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In Soul two Trappist nuns, who have chosen cloistered life in Vitorchiano, in the ancient order of Saint Benedict. A life of prayer, of work, a silent presence but far from detached from the world. So much so that they consider it necessary, right now, to leave the convent to found a new one, in Portugal. Sister Augusta, the oldest, indomitable as an adventurer, at 80 years old was the first to say she was ready to leave. And Sister Irene, among the youngest, is studying Portuguese with passion. What does it mean to want a cloistered life? With what freedom do so many young girls actually decide to open up to God and the world, dedicating their whole life? And how much need there is today, as more than a thousand years ago, of monks and nuns who rebuild the vegetable gardens, the gardens, the libraries and the communities, the hearts of this Europe that still calls itself Christian, but has forgotten its origins, and lost, does not know where to go. Their wish for this Holy Christmas is to rebuild the whole man, body and soul, to make hope flourish again.