She's been behind the walls of her cloister for 84 years (save for a few hours during the Spanish Civil War when nuns had to flee to escape fighting), but now Sister Teresita has finally found something worth venturing outside to see: On Friday she will meet Pope Benedict XVI at World Youth Day in Madrid.
From a story in the Telegraph:
The sprightly centenarian has been confined within the convent of Buenafuente del Sistal since she took her vows as a 19 year old, two years before the Wall Street Crash...
But on Friday she will join a delegation to meet Pope Benedict during his three day visit to the Spanish capital to celebrate World Youth Day.
"She said she thinks she will make the trip with her eyes closed, so that nothing will distract her," said the convent's mother superior, Maria.
Sister Teresita was the subject of a book entitled "What is a girl like you doing in a place like that," in which the author Jesus Garcia recounted the lives of 10 nuns in the convent:
"Who can spend 84 years in a convent without being happy? You feel happiness when you follow your vocation."
Read the full story HERE.
