300 Couples Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary by Renewing Their Vows Together: 'Very Emotional'

About 300 couples gathered together at a Chicago church on Sunday to celebrate an incredible milestone: 50 years of marriage.

Each of the happy couples married in 1972 — when disco was in,Pongwas popular, and the internet was nonexistent.

“Two thousand, six hundred and thirty two. Those are the number of games Carl Ripkin Jr. played in a consecutive row,” the cardinal said. “And he was honored for that as a man who always showed up. And it was worth celebrating.”

And according to his math, 50 years of marriage “involves more than 18,000 days,” which he said is worth being proud of.

“We brought my parents here when they celebrated their 50th,” Joyce added. “I always remember that and now we’re there, which is hard to believe.”

For Adrienne Micheli, having a sense of humor “is very important,” per the outlet. Her husband, Dino Micheli, added, “I learned one thing. She’s always right.”

“You are the people who since the day that you promised to be true to each other, in good times and bad and in sickness and in health, promising yourself and God, and you have showed up each and every day,” the cardinal said Sunday.

“That is worth celebrating,” he added.

source: people.com