Albanian nun tells Pope about faith amid Communist regime Tirana, Albania, (Sep 25, 2014) Among the powerful moments on Pope Francis’ Sept. 21 trip to Albania was the Holy Father’s encounter with an 85 year-old Franciscan Stigmatine nun, who recalled witnessing to the faith in the midst of the Communist regime.Sister Maria Kaleta spoke to the Pope during his meeting with priests, religious, seminarians and members of ecclesial lay movements at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Tirana.She recounted that when she was very young, she felt “the call of the Lord without knowing yet what it meant to be a religious sister.” She lived with her parents and was an only child, and thanks to the prayers and help of an uncle who was a priest, she was able to begin her vocational journey. Sr. Maria joined the convent of the Franciscan Stigmatine Sisters for seven years, but the Communist regime forced her to leave and return home to her parents to help her uncle, the priest, who was in prison. He is now being considered for sainthood.Upon her parents death, Sr. Maria was alone and learned “to keep the faith alive in the hearts of the faithful, although secretly. ”She recalled one time that she was coming home from work and heard a voice from behind.“It was a woman with a baby girl in her arms who came running towards me and asked me to baptize her.” Ju lutemi shpërndajeni tek miqtë tuaj! (Please share to your friends!) https://facebook/695356207204987/photos/pcb.729806623759945/729801420427132/?type=1&theater https://facebook/pages/Welcome-to-Albania-Francis-Pope/695356207204987
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 15:50:27 +0000
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