Woman Marries Jesus
Lori Cannizzaro has "dedicated her life to Jesus" in a simple ceremony held in upstate New York yesterday. She stood at the altar in a white gown and veil but there was no man at her side. Instead she took her vows and became a "consecrated virgin!"
The rite is only available to virgins who agree to abstain from sex so that they can dedicate their lives to Jesus in what the church described as a mystical marraige and a profound spiritual blessing.
Each woman (200 in the U.S.) wears a type of wedding band on their left ring finger as a symbol of their commitment.
The idea of consecrated virgins faded in the Middle Ages, but Pope Paul V1 restored the rite in 1970.
"There are people who think I'm nuts," Cannizzaro said. None the less, she said she has plenty of support from family and friends. "It is a good and holy thing to want to be in a virginal state," she said. "Dating wasn't working. I wasn't connecting."
Uh..........O.K. I guess!
Allan
The rite is only available to virgins who agree to abstain from sex so that they can dedicate their lives to Jesus in what the church described as a mystical marraige and a profound spiritual blessing.
Each woman (200 in the U.S.) wears a type of wedding band on their left ring finger as a symbol of their commitment.
The idea of consecrated virgins faded in the Middle Ages, but Pope Paul V1 restored the rite in 1970.
"There are people who think I'm nuts," Cannizzaro said. None the less, she said she has plenty of support from family and friends. "It is a good and holy thing to want to be in a virginal state," she said. "Dating wasn't working. I wasn't connecting."
Uh..........O.K. I guess!
Allan
Labels: consecrated, married jesus, virgin
posted by Allan W Janssen | 9:07 a.m.
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