"For years, the mostly closed-off lives of the nuns living in a retirement home in Raiano, a mountain village in Italy's Abruzzo region, followed much the same daily rhythm. They woke early, prayed, went to the chapel, had lunch, and perhaps whiled away the afternoon reading. But their routine switched pace when, under pressure from the eldest of the 22 women Sister Maria Chiara, 98 to liven things up, they broke out into social media."
"said Sister Nayiby Jimenez, who works in the home managed by the Ravasco congregation of Catholic nuns. I felt sorry for them too. These are women who worked hard all their lives and have all this goodness and light in their hearts we couldn't just keep them closed off. Being the youngest of the nuns, the onus fell on Sister Nayiby, 45, to shine their light beyond the confines of the home."
The nuns living in a retirement home in Raiano maintained a quiet daily routine of prayer, chapel visits, meals and reading. Sister Maria Chiara, 98, began feeling low and said her life felt pointless, prompting Sister Nayiby Jimenez, 45, to seek ways to lift spirits. With the mother superior's blessing, the nuns started posting short videos showing daily life and offering spiritual guidance. The first clip, featuring Sister Maria Grazia, 97, went viral, drawing thousands of views and about 7,000 followers. The group expanded to Instagram and Threads, adding humour and music to reach younger audiences, accumulating millions of views and roughly 145,000 followers across platforms.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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