Saying goodbye to your loved one is not easy. As the news of the departure of the person always brings sadness and trauma and we know what it feels like when we lose our loved ones. But it is necessary to say a last goodbye to the deceased so that his soul can rest. That’s funeral is really important to perform. Each religion has its customs and traditions which are carried out during all the moments of the person. Similarly, in many religions, the person’s dead body is placed in a coffin which is then buried in the ground.
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Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster Missouri
One such funeral is on the news after people heard the news of a nun leaving. Yes, you are right, we are talking about Sister Wilhelmina who recently left the world and put everyone in deep pain. The Sister’s corpse was deposited in a glass case after a solemn rosary procession. Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster was an African American nun. Her body was surprisingly intact. The remains caused a sensation at the remote Missouri abbey after her body was placed inside the glass case. This funeral took place this Monday after the solemn procession led by members of the community she founded.
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Community members felt deep sorrow at his sudden departure and wanted to pay their last tribute to him in a memorable way. At around 5:00 p.m., dozens of Benedictine nuns of Mary, Queen of Apostles reportedly carried the sister’s body on the platform around the property of the Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus, singing hymns. and reciting the rosary. Around thousands of pilgrims and supporters attended the funeral and visited the abbey over the 3-day Memorial Day weekend.
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Image Credit (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Image Credit (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Video of the funeral was posted on Twitter by the username @JoeBukuras. The video shows the entire ritual and how dozens of nuns marched. The caption of the video says: “Beautiful procession of the remains of Sr. Wilhelmina Lancaster, a Benedictine nun who lost her life in 2019 and is now in a shocking and unexpected state of preservation. Her new resting place is built inside the church as the sisters’ monastery in Gower, MO. The flowers surrounded the remains of her and decorated the upper part of the display case. The image of Saint Joseph holding the baby Jesus. To pay homage to the nun, the church was filled with pilgrims, including several nuns and priests from other orders.
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