The Disappearing Lady

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Story type: Ghost
Location: St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal
Source: Form Submission

The Disappearing Lady

One day (it must have been in 1985) I went with a friend to St. Joseph's Oratory which is a religious shrine in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. At St. Joseph's Oratory, there is a place where people can sign a petition demanding the canonization of Brother André, who is the founder of the shrine. Well, my friend and I were signing the petition when a lady presented herself to me and started begging me for money to feed her children. I only had five dollars in my wallet and I thought that if I gave it to her, if something happened on my way back home then I would have no money left. Moreover, being used to beggars in Montreal, I was a bit skeptic as to who to give my money to. A lot of beggars use the money they obtain from people for drugs and cigarettes. Even those who present themselves in churches and shrines. Anyways, I refused (and felt bad nonetheless). Not far from the petition area, in the shrine, there is a hallway. However the hallway is not accessible from that side of the shrine and is closed off by a huge iron gate. When I refused to give her my money, the lady left me and started walking down towards the iron gate. Upon her arriving at the iron gate, and, to my utter amazement and surprise, she disappeared! It was as if she disappeared in the iron gate! Whom did I talk to? Who was that and why? Did I meet a ghost, or an angel? To this day, I still don't know.