Lilies of the Field 1963 Online Full Movie

Lilies of the Field Online Full Movie

Homer Smith is an itinerant jack-of-all-trades who stops at a farm in the Arizona desert to obtain some water for his car. There, he sees several women working on a fence, very ineptly. The women, who speak very little English, introduce themselves as German, Austrian and Hungarian nuns.

Meeting the Nuns

The Mother Superior, the leader of the nuns, persuades him to do a small roofing repair. Instead of paying him and letting him continue on his way, they invite him to stay to dinner, where all speak in German. They all call him “Schmidt” the German equivalent of Smith. He teaches them some English.

Building the Chapel

Smith tries to persuade the mother superior to pay him by quoting Luke 10:7, “The laborer is worthy of his hire.” Mother Maria Marthe, the Mother Superior, responds by asking him to read another Bible verse from the Sermon on the Mount: “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.”

When Sunday comes, Mother Maria informs Smith that he will drive the sisters to Mass in his station wagon. Smith is invited to attend the Catholic Mass, celebrated by a roving priest not in a church but outdoors, but he declines because he is a Baptist.

Working Together

The nuns have essentially no money and subsist by living off the land on what vegetables the arid climate provides. Even after being stonewalled when asking for payment, Smith, persuaded to stay for a meal, agrees to stay longer to help them with other small jobs.

As Smith’s skills and strengths become apparent to the nuns, they come to believe that he has been sent by God to fulfill their dream of building a chapel for the townsfolk. He spends his own money to buy better food in the supermarket and gives it to the nuns.

Completing the Chapel

Enduring the hassles of coordinating the work of so many, the constant disputes with Mother Maria, and the trial of getting enough materials for the building, Smith brings the chapel to completion, placing the cross on the spire himself and signing his work where only he and God will know.

On the evening before the dedication of the chapel, all the work has been done and Smith is exhausted. As he leads the nuns in singing “Amen” once again, Smith slips out the door and takes one last look at the chapel he built.

Conclusion

Experience the heartwarming tale of “Lilies of the Field Online Full Movie” as Homer Smith helps the nuns build a chapel and find purpose in their shared project. Watch the movie now to witness the touching story of faith, perseverance, and community.