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Related: About this forumCrop duster used to spread holy water
I wish Fathers Karras and Merrin thought of this
A Louisiana church used a crop-duster plane to spread dozens of gallons of holy water on the city of Lafayette and surrounding farms this week.
The Diocese of Lafayette posted a picture on Facebook showing the plane with several members of the St. Anne Church congregation surrounding it in the days before Christmas, preparing to launch the plane loaded with holy water.
They loaded 100 gallons of holy water into the plane and the pilot sprayed the water onto the town and the nearby farms. Parishioners also brought water from home to the airstrip to be blessed, the post read.
The Rev. Matthew Barzare of St. Anne Church told NPR that the plane was an efficient way to cover more ground for a blessing.
The Diocese of Lafayette posted a picture on Facebook showing the plane with several members of the St. Anne Church congregation surrounding it in the days before Christmas, preparing to launch the plane loaded with holy water.
They loaded 100 gallons of holy water into the plane and the pilot sprayed the water onto the town and the nearby farms. Parishioners also brought water from home to the airstrip to be blessed, the post read.
The Rev. Matthew Barzare of St. Anne Church told NPR that the plane was an efficient way to cover more ground for a blessing.
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Crop duster used to spread holy water (Original Post)
47of74
Dec 2019
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packman
(16,296 posts)1. Repost from yesterday with comments
cutroot
(991 posts)2. Instead of using the money to help the poor
Danascot
(5,009 posts)3. I knew it!
Contrails!
Mc Mike
(9,216 posts)4. We go in playing Handel. Scares the bleep out of them.
flying rabbit
(4,835 posts)5. Well played. nt