Today at mass (I’m catholic) a man interrupted mass at what most people would call the holiest part - the blessing of the Eucharist. Since mum and I were in the back, we saw him come in. If you don’t know, this is more than halfway through the service. He dipped his entire hand in Holy Water and didn’t do the Sign of the Cross- he just got water everywhere.
He was a white man with a new backpack. He was clean shaven and didn’t appear homeless. But there was no way he was fully in his right mind (and probably delusional).
This man yelled “FATHER” at the priest (priests are called Father (Name), so my old priest was Father John), and then started going up to the altar.
Catholic altars all contain the bones or relics of saints, so they’re very holy in that regard. Not to mention the priest was part way into blessing the Eucharist.
A bunch of ushers and men stopped him and led him out, but it was scary and really triggered me. I haven’t been on my ptsd meds for a while, and it really does not help. So now my back is incredibly tensed and in pain, because that’s where I tend to hold those emotions. This easily could have escalated. That man could have had a gun or bombs with him. I’m still scared!
I feel the fear all throughout my body really. I know fear isn’t bad- the show I’ve been watching said something along the lines of “fear reminds us of what is important to us,” so in this case, life. But fear can be painful when it takes on physical effects.
I just… don’t know what to do. I think the man may have been arrested, as there was a cop car outside when we left church after the service. I’m sure it will be on the news. I’m just shocked and scared.
I don’t know if it was because the man hates catholics, or because there was a vaccine truck outside of church (which I didn’t know until after when the priest announced you could get the covid vaccine or flu shot outside). My mom doesn’t think it was the truck or that he was delusional. He def had some sort of mental health issue, but that’s no excuse for that kind of behavior I don’t think.
At this church they have a projector and at the end it had this image:
Personally, I think Jesus looks ready to dance. My initial thought is to lady gaga’s “bad romance” lol.
