Posted on 05/26/2023 5:28:15 PM PDT by Twotone
Hundreds of people are flocking to the small town of Gower, Missouri, to see the body of a nun who died in 2019 and was recently exhumed, showing no visible signs of decomposition. The founder of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster’s body was being moved to its final resting place inside the monastery chapel.
According to the Catholic News Agency, the practice is a long-standing custom to place the remains of founders and foundresses under the altar of the church. Seemingly immune to the natural process of decay, the church calls them “incorruptible saints.” They say it is a sign of holiness and that the person lived a life so closely aligned with Christ that normal processes are delayed.
Wilhelmina was not embalmed and buried in a simple wooden coffin, which is said to have had a crack down the middle. Because of the crack, a layer of mold grew inside.
One nun told Newsweek, "We were told by cemetery personnel to expect just bones in the conditions, as Sister Wilhelmina was buried without embalming and in a simple wood coffin."
"We went out to her grave to say the rosary after the sisters finished the digging," the sister said. "Mother Abbess Cecilia looked through the crack made in the coffin, which very clearly occurred soon after her burial. She saw a totally intact foot with the sock on, looking just like it did when we had buried her. She could not help but scream with joy."
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C-O-O-H
You realize that the communists attempted to imitate many Catholic devotional practices, right?
Good answer
Don’t waste your time trying to explain the truth to a bigot.
When you study the history of Communism, the Catholic Church was a major enemy of Communism. The true Communists are avowed atheists.
Comrade Lenin; I presume.
The wonders of wax, wire and wishing!
That body is saturated with pressurized embalming fluid and topped off with vodka.
Missouri: The Show Me State
They are very serious about this considering how it is on their license plates.
But in Cyrillic, of course.
Seriously though, if one is Christian you have to have faith that the Lord will resurrect you no matter the state of your remains. Like cheesy car dealerships, embalming is just an unnecessary add-on to inflate the total cost. "Yes sir - please spray my undercarriage with protective weather-proofing."
I'd prefer my organic remains go to teach med students (as my innards look like Wolverine) or at least enrich the soil.
Doesn’t Lenin’s body receive periodic treatment?
The only people I know who talk about Wolverines are from my home state of Michigan or an old football rival town in Ohio.
"Lenin's remains are soaked in a solution of glycerol and potassium acetate on a yearly basis."<
So I wasn't far off on how they do it. Now we have to solve the mystery of Nancy Pelosi's face so long after it passed away.
😂🤣
I was referencing the Marvel Comics character Wolverine who has a skeleton infused with “adamantium”, a fictional indestructible metal. After harsh cancer treatments much of my spinal column broke down so they installed an extensive titanium “extra-skeleton” in a 14 hour surgery that’s enabled me to live nearly problem-free physically. Hence the value to future medical students.
It’s great that you received the specialized care which you required.
"Cuz it's summer, and we're runnin' outta ice."
Regards,
Name them.
You are correct, Mr. Alexander_.
I often mix those words up.
That portly gentleman on the right looks like Rod Steiger.
Rod always had an expression that personified “Road Rage” long before the term and event became commonplace.
That said, he was also good at comedy when he had to be.
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