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Discalced Carmelite Sisters Mary Grace Melchior, Marianna So, Marie Cecile Franer, Susanna Choi and Christine Rosencrans kneel in prayer at the Carmelite Monastery of St. Joseph in Terre Haute, Ind., during an Oct. 10, 2015, Mass to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of St. Teresa of Avila, foundress of their order. Though many are struggling with limiting contact with others as the world deals with COVID-19, this can be a time for spiritual opportunity, a Capuchin Franciscan sister said. (CNS/The Criterion/Sean Gallagher)