Consecrated virgin

Maravillas C., Melder E. J. Leonardo da Vinci’s painting, figure 16-18 Madonna on the Rocks (1483), was created during the High Renaissance period, in which he portrays the Virgin Mary as a real human mother, no longer idolizing her as the queen of heaven. While Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun’s portrait, figure 17-25 Marie Antoinette and Her Children (1781) was created during the Rococo period and shows Marie Antoinette, the wife of Louis XVI, as a loving mother, with only her clothing representing her…

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Spanish Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, is the Catholic title of the Virgin Mary who appeared before St. Juan Diego in a vision in 1531. On October 12, 1945, Pope Pius the XII named her “Patroness of all the Americas”. The Our Lady Of Guadalupe Basilica is located in Mexico city and is the most visited Catholic shrine in the world. Fray Bernardino de Sahagún was a Franciscan missionary priest, who helped in the Catholic evangelization of New Spain. He was born in…

of the Tepeyac hill. Using Nahuatl, Juan Diego’s native language, she asked that a church be erected in her honor. Juan Diego attempted twice to convince Archbishop Juan de Zumarraga (Archbishop of Mexico from 1530-1548) of the apparition of the virgin; as well he attempted to convince the archbishop to build a church to Honor La Virgen de Guadalupe. Unfortunately, his first two attempts were unsuccessful. As a result La Virgen de Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego Again and made colorful roses…

Carpe diem is to seize the day; enjoy the present,as opposed to placing all hopes in the future. The modern saying of carpe diem is YOLO;you only live once. The yolo is encourage you to act on impulse.For example”Ask that girl out. YOLO” It is to forget about the outcome of the situation, live the way you want to live and to not be scared of things going wrong. It is about living in the moment and enjoying your life. Carpe diem is about to plan your day, and live to the fullest. Don’t ever…

through an undivided love for Him. Among those two kinds of vocation to spousal love, St John Paul II claims that consecrated celibacy is objectively superior because it calls for a higher level of love. To demonstrate, I will be discussing three main points:  The Universal Call to Spousal Love.  Matrimony and Consecrated Celibacy as Vocation to Spousal Love.  The primacy of Consecrated Celibacy Over Matrimony As Discussed in St. John Paul II’s teaching I. The Universal God’s Call to…

existed priestess who were called Vestal Virgins. Much like the priest, the Vestal Virgins were held in much esteem and considered vital in Roman society. However, although they were revered and valued, the Vestal Virgins were forced into their profession and subjected to cruel and unthinkable punishments for breaking their vows. Much of the knowledge that is known of these virgins comes from Plutarch’s Life of Numa, where he discusses how they become Vestal Virgins and the consequences they…

have our body resurrected into eternal life and filled with the Presence of the Father and the Son through the Holy Spirit. God is a Spirit. God chose to express Himself, to reveal Himself, in a physical form. The body of God was born through the Virgin Mary. God is now housed in flesh and bone. God is building a house for Himself of which the Lord Jesus Christ is the chief Cornerstone. Part of this great mystery is that in the Father’s house there are many rooms,…

Women-owned ‘houses churches' that were often gathered by early Christians to worship. The early Christian communities met in the women's houses because there were no churches yet. The act of providing the venue for the congregation for worshiping is viewed as a role. The main purpose of women was not to be married but if married they were to lead lives of abstinence and sexual renunciation and in that they will be fulfilling the will of God (Paul, 2015). Women also seemed to be part of…

her father. She refers to God as the one who made Gallicanus renounce to getting married with her. Even though Constantine is not an adversary, Constance speaks about her disagreement of getting married with Gallicanus since she wants to remain as a virgin. In Dulcitius, the three sisters refer to the Christian religion in almost every sentence they say in the play. Specifically, they emphasize their Christian faith when speaking to…

church undergo important changes to become consecrated and dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the martyrs, hence the name of the church, Basilica of S. Maria ad Martyres. The Christian additions to the Pantheon are still visible in the structure today, including the Christian altar in the main apse, on axis with the entrance, the carved statues of the holy martyrs, the frescoes of saints on the niches of the building, and the Roman medieval painting of the Virgin Mary with Child on wood, that was…