@konah619: The parish just wanted to invite people to the novena. On September 28, Paróquia Nossa Senhora Aparecida, in Varginha, Minas Gerais, posted a video on Instagram announcing the feast of its patron saint, from October 2 to 12. At the front was Father João Paulo Gonçalves de Carvalho, 33, administrator of the church and director of the diocesan radio station. Just a few hours later, the video had already surpassed 360,000 views, and the comments were about everything except the novena. “I’ve already sinned,” one internet user wrote. Another said it would be impossible to pay attention during Mass. Someone else blurted out, “I haven’t even been to confession and I’m already sinning,” and a man who declared himself an atheist admitted that “The enemy is clever; he puts my atheism to the test every day.” The parish turned off the comments on the post, but the jokes kept appearing on other posts featuring the priest. Would you have paid attention to the message or to the handsome little priest?😅

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