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Ave Maria, piena di grazia, il Signore è con te.

Tu sei la benedetta fra le donne.

Il benedetto è il frutto del tuo Seno Gesù.

Santa Maria, Madre di Dio,

prega per noi peccatori.

Adesso è nell 'ora della notte.

No! No!

How much longer will this take?

I've got to take my vows tonight, and I really can't be late.

Do you speak English? Sorry for the wait.

It's extra work now when someone arrives without a return ticket.

Parer italiano.

I ask if you're learning Italian.

Oh, I'm trying, but it's a lot harder than I thought.

So this convent, they bought you the tickets?

You're very young to be a nun, aren't you?

It's a different life, yeah?

Must have been a hard decision.

I don't think of it like that.

As a decision.

Very well.

I hope you find what you're looking for.

Sister Cecilia.

Yeah?

Quanto manca?

Temo para arribar.

I'm sorry.

She says you're pretty.

Grazie. I'm Sister Cecilia.

Isabel.

Isabel, vuoi mostrare Cecilia la sua camera?

Devo aiutare le sorelle a prepararsi per la celebrazione di questa sera. Stai al

tuo posto e fai ciò che ti dico.

Let me show you to your room.

Our Lady of Sorrows was founded in 1632 as a refuge for elder sisters before

they transitioned to heaven.

Really good. Yes, it is.

Buongiorno, sorelle.

And we work hard to keep it that way.

Our sister's final days should be a pleasing environment to help distract

all the sickness and suffering.

All of this, it was built on the catechum of St. Stephen.

Caracol?

It's off limits.

Ciao, sorelle.

Lei è Cecilia, la novitia.

Ciao. The one in the wheelchair, her tumor has metastasized, so we expect her

meet God by the end of the week.

Can you talk about it so casually?

Death is a part of everyday life here.

It's best to just play along with their delusions.

Unless they get violent.

Be careful of this one. She bites.

Living quarters for the caretakers are down there and upstairs.

Morning prayer begins at 5am. Communal meal is after. And if you have any

dietary restrictions, we cannot accommodate them.

And this room is yours.

Thank you, sister.

I feel honoured to serve alongside you.

You're very sweet.

Thank you. I don't mean that as a compliment.

I'm sure this must feel very romantic.

But this is our life.

And I promise you work is hard physically and emotionally.

So if you're here to find yourself there are easier ways. I'm not.

Tonight you do not have to take your vows. You can still go back and God will

forgive you.

I think he has sufficiently prepared me.

The ceremony will start at 1700 in the chapel.

Don't be late.

Oh, ciao.

Ciao, I'm sorry.

No, it's fine.

I'm Cecilia.

I'm Gwendolyna. You can call me Gwen. My room is there.

Where in the States are you from?

Just outside of Detroit, Michigan.

Are you from around here?

Closer to Milan.

You're from home?

Yeah, my parish closed.

Did the priest get in trouble?

No, no, no, no, no, nothing like that, just low attendance.

And that church was my family, my home.

Leaving it, I felt pretty lost, but then Father Chodewski, he reached out to me.

Yeah, he has a talent.

Nilting out broken birds.

I didn't want to offend you.

I think that maybe we are all head cases or runaways.

Which one are you?

Both.

Next time, if you want, you can lock the door.

Thanks.

Father did that scare you?

Nice to meet you in person.

We all feel so blessed to have you here.

How's the Italian coming along?

Così, così.

It's fine, I will translate for you.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Let us rejoice, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his brides

have made themselves ready.

Sister Cecilia.

Do you promise to follow Christ more

closely by living a life devoid of material possessions?

Do you promise to free yourself from the demands of a human relationship and

follow with joy when he shall come again?

A vow of poverty, chastity, and obedience?

I do.

May God give you the strength to fulfill your vows faithfully and joyfully.

May you shine his light for the world to see.

How are you feeling?

Full.

