Ecclesiae Sponsae Imago

by Congregation for Institues of consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

This Instruction establishes the normative principles and guiding criteria that the Pastors of each Diocese and particular Church integrated into the Diocese must apply in the pastoral care of the Ordo virginum. After outlining the biblical foundation and the typical elements of the vocation and testimony of the consecrated virgins (First part), the Instruction deals with the specific configuration of the Ordo virginum within the particular Church and the universal Church (Part Two), and then dwells on vocational discernment and the schedules for formation towards a consecration and ongoing formation (part three).

119 pages, Paperback

Published June 8, 2018