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The Rev. David Convertino of the Friary of St. Francis of Assisi in Manhattan explores the interior of an intricately carved prayer bead using a VR headset at The Met Cloisters museum in New York City on April 3, 2017. “Small Wonders: The VR Experience” is an immersive experience that takes museum patrons inside a miniature, 16th-century carved wooden prayer bead using micro-CT imaging technology and a VR headset. RNS photo by Steve Remich