I think it’s time to pray now

On New Year’s Day of 1953, a Saint Kieran aircraft was transporting 25 passengers from Dublin, Ireland, to Birmingham, England. Shortly before landing, the engines stopped.

The flight attendant calmly announced: "We ask all passengers to fasten their seat belts!" She explained the seriousness of the situation and then knelt down in the middle of the aisle, saying: "Ladies and gentlemen, I think it’s time to pray now." She recited the act of contrition, then invoked the Blessed Virgin, calling for her help, and she started praying the Rosary.

Meanwhile the pilot, whose plane was losing altitude, looked for a place to land. He spotted a plowed field which seemed like good terrain for a forced landing. When the plane touched the ground with all its weight, it made a sound like an explosion—the aircraft had split in two.

The first witnesses who arrived on the scene were dumbfounded at seeing unscathed passengers coming out of the wreckage. Only the pilot and co-pilot were slightly injured. As for the travelers, they were convinced that the Mother of God rewarded the trust of the courageous flight attendant.

In L'Ami du Clergé (The Friend of the Clergy)