Alessandra Bergamin

Among the Sinners

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The doctors tell my mum that the lump is nothing — a benign cyst that will be removed through a simple surgery. But prayer, myth, and tradition are insurance against all we cannot know and Nanna sends a donation and a letter to the monastery of her favorite saint: Saint Rita.

Saint Rita of Cascia in Palermo, Sicily
From Preachy
On May 10, 2021
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Among The Sinners

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She prays over the bowl, carefully pouring in three drops of oil. They disperse.

From Preachy
On May 10, 2021