After he was informed that he had been named bishop, he [Karol Wojtyla] went to pray in the convent of the Ursuline Sisters on Wislana Street (Warsaw). He asked to go to the chapel. One nun relates: "When he did not emerge for some time, they looked in on him. He lay prostrate on the ground. The sister stepped back, filled with respect. 'He must have an important matter, perhaps he's a penitent.' After another while, the sister looked into the chapel again. The priest still lay prostrate. But the hour was late. The sister went up to him and shyly asked: 'Perhaps Father would be so kind to come to supper?' The stranger responded: 'My train to Krakow isn't until after midnight... I have much to discuss with the Lord. Do not disturb me.'"
(O'Connor, p 138)
