Question: What food did the nuns serve and eat when Deloris was disgusted while eating it?
Michael Albert
14th Jul 2018
Sister Act (1992)
Answer: It looked to me like a stew of some sort.
Folks, the food is visible. It's literally just beans.
Answer: Possibly gruel.
As I said above, the food is visible and there is no ambiguity. It's literally just beans.
30th Aug 2015
Sister Act (1992)
Question: Just out of curiosity, but in the scene where the nuns are singing the Holy Mary song, what were they singing in Latin?
Answer: The "Holy Mary song" is formally titled "Hail, Holy Queen" or "Salve Regina." Most of the lyrics in Latin are actually borrowed from another liturgical piece titled "O Sanctissima" and inserted into the musical piece as featured in "Sister Act" as follows: (1) "Salve, salve, salve Regina" is part of the original song and translates to "Hail, hail, hail [holy.] queen." (2) "Mater amata, intemerata (sanctus, sanctus dominus) " translates to "Beloved Mother, undefiled/pure/chaste (holy, holy Lord) " (3) "Virgo, respice, Mater, aspice (sanctus, sanctus dominus) " means "Virgin, watch over us, Mother, care for us (holy, holy Lord) " and (4) "Alleluia, " of course, is simply the Latin variant of the anglicized "Hallelujah". Other notes: "Cherubim" and "Seraphim" are orders of heavenly angels, Seraphim being of a higher order, possessing six wings.
Answer: It appears to be just baked beans, likely without meat or spices. Nuns will often eat a very bland diet, especially a poor order dedicated to contemplation.