38-year old Indiana high school teacher, Jessica Hayes, has joined an elite band of 'consecrated virgins' when she got married to the son of God, Jesus Christ, in downtown Fort Wayne over the weekend.
Reports reveals that consecrated virgins are similar to nuns in that they live chaste lives. But they do not live in convents and they are not obliged to take on any particular work for the Catholic Church. However, most volunteer for their local diocese or Church associations.
As a consecrated virgin, Hayes may not have knowing and deliberately engaged in sexual relations in the past. "I think that in some sense, we’re all called to be married. It’s just a matter of discerning how. So, my marriage is to Christ and someone else’s marriage is to their spouse."
The Saturday's ceremony was conducted by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. He said: "It seems most appropriate that Jessica gives herself totally to Jesus, is consecrated to a life of virginity."More pics after cut...
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