Title: Consecrated virgins: not nuns, but married to Jesus

" People don't know what effect the following month. Well actually I have fallen in love. But that's my. --"

" Kathy -- an emergency room nurse from -- is one of about a hundred consecrated virgins in the United States. The ancient vocation died out around the ninth century but his experience to resurgence in the last fifty years. Rita was wedded to Christ by Cardinal Sean O'Malley in 2008 ceremony."

" they are in love with. -- as they also missed typically become married to him we promised to have an active pro life. To get service to our church and then as a sacrifice we. Don't get married -- have on children. Well."

" praise each morning and evening in chapel on the second floor of her home. It's just such an honor. To happen this close to me all the time my background and his right here and visas is right here. Like sometimes like in the I don't like those what OK. Hitler right and I'm gonna go I just love how close he has. But hurled at church the teen girls are like okay so we know. But you can't have sex but what can you make out with boys like no no I we don't want to do that. Like while I was your age I didn't think that either. I he had you know six or seven serious boyfriends. I wanted you know two girls and a boy -- I was. Yeah -- you and I think there'll always that in LA."

" Read it was raised Catholic. But in her mid twenties angry -- after the early deaths of both her parents she stopped going to church. Eventually a friend convinced him to return. And on Palm Sunday in 1998. Reid says she was touched by the holy ghost during the passion play the dramatic re creation of Jesus Christ's final hours of --"

" Was hit with such a -- Truck of the holy spirit."

" I know all the kids that have played Jesus but at that moment they are not. -- It is teases him."

" Going. --"

" The first time in my life just like he is dying of heat."

" Like I'm watching -- board considered he's going to die from me in -- plastic YE. Solid install."

" Okay."

" It's just beautiful."

" Well."

" Okay."

" Okay."

" Regis faith grew from that night. A priest at her church suggested she look into perpetual virginity. After meeting with other versions she decided to be consecrated. From the start she says friends and colleagues have been supportive. If not a little confused."

" It's open because at work you could say I am going. Two you know an orgy or or I'm gonna get tattooed over all my body people like oh good for you and then. Some people when they found out that I was gonna become icons converts like us so we hear it."

" I think people searched that home lies. Looking forward what we'll make you happy until they try to by the -- how the big ripple. Sleep around enough people -- one makes me happy and they won't like I truly believe that there's a little -- in your heart that only has a space for Jesus."

" I completely feel complete."

" is sometimes asked if she ever regret her decision. But she's ever lonely. The question misses the point. As far as she's concerned. She's not alone at home."

" I'd say like. How -- your day to him thinking in his my head that he would say Beckham babies were born assets and lives. And all her back is spend it with you. I mean that's like from him so it's just. It's beautiful."