Secular laity
In Catholicism, consecrated or consecrated lay persons are called consecrated persons who have consecrated themselves to God in order to come closer to the way in which Jesus lived on earth by following the evangelical counsels: poverty, chastity, obedience. External link: http://www.mavocation.org/vocation/enseignements/vie-consacree/729-laic-consacre.html ▪ Portal of Catholicism ...