A beautiful sign that Heaven exists! 🙏
Hundreds visited the Monastery of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, in Missouri, United States, where the body of the founder, Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, is on display, seemingly incorrupt.
The nun passed away at the age of 95 on the Solemnity of the Ascension in 2019. This year, the sisters exhumed the body to transfer it to the chapel and were surprised to find it intact, despite not being embalmed and the coffin having a crack.
It is called "incorrupt" when parts or even the entirety of a deceased person's body remain immune to the natural process of decomposition, years after their death. Over a hundred such cases involve blesseds or saints.
The first to see it was the abbess, Mother Cecilia, who told the ACI Group of EWTN on May 20 that, in addition to the body, Sister Wilhelmina's "profession candle with the ribbon, her crucifix, and her rosary were all intact".
The "habit, made from natural fibers," was "in complete preservation" even though "the coffin, made of a similar material, was completely deteriorated and had disappeared," she said. The crown and floral bouquet were dried.
According to Catholic tradition, incorrupt bodies bear witness to the truth of the resurrection of the flesh and the life to come.
"We believe she is the first African American woman to be found incorrupt," she emphasized. “God is real. He protected that body and that habit to enkindle our faith, to rekindle it, to bring people back to the faith.”
"Heaven is real. The resurrection is real," she said. "Have hope. God is still there... He still loves us," she added.
"Have faith," she said. “Life does not end when we take our last breath: It begins.” she concluded.
The body will remain on display until May 29. Afterward, it will rest in a glass urn near the chapel altar.
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