Ep. 4: The Power of Marian Devotion, Pilgrimage, and Lourdes (Sr. Maria Rose Metzger, O.P.)
2/18/202641 min
Sr. Maria Rose sits down for a talk with Sr. Miriam about Marian Devotion, what it means to take a pilgrimage, and tells some incredible stories about Lourdes miracles that you won't want to miss!
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First 90 secondsSister Maria Rose· Guest0:00
'Cause I kinda came in with a chip on my shoulder. [laughs] And like a little bit of a hardened heart. Um, but the Lord just broke through, and I was just kneeling there. And this was like hundreds of people were on this retreat.
Sister Miriam· Host0:12
Mm.
Sister Maria Rose· Guest0:12
Um, and at one moment in like the darkness of that, that adoration with the candlelight, um, it was just me and him. And I was so overwhelmed. Like, you love me, and you're here right now in, in this, in this, in the form of bread. Um, and I, I was just so overwhelmed knowing His love in a, in a personal way that I was like, "Whatever you ask."
Sister Miriam· Host0:42
True. Don't you love being like we're on a, we're on a pilgri- pilgrimage right now. It's g- Yeah ... it's gonna be okay, everyone.
Sister Maria Rose· Guest0:48
And it's- It's a pilgrimage ... and it's a pilgrimage. It's not a vacation.
Sister Miriam· Host0:50
[laughs] It's not a vacation.
Sister Maria Rose· Guest0:51
But like, but, but it, what's fun is like you can actually flip it so that those moments of like sacrifice and difficulty, they actually become treasure.
Sister Miriam· Host1:00
[upbeat music] Hi, and welcome to Dominican Sisters Open Mic. My name is Sister Miriam, and I'm one of the sisters of the Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist. And we're based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. We're gonna be