Sask. nuns confident Riders will get out of current rut
Whether the Saskatchewan Roughriders are 6-0 or 0-6, nuns at the St. Angela Merici residence in Saskatoon continue to back their favourite CFL team and they hope the power of prayer turns the ship around.
Sister Rosetta Reniger and Sister Adelaide Fortowsky have watched every minute of the Riders’ winless season in their little room known building-wide as the Rider Roost. They have a routine: an Our Father before the game and spontaneous ‘please God’s’ throughout the four quarters.
“We pray for sure before every game and sometimes during the game we pray to God, please let this happen or please don’t let that happen,” Reiniger said. “Usually it’s pretty simple like: Please God, help the defense hold them or please God, please help the quarterback make this throw.”
Reiniger said she usually gets it right, but this season the players haven’t been too responsive to her calls for game-changing plays.