Jessica Hayes participated in a wedding ceremony, complete with a white wedding gown, to join the elite group of consecrated virgins in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. According to the Daily Mail, consecrated virgins are similar to nuns in that they live chaste lives, however, they do not live in convents and are not obligated to make a pledge of poverty.
Hayes, who teaches theology at Bishop
Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, told reporters she decided to become a
consecrated virgin after spending years praying and soul-searching. "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," Hayes said to WANE.
The ceremony on 15 August, which was attended by hundreds of people, was conducted by Bishop Kevin C Rhoades at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Source: IBT
The ceremony on 15 August, which was attended by hundreds of people, was conducted by Bishop Kevin C Rhoades at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Source: IBT
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