A photo of a priest using a water gun filled with holy water has gone viral.
Father Tim Pelc wanted to get creative in blessing churchgoers at a socially distanced service, reported Buzzfeed.
Several weeks ago, during Holy Week, the priest wanted to find a safe way during the coronavirus pandemic to bless people during the Easter season.
Blessing of the Easter Foods, April 11, 2020 Adapting to the need for social distancing, St. Ambrose continued it's...
Posted by St. Ambrose Parish on Sunday, April 12, 2020
Larry Pelino, a parishioner, took the photos and received a lot of attention when St. Ambrose Parish first posted the images on Facebook in April. Recently, the picture has gone viral on Twitter.
A Priest giving social distance blessings with a squirt pistol and what, I'm assuming, is Holy water. 2020 folks. pic.twitter.com/iDnYs33hs9
— Jeff Barnaby (@tripgore) May 15, 2020
He said that the church didn’t advertise it, but at noon, he went outside, and there was a line of cars waiting.
The photos have inspired Photoshop battles on Reddit and have caused some to create memes.
It’s an internet law: once a post or photo about you goes viral, you must end up in a meme. Now it’s happened to Fr....
Posted by St. Ambrose Parish on Friday, May 15, 2020
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