Sentence examples for consecrated Virgin from inspiring English sources

In contemporary culture, the idea of being a virgin is not prized anymore, it's not esteemed, it's not cool, it's like, 'Who cares?' " Judith Stegman, 47, of Haslett, Mich., said that while preparing invitations to her consecration years ago, she told a friend that her title would be "consecrated virgin living in the world".

Quite the contrary; at her church ceremony, she will formally become a consecrated virgin wedded to Jesus Christ.

At the time of her ceremony, Byers was the youngest consecrated virgin in the US.

Loretta Matulich, a consecrated virgin from Oregon City, Ore., and president of the United States Association of Consecrated Virgins, said there were at least 100 consecrated virgins in the United States, up from about 20 in 1995.

Becoming a consecrated virgin "promotes the dignity of women," Bishop Burke said.

If you're a consecrated virgin, you're certainly going to be countercultural.

Claiming no particular belief in God, Mr. Davis nonetheless considers himself "spiritually interested" and is immersed in the eternal questions of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis," with which he will consecrate Lincoln Center's White Light Festival on Friday.

A year ago, Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini of Rwanda, in East Africa, and Archbishop Moses Tay of Southeast Asia consecrated two Episcopal priests as bishops and put them in charge of a new Anglican mission to the United States.

In a ceremony in Singapore last year, two Anglican archbishops -- one from Africa, the other from Asia -- shocked leaders of the Episcopal Church by consecrating two Episcopal priests as bishops.

He was succeeded by Samuel Seabury, who in 1784 had become the first American to be consecrated an Anglican bishop.

Or to nullify covenants consecrated by Reform Jewish or Christian rites?