Information Packet on the Vocation of Consecrated Virginity

Information Packet on the Vocation of Consecrated Virginity

Click here to download the full 2011 Information Packet

   The United States Association of Consecrated Virgins has prepared an Information Packet to facilitate the discernment process for the vocation to consecrated virginity for women living in the world.  The Information Packet was revised in May 2021 and is 416 pages in length.  Access a pdf of the 2011 version of the Information Packet above or order a bound, print copy of the 2021 version from the USACV through the online store or by completing and mailing the order form.

Table of Contents
Introductory Remarks
I. Definition of Consecrated Virginity according to Canon 604
II The Rite
III. Discernment
IV. History
V. Fathers of the Church on Consecrated Virginity
VI. Current Documents
VII Frequently Asked Questions
VIII. Prayer and Work in the Life of a Consecrated Virgin
IX. Diocesan Bishop and the Consecrated Virgin
X. Brief References
XI. United States Association of Consecrated Virgins
XII. Additional Reading and Bibliography