SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco — widely known as the “Spurs Sisters” — have become a familiar sight at Spurs games, praying courtside for the team’s success.
Ahead of Game 7 against Oklahoma City, the sisters received offers to fly out for the matchup but chose to stay home, celebrating in San Antonio while continuing their mission.
Sydney Moss, vocation director at St. John Bosco, said the attention has shone a light on the sisters’ deeper purpose.
“We’re super blessed and humbled that now more people know about Salesian sisters, that we’re not just the Spurs nuns, but that we work with young people,” Moss said. “That is our whole mission: is to lead young people closer to Christ.”
The sisters said they have received an outpouring of support over the last few weeks and prayed that the Spurs advance to the NBA Finals.
“We’re not a good luck charm, but we just enjoy to be united with the people of San Antonio and the Spurs,” Moss said.
The sisters went viral after they prayed with Spurs center Luke Kornet moments before Game 4 against OKC.
“That was super spontaneous,” Moss said. “He came over to say hi, and Sister Bernadette just asked, ‘Can we pray for you? And of course, he said yes. None of that was scripted; that was just that moment of God.”
That moment lit up across social media, and the sisters say it opened a new door to reach the younger generations.
“This is what young people need,” Sister Cherilly Galley said. “They need the Lord, they need faith, they need fun, which is why we are cheering on the Spurs, and we also love the team.”
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