A couple wanted to have children but the wife can't get pregnant and they go to see a priest for advice. The priest tells them they came at precisely the right time. His superior just told him he was sending him to Rome for 10 years, and he is leaving tomorrow.
“As soon as I’ll get there, I’ll light a candle for you.”
Time passes and the priest returns after 10 years. The first thing he does is visit the couple's home. He can hears loud noises when he knocks on the door. The wife opens the door; three little children on her arms, others boisterously racing about. The priest counts ten of them.
“Well this is quite a pleasant surprise,” the priest exclaims. “It seems God listened to our prayers. But where is your dear husband?”
“My husband is traveling to Rome,” the wife says.
“Rome? Why on earth would he go to Rome?”
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