DETROIT - A Grosse Pointe priest recently took social distancing to a creative new level when he used a toy squirt gun to shoot holy water on parishioners’ Easter food and flowers outside St. Ambrose Church.
The Rev. Tim Pelc was geared up in a mask, face shield and rubber gloves as a precaution against the coronavirus as he greeted each car full of people as they stopped by the steps of the Roman Catholic parish on the day before Easter for the traditional blessing. The photos were posted by the church on social media, according to the Associated Press.
“Adapting to the need for social distancing, St. Ambrose continued its tradition of Blessing of Easter Food Baskets, drive-thru style. Yes, that’s Fr. Tim using a squirt gun full of Holy Water!,” the church wrote on its Facebook post.
Blessing of the Easter foods is an tradition at many churches. Typically, parishioners can bring their baskets or boxes of Easter foods and flowers inside the church for a special blessing with a sprinkle of holy water. In some parishes, they are lined up on the steps to the altar. In others, they line the aisle by each pew.
Since photos of Pelc’s squirt gun took off on social media, they’ve inspired memes, including one of the 70-year-old priest shooting a stream of holy water at the devil, according to the AP.
The priest told BuzzFeed recently he was a bit unsure how the Vatican might take all the attention. “I haven’t heard anything yet," he said.
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