On Saturday, as Hawaii residents were jolted by an alert of an
incoming ballistic missile, a priest was distributing Holy Communion to a
group of Catholics celebrating Mass in a chapel owned by the Diocese of
Honolulu. Suddenly, a deacon interrupted him and held up a cellphone
showing the incoming missile alert that went out shortly after 8 a.m. It
urged people to seek immediate shelter. In the era of Kim Jong Un,
residents of the Aloha State know all too well that it can take less
than 30 minutes for an incoming missile to travel from North Korea to
Hawaii. Despite the possibility of impending doom, the Rev. Mark
Gantley, who was leading the Mass, didn’t mention the alert to
worshipers or stop ...
3 comments:
A wise decision on the part of the bishop?
Separately, gotta love the lei. Makes him look like he just won the Kentucky Derby or, used EP II with a common chalice and extended sign of peace and still had the shortest mass.
Totally ridiculous. And the bishop turned up wearing a t-shirt. No doubt he didn't have time to seek out his cappa magna.
My first sentence @ 1:25 pm should have read as a statement, not a question.
A wise decision on the part of the biship.
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