Question about Consecrated Virgin and Nun vocation?

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How young would you think is too young to become a consecrated virgin? I’m a freshman in highschool and i know my vocation is to become a nun, but I also feel like it’s to be a consecrated virgin, is it possible to be both?
 
Well…a nun is sort of a “consecrated virgin” by her very state in life. 😃 …sorry, just being ornery. I kind of know what you mean.

I think “consecrated virgin” is a special vow or promise for the laity, women who do not join a religious community, as such.

Reading wikipedia, it looks like you could be a consecrated virgin as a lay person or a monastic community.

 
Here is something for you on age… so…I doubt the Bishop would allow you to do it until 18, but I don’t know, it’s up to him…

“The Consecration as such has no upper age limit. At the other end of the scale, there is no certain age that one should have attained before one can receive the Consecration. Dioceses may choose to set a minimum age, but the important point is that the woman be of mature character, that she have lived in tranquil continence for a number of years, and that from all indications she will persevere in perpetual chastity.”

https://consecratedvirgins.org/prepare-FAQ
 
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