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Father Francis Norton woke up Sunday morning
and realizing it was an exceptionally beautiful and sunny early spring day, decided he
just had to play golf.
So... he told the Associate Pastor that he was feeling sick and convinced him to say Mass
for him that day. As soon as the Associate Pastor left the room, Father Norton headed out
of town to a golf course about forty miles away. This way he knew he wouldn't accidentally meet anyone he knew
from his parish. Setting up on the first tee, he was alone. After all, it was Sunday
morning and everyone else was in church!
At about this time, Saint Peter leaned over to the Lord while looking down from the
heavens and exclaimed, "You're not going to let him get away with this, are
you?"Â
The Lord sighed, and said, "No, I
guess not."
Just then Father Norton hit the ball and it shot straight towards the pin, dropping just
short of it, rolled up and fell into the hole. It WAS A 420 YARD HOLE IN ONE!Â
St. Peter was astonished. He looked at the
Lord and asked, "Why did you let him do that?" The Lord smiled and replied,
"Who's he going to tell?"Â Â Â
