Dublin, Ireland (The Adobo Chronicles) – There’s a different kind of Ice Bucket Challenge happening in Ireland.  Men are pouring buckets of ice cold beer over their heads while nuns are praying for a cure for this neurodegenerative disease called ALS.

But wait, aren’t nuns entitled to some fun, too?

The Redemptoristine Nuns of Dublin think so.  While they continue to pray for divine intervention to help find a cure for Lou Gehrig’s disease, they also believe that prayer alone will not do the trick.  So they participated in their own Ice  Bucket Challenge in the Abbey courtyard, and boy, did they have some fun.

On their web site, they describe themselves as “an enclosed contemplative community of religious women. Our life is centered around the Liturgy of the Hours, the Eucharist, personal prayer and contemplation. We hold the needs of the world in our heart in prayer.”

We can therefore assume that this was a one-time-only activity for the nuns and that it’s not going to turn into a bad habit for them.

You can learn more about the Redemptoristine nuns and view their Ice Bucket Challenge video here.