▁crypt ▁and ▁ma us ole um ▁on ▁the ▁prem ises . ▁The ▁Wood mont ▁estate ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Div ine . ▁ ▁A ▁Canadian ▁convert ▁from ▁V ancouver , ▁R itch ings ▁was ▁drawn ▁to ▁the ▁movement ▁in ▁its ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁As ▁did ▁many ▁ad her ents ▁of ▁Father ▁Div ine , ▁she ▁broke ▁t ies ▁with ▁her ▁parents , ▁and ▁adopted ▁a ▁new ▁name , ▁" S weet ▁Angel ". ▁ ▁Mov ing ▁to ▁the ▁then - head quarters ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁she ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁Father ▁Div ine ' s ▁personal ▁secret aries . ▁She ▁proposed ▁to ▁him ▁one ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁by ▁saying , ▁" I ▁want ▁to ▁marry ▁you ▁because ▁I ▁know ▁you ▁are ▁God ." ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁secret ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁R itch ings ▁was ▁ 2 1 , ▁and ▁Father ▁Div ine ▁about ▁ 6 5 . ▁The ▁marriage ▁was ▁secret ▁from ▁most ▁follow ers ▁until ▁R itch ings ' s ▁vis a ▁exp ired ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁Father ▁Div ine ▁had ▁to ▁disc lose ▁it . ▁The ▁wed ding ▁date , ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁there after ▁became ▁a ▁celebrated ▁anni versary ▁in ▁the ▁movement . ▁ ▁Father ▁Div ine ▁claimed