Carmelite Monastery. Poland.

    After spending time with Mary in her shrine I went to another “shrine” close to my heart. A few hundred meters from the church there is a Carmelite Monastery. I call the place is my “battery charger”. Before I left Poland for Australia I visited the convent with my students. We had Mass which was also attended by the nuns. After the Mass I stayed a bit longer in order to follow the advice of an Oblate from my community who told me: “Daniel before you go to this faraway place you need to get somebody who will faithfully pray for you. You will need heaps of prayers. I recommend Carmelite Nuns. They are very good.” That what I did. I requested for a sister who could accompany me with her prayers. That’s how I got a spiritual sister. Her name is Sister Anne of St Joseph. I gave her the missionary crucifix I was given by the Papal Nuncio to Poland in 2004 in this way I know that my ministry in Australia is a tea work. Sister Anne keeps praying for people and situations I deal with. Sometimes I tell parishioners: “By having me you get a bonus – payers of Sister Anne.
     As I said to the nuns I am a regular visitor. I visit them every two years. However I always feel at home among them. Because of my correspondence with Sister Anne the nuns know what is happening in my life but it has nothing to do with curiosity, they simply learn in order to pray for these matters. Even the grill that is always between us doesn't spoil this feeling.
    Unfortunately Sister Anne’s health is deteriorating but she is still the same cheerful, spiritual and strong person. I guess now she offers for me not only her prayers but her suffering too.