Catholics flock to Missouri church to see body of nun who shows no sign of decomposition four years after her death

The Post Millennial ^ | May 25, 2023 | Sara Higdon

[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."

[MikelTackNailer]

Nashville's V.A, is right next to Vanderbilt Hospital and they have mutual agreements to cross-handle cases the other isn't totally confident with on their own. My Frankenstein monster self is two thirds Vanderbilt, one quarter Veterans Administration with an artificial hip courtesy of St. Thomas Hospital in the same agreement system.

I served six years Army never knowing they'd repair me so well in the future when I had no financial means to cover it. All thanks to God as I was nor ever will be as wise. The V.A. gets a hard rap on it's reputation but I've had nothing but phenomenal treatment with them here in Tennessee so I think the harsh criticisms are regional. I see the usurping regime is trying to take credit for President Trump's help for them while sneakily removing veteran support as Democrats do.

How such people sleep easily is beyond me.

[Dr. Sivana]

My sister-in-law was one of the original four sisters in the order, including Sister Wilhelmina. She was old then (1997). What I found most striking about her was her humility. The order has had difficulties years later, but worked through them successfully.