Nun donates $55,000 lottery win

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sully16 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:23:30 GMT

That was a really nice thing to do, I wish her the best.

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maximumfun — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:46:55 GMT

LOL - i suppose its all how you look at it. I never consider my lottery playing gambling. Now selecting a movie to go see...now THAT is heavy gambling in my life. (will this one be ANY good or will i walk out 1/2 way through to finish sleeping in my own bed???)

Maybe she bought the ticket on a whim, not realizing what it was that she bought? (nah that is too thin even for me to believe

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luckyshoes — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:39:53 GMT

I wondered the same thing .She won -thats great. She donated -thats wonderful. Uhmmm its gambling- arent they against that

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mightwin — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:56:42 GMT

Yep....all we have to do is still continue working our current jobs. Lol, I always tell everyone if I have to go to work tomorrow I'm poor.

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dallascowboyfan — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:37:14 GMT

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rdgrnr — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:56:47 GMT

Hoping what happened would happen so she could do what she did.

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earthdragon72 — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:19:59 GMT

I was thinking of the same thing what is a nun doing playng the lottery

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Seattlejohn — Wed, 30 May 2012 04:07:49 GMT

God bless her! I love reading stories about people who talk the talk AND walk the walk...

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dallascowboyfan — Wed, 30 May 2012 01:21:33 GMT

May God continue too bless Sister Mary Torrillo the Sister's of Loretto Convent.....

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mcginnin56 — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:12:30 GMT

I'll see if I can google her phone number, and present her with the good news

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RJOh — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:48:57 GMT

Anyone wanting to remain poor doesn't have to do any fancy foot work or tricks to remain so.

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RJOh — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:46:08 GMT

Some one should tell her about Lottery Post prediction board. She could continue enjoying picking numbers to play and not have to worry about violating her vows of poverty when she wins.

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Cletu$2 — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:42:16 GMT

Thanks for the answer to my question,cbr$.Not being a catholic,I'm unfamiliar with the ways of their church.I assumed that she was giving the money to the sisters personaly,sort of like making and end run around the vow of poverty.

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mcginnin56 — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:38:47 GMT

He already has

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VenomV12 — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:28:38 GMT

God bless her heart.

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cbr$ — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:31:20 GMT

yes , they all take the same vows , she give to the convent not the sisters personally. Meaning that if this covent need some repair work done now would be the time to do it. Must of the parishers are in clusters now. you have to go turn a lot more people to get things done in the clusters {muli- churches put together], by saying she giving it to Sisters of Loretto convent the money can be use for improvement in that convent not another in the church clusters.

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Cletu$2 — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:08:13 GMT

It went to The Sisters Of Loretto,the same convent that she was a member of for 30 years.So,I'll ask again,didn't the Sisters of Loretto take the same vow of poverty that she took

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cbr$ — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:07:49 GMT

congrat's to Sister Mary Torrillo the Sister of Loretto Convent; With the vows the nuns take. I am not surprised at her decision.

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mcginnin56 — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:44:01 GMT

The winnings were all donated to a charity.

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Cletu$2 — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:35:04 GMT

But,didn't the Sisters of Loretto take the vow of poverty

Comment #1

mcginnin56 — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:30:21 GMT

God bless her and the cause that she chose to give to

Nun donates $55,000 lottery win

Lottery Post — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:40:40 GMT

When Sister Mary Concetta Torrillo of Webster Groves hit the Missouri Lottery's Show Me Cash jackpot on May 13, it meant a $55,000 gift for the Sisters of Loretto, a convent in Kentucky she served for 30 years.

A regular Show Me Cash player, Torrillo said she enjoys playing the game for the fun of it. However, the vow of poverty she had taken ultimately led to her decision to donate the prize money, instead of claiming it for herself.

Her ticket held the winning combination of: 1, 6, 15, 2... [ More ]