Once, early in the morning, I was watering trees. The entire water hose was spread out on the ground, the water was humming, I was singing something and I could not hear anything at all. Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I saw something white. At first I thought that it was a sister in a work habit. But, after a while I see that this figure is bigger, more massive, standing and does not have the courage to move. I turned my head, and here a smiling John Paul II was watching me and with his eyes almost apologizing that he fell in at that moment. I was very embarrassed, because the layout of the square terrace was perfect to walk around, and through this hose there was no way to go. The Pope only discreetly nodded his head, letting me know that there was no problem, pointed in the other direction with his hand and turned back. And instead of circling the entire terrace, he began to walk only to the place where I was watering the plants, and back. It was extremely nice, I rushed to roll up the equipment, but he said to leave everything as it was, that he would go right away and not interfere.
Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi “It happened in the Vatican”
Znak Publishing House. Kraków 2020
Pages: 144 – 145
