At 38, Jessica Hayes, in an unusual wedding at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, Indiana, married the love of her life, Jesus Christ. The huge congregation at the wedding consisted mainly of strangers. Jessica married Jesus on August 15, 2015, thereby joining an elite band of 'consecrated virgins'. The Bishop placed a ring on her finger to symbolize her union with Jesus. In his homily, Bishop Kevin Rhoades said, " Jessica, like Mary and the many consecrated virgins in the early history of the Church, several of whom are canonized saints, has heard the call of the Lord to live as His spouse. " The Church confirms this call as authentic. Jessica is making the courageous choice that our Blessed Mother made — the choice of virginity in order to consecrate herself totally to the love of God." In an article Hayes wrote for OSV Newsweekly, she said, " I longed for one thing I didn't yet have: to give myself in a way I couldn'...
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