So there was one point on our adventure where we were still getting used to navigating the streets. New York isn't really all the difficult to navigate through since the streets are numbered and in a grid, but getting used to which way was up or down took a bit of thinking (and walking)!
We were walking on 6th avenue and decided to find 5th avenue since we heard it was one of the best streets to go window shopping down. Well. We couldn't figure out whether going left would bring us down the avenues or going right would. In the end, we decided to wing it like the rest of the trip and head right! Off we went, headlong into adventure!
Yes, you guessed it, we ended up on 7th avenue. Actually, we weren't all that surprised (especially since things like this seemed to be the theme of the entire trip). We turned the corner and started walking back the next block.
Much to our surprise, there was a large, glowing Cross on one of the buildings. As we got closer, we found that it was a Catholic church. Whispering a prayer for it to be open, we went up the steps. Lo and behold, we stumbled into the last few minutes of Benediction! I couldn't help it. It took a whole lot for me to keep from bursting out in laughter. Here we were, semi-lost in the city, and we find Jesus - no, He found us! (Plus, just being able to be with Him in the middle of all the hustle bustle of the city made me incredibly happy! Yes, I'm that type of person.) On top of that, we found out that the Extraordinary Form Low Mass was about to begin! Dear God, how You spoil me so! =D We get lost and we find a lovely unexpected surprise! Honestly, I didn't expect to be able to have any quiet time whatsoever on that trip, much less at church for Mass. Apparently, I was quite wrong.
Well...I think I like being wrong once in a while.
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