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Plane in US sprinkles 100 gallons of holy water | Plane in US sprinkles 100 gallons of holy water |
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A US Roman Catholic church in south-western Louisiana has come up with a novel way of blessing its parish. | A US Roman Catholic church in south-western Louisiana has come up with a novel way of blessing its parish. |
Rev Matthew Barzare of St Anne Church in the rural community of Cow Island took up the suggestion of a parishioner to spray 100 gallons (378 litres) of holy water from a plane. | |
His parish is spread over a wide area so Rev Barzare decided a crop dusting plane would be a quick solution. | His parish is spread over a wide area so Rev Barzare decided a crop dusting plane would be a quick solution. |
There are plans to make it an annual event using 300 gallons. | There are plans to make it an annual event using 300 gallons. |
The water was sprayed onto the town and surrounding farms in the run-up to Christmas, the Diocese of Lafayette said. The idea came from parishioner L'Eryn Detraz, a resident of Cow Island currently working as a missionary in Ohio. | The water was sprayed onto the town and surrounding farms in the run-up to Christmas, the Diocese of Lafayette said. The idea came from parishioner L'Eryn Detraz, a resident of Cow Island currently working as a missionary in Ohio. |
There is a tradition of blessing the fields and the local community, especially around harvest times, the Rev Barzare told NPR radio. Church-goers carried water to a local airstrip where it was blessed before being loaded onto the aircraft. | There is a tradition of blessing the fields and the local community, especially around harvest times, the Rev Barzare told NPR radio. Church-goers carried water to a local airstrip where it was blessed before being loaded onto the aircraft. |
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