The priest had never ended Mass this way before. Ordinarily, he would end Mass with a standard closing such as, "This mass has ended. Let us go in peace." One day, however, he departed from the usual text. Turning gravely serious, he said, "And, if this is to be our last day on Earth, may we go in peace..."
At age 11, I couldn't help wondering, "Did God say something to him about the world ending? If he tipped him off about the world's imminent demise, it would have been good to know that before today."
