A British church held an unusual ceremony yesterday when a vicar blessed the mobile phones of workers London's financial district.
A British church held an unusual ceremony yesterday when a vicar blessed the mobile phones of workers London's financial district.
The special service at the St Lawrence Jewry church, which dates back to 1136, was attended by 80 people who held their phones and other gadgets in the air while vicar David Parrott blessed them.
The idea came from a historic tradition where workers would bring the tools of their trade such as ploughs to be blessed on the first Monday after people return to work following Christmas.
"We decided to have the service with a modern twist I prayed for the people who support the technology, who use it," Parrott said.
"As I prayed for God's blessing on the technology, they were holding their phones in the air."
Worshippers were even allowed to keep their phones switched on during the service, given the nature of the blessing, said Parrott.
"On this occasion, I specifically invited people to keep their mobile phones on, but put them on to silent," he added.
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