can such things be

At a convent on the island of Hawaii, a group of nuns had gathered around the bed of one of their sisters who was ailing and not expected to survive the night.

The dying sister was very old.

Also present in the room was the Eucharist, the communion bread which Catholic tradition teaches contains the real presence of Christ.

The dying nun sat up in her bed, looked at the Eucharist and said: "Oh my beloved."

She then became young and beautiful.

The other nuns around the bed saw her transformed before their eyes.

The nuns who witnessed this felt their own spirits soar into ecstasy.

The beautiful girl sat back on the bed.

She became an old nun again.

She died.

The other nuns emerged from their elevated spiritual state.

They thought a few minutes had passed.

They checked the clock.

They had been in ecstasy for thirteen hours.