THE NOTIONS OF CONSECRATION AND PROFESSION IN THE MONASTIC PROFESSION AND PROFESSION IN ORDERS AND CONGREGATIONS OF CCEO – Part I

Authors

  • Maria Tresa Franciscan Clarist Congregation of the Syro-Malabar Church.

Keywords:

commitment, public vows, propositum, God, intervention, will, freedom, self-offering, invitation, response, Church, God.

Abstract

The article “The Notions of Consecration and Profession in the Monastic Profession and the Profession in Orders and Congregations” explains the concepts of consecration, the concept of profession, the consecration and profession in religious institutes and the teachings of the Second Vatican Council and Post-Vatican Council documents on religious consecration and profession. The religious consecration is differentiated from the religious profession and the notions of consecration and profession in monastic profession and the profession in orders and congregations are compared. The relevance of using the term consecration for the profession in orders and congregations is examined.

Author Biography

Maria Tresa, Franciscan Clarist Congregation of the Syro-Malabar Church.

Sr. Maria Tresa FCC belongs to the Franciscan Clarist Congregation of the Syro-Malabar Church. She did her licentiate in Oriental Canon Law at Dharmaram Vidhya Kshetram, Bangalore and her doctorate in Pontifical Oriental institute, Rome. The title of the dissertation is “Consecration/Profession in Religious Institutes according to CCEO.”

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Published

2020-08-02