Yeah, we don't really have anything like this back home.

Sophia, this is your home.

I know.

I felt the same way when I started here. I didn't grow up wanting to be a

priest. My first career was in sciences, biology.

I was almost two decades in, and I couldn't understand the world any better

back when I was in Sunday school.

And then God showed me a path.

He brought me here.

This is where I was meant to be.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Two glasses in and I can't stop talking about myself.

I'm so sorry.

No, it's okay.

It's okay.

What about you?

I imagine it was a difficult decision.

I mean, yes, it seemed so far away.

But the opportunities back in the States, I didn't feel like that's what

saved me for.

If it's too personal, I... No.

When I was 12 years old,

There was this part of the Saginaw River that would always freeze over.

And no matter how cold it was, I would always walk out on the ice.

And I would do this thing where I took my gloves off and I would place my hands

right on the ice and I would hold them there until I couldn't feel anything.

I don't remember the ice breaking.

I just, I remember the sharp pain of cold.

The paramedics, they tried to revive me, but my heart stopped for almost seven

minutes.

That sounds terrifying.

I know God saved me for a reason, but I guess I'm still searching for what that

reason is.

And will you, uh... Will you excuse me, please?

Ciao!

Are you okay?

I'll go get some help.

Cecilia!

Reverend Heather, I'm so sorry. I heard her crying.

It's okay.

You have a question?

I'll try.

43 St.

Helena, mother of Constantine, brought him from Jerusalem.

He suffered

on the cross.

Yes. For you, for us, for our sins, for our salvation.

We suffer in the name of his love.

It's a gift.

Suffering is love.

The name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

It's been three days since my last confession.

I drink too much wine and embarrass myself in front of Mother Superior.

I promise to carry myself with grace because I want nothing more than to

here.

I'm afraid I've already messed things up.

I'm sorry for these...

Hello?

Whatever does she say?

God is good, God is great.

Come, I have heard too much blood of Christ.

What a blessing to mentor you both.

Finish eating. We have work to do.

What does that mean?

Oh, nothing. I really like her. I'm super excited.

Clean their back thoroughly, and if the consistency of their feces seems off,

you let Dr. Gallo know.

Ciao.

Ciao.

You want to hang the larger items towards the front and the shorter items

towards the back.

That way the wind can blow underneath it.

Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do.

I'm sorry, I can't.

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

I'd love to get you to bed.

It could have been worse. She could have given you bangs.

Gwen, I'm not joking.

She had scars on the bottom of her feet.

It's not what you thought it would be, huh?

This place.

No, it's definitely different.

It's better than where I came from, though.

What do you mean?

There is a boy.

There was a boy.

What happened with this boy?

He hit me.

I hit him back.

Once I left him, I went to those support groups, you know.

There were these nuns there.

And I thought, these women have a very good life.

They have a place to live, a job where they can keep their clothes on, nothing

to worry about.

So I signed up.

Wait, so you don't even believe in God?

Of course I do.

Life is so cruel.

Only a man can be responsible.

Oh, my God, I was joking.

Are you okay?

I don't feel good.

I'm going to call a doctor.

Sister Cecilia, come with me.

Could you

please

tell Cardinal Merrill our vows?

My vow?

Your vows.

I swore to three vows when I got here.

Of obedience, poverty, and chastity.

He's asking if you have. I understand.

I have. I have been obedient, your eminence.

Yes, I own nothing. I want for nothing.

Sorry, why are you asking me this? So could you just answer the question if

would, Cecilia?

Of course I've been chased, German.

Before you arrived, did you have congress with a man?

Congress with...

No, not no.

Have you ever had Congress with a man? I've not broken my vows. I've never been

with a man or a woman, nobody.

Do not be punished. We just want to know the truth. I'm not lying, Father.

What is going on?

When did she arrive?

Did Dr. Gallo visit her?

Her face was intact.

It seems that she has never been touched.

