The Case of the Haunted Chapel by Karen Kelly Boyce & Sue Anderson Gioulis

Author:Karen Kelly Boyce & Sue Anderson Gioulis [Boyce, Karen Kelly & Gioulis, Sue Anderson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B07DKV8D1V
Publisher: TAN Books
Published: 2018-07-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Strange Visitors

Sister Lovely stood with her head bowed. She was afraid to look up. She knew Mother Mercy was angry.

I just know she’s going to ask me to leave the convent, thought the nun. She felt a tear escape her eye. Mother Mercy had told her and Sister Lacey to meet in her office. It’s better that Sister Lacey is here, thought Sister Lovely. I’m afraid to be by myself.

Mother Mercy shuffled through some papers on her desk. She ignored the two nuns who stood before her. She didn’t scream. The quiet was scary. Mother Mercy looked up and finally spoke, “Sister Lovely, are you still smoking?

Sister Lovely swallowed hard. “Yes.”

Mother Mercy paused before she turned her attention to Sister Lacey. “Sister Lacey, are you still struggling not to say bad words?”

Sister Lacey hung her head. She had tried so hard. She had grown up in a rough part of town with five burly brothers, and had lost her mother at a young age. When she was young, she had learned the language of the streets, and now she had a terrible time overcoming her habit of using bad words.

An elderly nun at her last convent had tried to help her. The older nun told Sister Lacey to make up other words to replace the bad words. Sister Lacey had used the kind nun’s idea. When she got angry, she used silly words. Sometimes the words rhymed. Sometimes it just went with the circumstances. It worked, but it was too late. She had still been asked to leave her former community.

Looking up, Sister Lacey answered, “Yes, Mother Superior.”

Mother Mercy looked at the two nuns before her. “My dear Sisters, I know it is hard. Once habits are made, it’s hard to change them. It’s better never to start the bad behavior.”

Mother Mercy spoke in a calm voice. Both of the nuns were glad she wasn’t angry. But they were both still afraid. Perhaps this is the calm before the storm? worried Sister Lacey.

However, Mother Mercy’s face seemed peaceful. “My dear Sisters, I know your struggles. I have struggles of my own. I think the reason you have not been able to overcome your faults is that you tried to overcome them alone. We are weak, and we need to turn to God together to ask for help,” said the Mother Superior.

Both of the nuns before her desk stood in surprised silence.

Mother Mercy continued, “I want each of you to go to the chapel and pray. Spend some time with the only One who can help. Spend some time with Jesus.”

Both Sister Lacey and Sister Lovely were glad to get out of the office. They hurried toward the chapel. They were both so happy that they had been given another chance.

Sister Lacey sat in the pew before the side altar of the Blessed Mother. Lighting a candle, she prayed that her lips would only allow sweet words to pass them.

Sister Lovely sat quietly in the back of the chapel, unable to form her prayer.

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