These valiant souls, aged between sixty-nine and ninety-nine, were residents of the Felician Sisters convent in Livonia, Michigan. From teachers to authors, and even a secretary for the Vatican Secretariat of State, these ladies were nothing short of extraordinary. Their contributions reverberated far and wide, making their loss an even more profound heartache for the world.
The Global Sisters Report has chillingly dubbed this as “the worst loss of life to a community of women religious since the 1918 influenza pandemic.” That’s over a hundred years! Talk about a staggering historical parallel that sends shivers down one’s spine.
So, where did it all go wrong? Well, these nuns were particularly vulnerable due to their advanced age and close-knit living arrangements. Life at the convent was a daily interplay of living, praying, and working together, which sadly became the perfect storm for the virus to wreak havoc.
