Portraits
“But for Rachel it was heaven to get away from the conflicts of home. She loved the convent. At St. Frances she was not subjected to the discrimination that Doris faced at her school. The nuns were kind and gentle and Father McDougall was just about the handsomest man she’d ever seen, including even Uncle Shlomo…Except it did seem strange he could never marry.
The only time she felt different was when the other girls went to prayers. She would stand to one side of the open chapel doors and hear ...the sounds of “Hail Mary, full of grace.” It was so beautiful that she longed to be a part of it… One day she managed to get up enough courage to step inside. When she saw the students kneeling in prayer, she was awed by the great hush in the room and she felt very much alone. She would have stayed but someone tapped her gently on the shoulder. She turned to see Reverend Mother Teresa summoning her. Rachel followed her down the hall and into her office.
“Sit down, Rachel. You know your mother would object to that, don’t you?”MoreLess
The only time she felt different was when the other girls went to prayers. She would stand to one side of the open chapel doors and hear ...the sounds of “Hail Mary, full of grace.” It was so beautiful that she longed to be a part of it… One day she managed to get up enough courage to step inside. When she saw the students kneeling in prayer, she was awed by the great hush in the room and she felt very much alone. She would have stayed but someone tapped her gently on the shoulder. She turned to see Reverend Mother Teresa summoning her. Rachel followed her down the hall and into her office.
“Sit down, Rachel. You know your mother would object to that, don’t you?”MoreLess
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