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Consecrated Life

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A permanent state of life recognized by the Church, entered freely in response to the call of Christ to perfection, and characterized by the profession of the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience (914). See Vow

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§914 CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

"The state of life which is constituted by the profession of the Evangelical Counsels, while not entering into the hierarchical structure of the Church, belongs undeniably to her life and holiness." 453

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