So there was a young priest who'd been scheduled to give the Easter Vespers at the local cathederal; a big honor, indeed, for someone so young. Naturally, he was nervous. Unfortunately, it seemed as if a few angry orthodox Jews were planning on protesting during that service, largely on account of Pope Benedict's past.
Worried, the young priest went to his pastor, who smiled a grandfatherly smile, and said that everything would turn out all right; that he'd take care of it. Days went by, and the priest got progressively more and more anxious, as nothing seemed to be done.
Finally, day of the service, the young priest saw his pastor again, in the audience. Nervously, he asked him again on what to do; the paster smiled, told him to worry about the Vespers, and he'd take care of the rest.
The priest started; it was quiet and uneventful at the start; the protestors had blended into the crowd seamlessly. All of a sudden, he heard the pastors voice: "Now! The Lights!" The lights went on, and a flurry of motion could be seen as the Jewish protesters ran out the sanctuary towards the exits.
Later, the young priest asked how the pastor knew it would solve the situation. The pastor laughed, and confided,
"Son, I always use the lit Mass test for Hasidic solutions."
Worried, the young priest went to his pastor, who smiled a grandfatherly smile, and said that everything would turn out all right; that he'd take care of it. Days went by, and the priest got progressively more and more anxious, as nothing seemed to be done.
Finally, day of the service, the young priest saw his pastor again, in the audience. Nervously, he asked him again on what to do; the paster smiled, told him to worry about the Vespers, and he'd take care of the rest.
The priest started; it was quiet and uneventful at the start; the protestors had blended into the crowd seamlessly. All of a sudden, he heard the pastors voice: "Now! The Lights!" The lights went on, and a flurry of motion could be seen as the Jewish protesters ran out the sanctuary towards the exits.
Later, the young priest asked how the pastor knew it would solve the situation. The pastor laughed, and confided,
"Son, I always use the lit Mass test for Hasidic solutions."
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