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VOLUME XCIII - NO. 14 | 117 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE GOSPEL | AUGUST 12-25, 2017
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I
t was April 6, 2012 — Good Friday —
and 26-year-old Andrea Polito was
doing what many Catholics do on
that sacred day: She was praying at the
foot of the cross.
The pediatric oncology nurse told
Denver Catholic that she had an experi-
ence in prayer she can only describe as
a "profound moment of grace."
"I was looking at Mary Magdalene,"
she recounted, "and I asked the Lord,
'Why, of all the people that you healed
in your ministry, is she the one who gets
to be here?'"
"And he just really simply said," she
recalled, "'because she gave up every-
thing and followed me.'
"And I just kind of instinctually said
in that moment, 'That's where I want to
live, that's where I want to be.' And he
said, 'Well, come and follow me.'"
Polito said the prayer
surprised her: "I was like,
oh no, I think I just kind of
Andrea Polito added to the Order of Virgins
BY CARMEN ELENA VILLA
carmen.villa@archden.org
@EPCatolico
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PHOTO BY JOSHUA PAUL PHOTOGRAPHY
