Justdroppedin
02-25-2020, 12:58 PM
He knew his injuries were too severe to survive so, being a devout Catholic, he called for a priest to pray for him in his last moments.
The surrounding crowd frantically searched the area for a priest, but none could be found.
Finally, an elderly Jewish man stepped out of the crowd. “Now I’m not a priest”, he said. “I’m not even catholic. But I live right behind a church, and when I’m home at night I can hear the chanting over loudspeakers. I don’t know what it means, but after all this time I have it memorized. I can recite them for you, if it will help”.
The man decided it was better than nothing. “Go ahead”, he said.
The old man thought for a second and said “B-29, I-53, N-14...”
The surrounding crowd frantically searched the area for a priest, but none could be found.
Finally, an elderly Jewish man stepped out of the crowd. “Now I’m not a priest”, he said. “I’m not even catholic. But I live right behind a church, and when I’m home at night I can hear the chanting over loudspeakers. I don’t know what it means, but after all this time I have it memorized. I can recite them for you, if it will help”.
The man decided it was better than nothing. “Go ahead”, he said.
The old man thought for a second and said “B-29, I-53, N-14...”