Social distancing has brought about huge challenges all over the globe. But it has also brought out some people’s creativity. In order to keep up with some of our most important traditions, like birthdays and other celebrations, many have turned to social distancing car parades, visiting their loved ones through windows, and other creative workarounds. However, one priest came up with the ultimate solution for blessing parishioners with holy water.

During Holy Week, Father Tim Pelc, a Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area, was captured in photos that have since gone viral. In them, he’s pictured shooting churchgoers with a squirt gun containing holy water. Certainly, no one has ever been blessed quite like this before. Father Pelc told Today about how he came up with the fun idea, saying he wanted to be able to bless everyone’s Easter baskets and make sure it was a memorable day while still abiding by social distancing guidelines.

“You can’t double-dip into the holy water container,” Father Pelc said. “I thought, what could I do that would keep the quarantine restrictions going and give kids the experience of Easter?”

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