{"id":139890,"date":"2025-01-23T23:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139890"},"modified":"2025-01-23T23:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:07:50","slug":"video-louisiana-nuns-enjoy-snowy-showdown-after-prayers-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139890","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Louisiana nuns enjoy snowy showdown after prayers answered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-qz920oye3dyglk96\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37363612575\/320\/179\/826mdp2h1sdysq6p.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37363612575\/640\/358\/826mdp2h1sdysq6p.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37363612575\/768\/432\/826mdp2h1sdysq6p.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37363612575\/1536\/864\/826mdp2h1sdysq6p.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37363612575\/992\/558\/826mdp2h1sdysq6p.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37363612575\/1984\/1116\/826mdp2h1sdysq6p.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37363612575\/992\/558\/826mdp2h1sdysq6p.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A group of nuns engaged in a snowball fight with a priest at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church &amp; School in Metairie, Louisiana, during a snowstorm on Tuesday.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A group of nuns engaged in a snowball fight with a priest at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church &amp; School in Metairie, Louisiana, during a snowstorm on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>METAIRIE, La.<\/strong> \u2013 Snow is still the topic of conversation among a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/louisiana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisiana<\/a> nuns, but they had no idea their prayers were about to be answered in a truly memorable way.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The trio of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dominicansistersofsaintcecilia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia<\/a> based in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/tennessee\/nashville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nashville<\/a> were newcomers to <a href=\"https:\/\/scschurch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Parish<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/louisiana\/metairie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metairie<\/a>, Louisiana, nestled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/louisiana\/new-orleans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Orleans<\/a> metro.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> break, when it was 75 degrees, humid and muggy, there was talk of praying for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/snow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snow<\/a> when we got back from break,&#8221; said Kristine Cerniglia of the parish.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">One of the sisters, ever the optimist, even encouraged her middle schoolers to pray to various patron saints for snow.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/blizzard-blasts-south-record-snow-texas-florida-carolinas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BLIZZARD BLASTS GULF COAST PARALYZING COMMUNITIES FROM TEXAS TO FLORIDA TO CAROLINAS WITH RECORD-BREAKING SNOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/gettyimages-161352855.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/gettyimages-161352855.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/gettyimages-161352855.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-161352855.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-161352855.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-161352855.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-161352855.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sister Agniescka Witkowska , right, opens her bible while leading a bible study at Denver's Community of the Beatitudes located behind St. Catherine of Siena Catholic parish, 2924 W. 43rd Ave.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">FILE \u2013 A nun pens her bible while leading a bible study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Glenn Asakawa\/The Denver Post via Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">It seems those prayers were answered on Tuesday while the Gulf Coast braced for its worst winter storm in over 120 years, including the first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-makes-a-blizzard-different-from-an-ordinary-snowstorm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blizzard Warning<\/a> in Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Since 1895, I believe we have only ever gotten 1-3 inches of snow,&#8221; said Cerniglia, noting that the parish received 10 inches of snow.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/satellite-image-winter-storm-south-florida-louisiana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEE IT: HISTORIC WINTER STORM IN SOUTH LEAVES INDELIBLE MARK VISIBLE FROM SPACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/SE%20Louisiana%20Snow%20Totals.png\"\/><fig-caption>A look at the top snow totals in southeastern Louisiana.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/fig-caption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">3 vs. 1: Spirited snowball shenanigans<\/h2>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The record-breaking storm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/new-orleans-lousiana-winter-storm-january-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>brought heavy snow to New Orleans<\/u><\/a>, blanketing palm trees in fresh flakes and halting the normally busy Big Easy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Yet amidst the chaos, the same group of sisters who once prayed for snow found a moment of unexpected joy \u2013 trading their rosaries for snowballs in a spirited battle with Rev. Tim Hedrick, a fellow priest.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/louisiana-snowfall-record-comparison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NEW ORLEANS HAS SEEN MORE SNOW THAN ALASKA&#8217;S BIGGEST CITY SO FAR THIS WINTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/51e8d6eafcb34d0d9802c3b44b169649.00_00_07_10.still001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/51e8d6eafcb34d0d9802c3b44b169649.00_00_07_10.still001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/51e8d6eafcb34d0d9802c3b44b169649.00_00_07_10.still001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/51e8d6eafcb34d0d9802c3b44b169649.00_00_07_10.still001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/51e8d6eafcb34d0d9802c3b44b169649.00_00_07_10.still001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/51e8d6eafcb34d0d9802c3b44b169649.00_00_07_10.still001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/51e8d6eafcb34d0d9802c3b44b169649.00_00_07_10.still001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A group of nuns engaged in a snowball fight with a priest at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church &amp; School in Metairie, Louisiana, during a snowstorm on Tuesday.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">A group of nuns engaged in a snowball fight with a priest at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church &amp; School in Metairie, Louisiana, during a snowstorm on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church &amp; School in Metairie, Louisiana \/TMX)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Hedrick has certainly experienced a range of weather-related challenges, from playing tackle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">football<\/a> during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane<\/a> Ida to the recent snowy showdown.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;When all these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/disasters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disasters<\/a> happen, it&#8217;s fun to do something for people, anyone stuck at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home<\/a>,&#8221; Hedrick told FOX Weather.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/snow-on-beach-texas-mississippi-snowstorm-gulf-coast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WATCH: GULF COAST BEACHES COVERED WITH SNOW DURING HISTORIC WINTER STORM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/when-does-winter-really-start-it-depends-on-who-you-ask\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meteorological winter<\/a> is already halfway over, believe it or not, according to the FOX Forecast Center. So far, it&#8217;s been a relatively mild winter for much of the country. 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