Father Tim Hickey blesses the water in the nose of Ben McNary’s plane prior to take-off. McNary loaded 500 gallons of water into his sprayer for the holy water blessing.
More than 60 quarters and half-sections representing an estimated 16,000 acres in Scott, Wichita and Greeley counties received heavenly blessings on Saturday, April 25, as a sprayer plane filled with 500 gallons of holy water flew over them and sprinkled them. The aerial holy water drop was planned by Father Tim Hickey, pastor of the Catholic parishes in Marienthal, Leoti and Tribune, with help fr…
