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Catholic Word of the Day: STATE OF PERFECTION, 11-19-10
CatholicReference.net ^ | 11-19-10 | Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

Posted on 11/19/2010 9:05:37 AM PST by Salvation

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STATE OF PERFECTION

Those stable forms of living in which some of the faithful bind themselves by vows, or promises equivalent to vows, to practice the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. They are called states of perfection because those who live in these states agree to follow a particular rule of life, approved by the Church, whose faithful observance will certainly lead to Christian perfection.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.


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Nuns, priests, monks, sisters would seem to fit this category.

Third Order members? I don't know.

(LOL! I thought this was going to be about the state one's soul must be in before entering heaven!)

1 posted on 11/19/2010 9:05:40 AM PST by Salvation
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Catholic Word of the Day – links will be provided later by another FReeper.

 

Book of Daniel

Josiah

Eternal Life

Naturalism

House of God

Right to Life Movement

Case of Conscience

Dominations

Self-love

The Knights Templars

Clerestory

Hosea

State of Perfection

 

 

 

 

 

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2 posted on 11/19/2010 9:07:21 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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Book of Daniel

Josiah

 Eternal Life

 Naturalism

 House of Gold

Right to Life Movement

Case of Conscience

Dominations

Self-Love

The Knights Templar

Clerestory

Hosea

State of Perfection

   

Links to older "Word of the Day" threads.

3 posted on 11/19/2010 1:57:06 PM PST by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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