's confirmation): how does one address the bishop? No one involved in that confirmation class seemed certain. Is it proper to address him as 'your grace'? Or something else? I imagine you can shed some light here! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com