In 1956, Sister Mary witnessed Alphonsa’s tomb being opened for collecting mortal remains, as part of the canonisation process. “The church tribunal had recorded my statements about Alphonsa’s life. When I reached the Bharananganam convent in 1936, senior nuns asked me to sing a devotional song. As I stood worried, Alphonsa came running to help me sing,” recalled Mary. She said even at this age she sing those lines. Even during those days, local people used to come to visit Alphonsa, seeking her prayers.
Though Mary is the only living colleague of the saint, she has not come to media limelight. “Many nuns of the younger generation do not know me,” she said with a pinch of pain.
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