Mother

Superior,

have we had any visits during the last few weeks?

No.

One last time.

Have you ever been touched by a man?

This child was conceived without sin.

God is with us.

We have witnessed a miracle.

Out of all the women in the world, why did he choose me?

You told me.

Who saved your life?

Who sent you on the path that led you here, Cecilia? You've been searching for

reason.

God saved you.

This is it.

Blessed are the meek.

They shall inherit the earth.

No working.

Remember, your only job is baby.

How long before they start calling you Mary?

Heartbeat is stable.

There's no bleeding.

We'll run some blood tests to check for distress.

But he appears to be okay.

But... I'm not okay.

Father, Isabel said it was supposed to be her.

Why would she say that?

Isabel's been losing her bottle with mental illness for a while now and

you in the miracle, it could trigger something, whether it be jealousy or...

tried to drown me.

You're right. All right, and I'll make sure this never happens again.

I want to see another doctor.

Why, Dr. Gallagher? Takes care of old women.

I want to go to a real hospital, please.

He's a licensed obstetrician.

Thursday through Saturday, I deliver babies at Garantino. A hospital is not

you need right now. You're perfectly healthy.

I just puked off one of my teeth.

Hospitals aren't the safest of places.

We wouldn't want you to get sick.

Or for the world to get out, you know.

The safest thing is for you to stay here until the Savior is born.

Que Dios te bendiga.

Isabel, let me go.

Let me go!

Cecilia, you need to stand up for yourself. Open your eyes.

I don't trust this place.

I don't think I can just leave.

Cecilia, you're five months pregnant and you haven't even been to a hospital.

We can take care of this.

How can we trust what's inside you?

Maybe God has... God has nothing to do with this.

Is something the matter?

Don't touch me.

Fuck this.

For Satan himself often masquerades as an angel of light.

Let go of me!

Is something wrong?

What are we going to do if we die?

We have to have hope.

I see it very badly.

Then let's try.

Thank you very much.

I understand.

Stop the car.

Clean yourself.

Clean yourself.

God will never forgive you.

I

want

to apologize if many of my actions make you feel scared.

And I want to reassure you.

You're safe.

What did you do to me?

for those of us who know, is a proof of Jesus' sacrifice,

a symbol of his suffering.

And for two thousand years that's all it was.

But we looked closer, and

we found blood.

Little fragments.

A phone.

A genetic code.

All we had to do was crack it.

The key to resurrection.

It's taken us 20 years of trial and error.

20 years for God to deliver unto us the knowledge of the perfect, fertile

vessel.

This is what's inside me.

No, these are all our failures.

What's inside you is our success.

I left the field of genetics because some people disagreed with the

ethics of my experiments.

So many people have such a narrow view of its potential.

But here in the church, here they understood that a simple procedure could

us salvation.

You're playing God.

I am.

Not playing God.

Do you know what it's like to watch the miracle die in your womb?

To fail God again and again and again.

But to find the strength to keep going.

This is my calling.

And this... This is yours.

What's going on?

What is that?

What are you doing?

Please stop. Stop, stop, stop, stop. Please, please stop. Stop!

May you never stray again.

No!

No, no!

Stop!

Blessed are the meek. No, no, no, please no. They shall inherit. No, no, no, no,

please. Nice.

How long have you been targeting me?

Was it since the accident?

And what's going to happen when it's done?

You think it's going to save the world?

End it?

That's what Revelation says, right?

If this is not the will of God, why does God not stop us?

From now on, every day is good.

He's moving.

I'm going to get the medicine and I'll be right back.

Do you want to try it?

Yes!

What a beautiful mother, what little eyes.

May you be blessed.

Everything is part of his plan.

Blessed are the poor, for they will inherit

the land.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh my God.

solve anything.

If you die, we'll find another.

You can end this.

All you need to do is deliver our savior.

is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy

womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary.

Mother of God, pray for

us sinners.

and not the hour.