BAL HARBOUR, Fla. A baby Jesus statue, part of a Nativity scene here, will be equipped with a Global Positioning System after the disappearance of a previous statue, which had been bolted down.
“I don’t anticipate this will ever happen again,” said Dina Cellini, who oversees the display, “but we may need to rely on technology to save our savior.”
The Mary and Joseph statues will also be fitted with GPS devices, she said. The devices are being bought with residents’ contributions and Cellini’s own money.
Cellini has also installed a Plexiglas screen in front of the display.
Since this is a real story it looks like once again I have been involved with prophetic parody.
One year ago today I wrote the following parody.
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“Have you considered even resorting to using a chain attached to the leg of the Baby Jesus regardless of the atheistic of this act?”
Is that an example of a spell checker gone bad?
I assume that should have said “regardless of the aesthetics of this act?”
Jeff, you should start filing patents for your ideas, no matter how absurd they are.
Maybe next year you can write a parody about liturgists losing their Marty Haugen sheet music, and priestesses losing their ponchos.
You ain’t right…
Fr. Philip
Nio Technology– isn’t that caused by global warming?
Patents would be a very good idea
Life imitates art, yet again. Congratulations!
You came up with the 21st century version of the Baby Jesus television light/antenna (from “Plastic Jesus”), “easing eyestrain, and bringing in better reception”.
ON THE OTHER HAND
Check out this story in my local paper for the real deal Christmas spirit. It is the same church and the same baby Jesus.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071224/NEWS01/312240033/-1/all
Merry Christmas —
Gail in Cincinnati
Jeff, we had our own “parody” at both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses. Our priest put on a 1-man play pretending to be the innkeeper who had no room. All I could do was sit there and pray and pray and pray. I wanted to cry that he would do such a thing. Of course, some of the older ladies just loved it! Sometimes, I wish I could stop learning more about the church. Once I was so blissfully ignorant!
God bless, Happy Holy Days!