A New Orleans archbishop and a rabbi delivered coronavirus blessings over the city from the sky in a World War II-era plane on Friday as the coronavirus pandemic forced residents to remain isolated inside their homes for Passover and Easter.
Archbishop Gregory Aymond, 70, and 29-year-old Rabbi Lexi Erdheim flew in a 1943 Boeing PT-17 Stearman biplane on "spirit flights" that passed over Kenner, Gretna and the French Quarter, The Times-Picayune reported. Aymond, who recently recovered from the virus, was the first to go up in the plane, once used to train WWII fighter pilots. From the open-air cockpit, he prayed for protection and healing, and sprinkled holy water that came from the Jordan River, where Jesus was baptized.
Erdheim, of Congregation Gates of Prayer in Metairie, took off in the same plane later Friday to offer a Passover blessing. People of all faiths kept an eye on the skies to catch a glimpse of the prayer flights.
In related news, speaking on "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Easter Sunday, Pastor Robert Jeffress, a FOX News contributor, shared his message of hope amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Jeffress, senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, said, "One of the silver linings is the fact that today more people are going to hear that Easter message, the message of hope, than any time in history because of technology like online technology."
"People are stuck at home. They're going to hear the message they need to hear the most," he continued. "I really believe we're going to come out of this crisis and we are going to come out of it stronger and I think we'll be more benevolent towards those around us and I think we'll be reminded as never before of the brevity of life."
. . . One of the people who said he had planned to remotely watch Pastor Jeffress' Easter Sunday service was President Trump.
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