Universalis for today.
Today's post is all about the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. I can almost hear you asking yourself, "has Steve finally gone and lost it? He's a Lay Cistercian." That I am indeed, but since today's post is called Angels of Mercy, I have to talk about the sisters.
Remember yesterday how I mentioned that as I finished blubbering in the church at Nazareth that old nuns were lined up in a pew, praying? That's where the Angels of Mercy come into play.
When I was at Our Lady of Peace, I was often in that chapel doing the same thing, weeping and praying for my life. But, every night there was an elderly nun, in full habit, who sat in the chapel for hours and hours, praying. I never spoke to her, or she to me, probably because she never turned around. I'm not sure she ever knew I was there. Yet, she sustained me throughout my stay in OLP. And, to this day I have not forgotten her, or the power of her prayers.
Back in the present, I was again weeping and praying for my life in a Church of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. I was certain I was alone. But, when I got up to leave, there were probably seven, very, very old nuns, all lined up in a pew, kneeling, and praying. Not one looked up at me, and they must everyone have heard what I was praying.
The shock of it hit me when I got home. Twice, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have saved my life by their prayers alone. This is a gift of grace to me so profound I've told everyone within ear shot about it.
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