Liverpool FC-loving nuns have the winning habit
Story by Mary Murtagh
TODAY the ECHO can unveil the biggest Liverpool fans "bar nun".
They have never roared on the Kop, waved a banner or sung along to a rousing rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone.
But Sister Catherine and Sister Nora both do their bit to will their beloved Reds on to victory.
Before every match the nuns park outside Anfield and pray for victory.
Sister Catherine, 65, and Sister Nora, 88, bow their heads and say a decade of the Rosary.
Sister Nora, whose favourite player is skipper Steven Gerrard, said: "I have loved Liverpool all my life. We park up outside the Kop and throw the prayers over the wall.
"We ask God to bless the players and spur them on and for them to be good role models to young people.
"When Liverpool lose we ask ourselves what happened to our prayers that night.
"We stay about half an hour and then listen to the match on the radio or go home and watch it if it is on terrestrial television."
The nuns, members of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition order, spent years caring for the sick, elderly and dying at a city nursing home before retiring.
With no money of their own, they had never seen a live match or stepped inside the hallowed ground.
Friend Clare McDermott was so amazed by their dedication that she wrote to the club about the sisters' spiritual support.
They were invited on a personal tour of the stadium with a rendezvous at the Shankly statue, a photoshoot with the European Cup, a look around the dressing room and a trip to the Kop.
Sister Nora's bedroom at St Joseph's convent, Broadgreen, is covered with Liverpool memorabilia including programmes from around the world given to her by friends.
A Liverpool scarf and framed photo of her at Anfield during her recent tour now take pride of place.
Mrs McDermott said: "Sister Nora was so thrilled with the visit. There isn't a happier Reds fan than her after that and she has promised to pray even harder next season."
marymurtagh@liverpoolecho.co.uk
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