Sentence examples for will consecrate from inspiring English sources

BARCELONA — On Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI will consecrate as a basilica the most famous monument in Barcelona, the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família.

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.

They hope that Americans will consecrate the mother in their lives not only with presents but also by helping impoverished women and girls through a particular charity (this year it's one that works in a Kenyan slum).

But of course we already know that the ceremony itself will consecrate the idea that movies, American movies at any rate, are for everyone, a universal popular art form with the magical power to turn division into consensus.

We will recite the mourner's kaddish for those who have died over the last weeks, we will consecrate their memory by reading their names, and we will call on the representatives of our community to join us as we demand an end the war on Gaza, an end to occupation, and freedom and dignity for all people of the region.

"Gossamer" is a studio extravaganza, updating the grandeur of groups like Abba and the Beach Boys to the 21st century — especially in "On My Way," an ornately orchestrated marriage proposal that offers, "I'll buy a ring and then we'll consecrate this messy love" and promises, "All these demons, I can beat them".

That group will not consecrate women, not to mention gay men and lesbians, as bishops.

Among those Pope John Paul II will soon consecrate as saints are the founder of the ultra-conservative Catholic group Opus Dei, Josemaria Escriva, and the mystic Italian priest Padre Pio, who is said to have borne the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus.

The renovated synagogue will be consecrated Wednesday and will open to the public for the first time next Saturday.

Williams will be replaced by 56-year-old former oil executive the Rt Rev Justin Welby, the bishop of Durham, who will be consecrated in March at Canterbury Cathedral as the new archbishop of Canterbury.

In other words, whatever your religious views, our elected representatives in the Commons (and the non-elected ones in the Lords) will probably be voting in a few years time on women bishops, and on the conditions under which women will be consecrated as bishops, as they voted on women priests in 1993.