What Busloads of March For Life Participants Did After Getting Stranded on a Turnpike During Brutal Blizzard Is Getting Some Attention

Dozens of buses filled with March For Life participants were stranded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike during the brutal snowstorm on Saturday — but it's what passengers did next that's capturing quite a bit of attention.

Catholic students from Omaha, Nebraska, and Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, reportedly suggested that everyone come together to celebrate Mass right there on the turnpike, making an altar out of snow and attracting six priests and 500 people to the site, according to LifeSiteNews.

A Facebook post by Holy Spirit Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, included a brief video of the Mass, with the caption reading, "Mass outside. In the blizzard once in a lifetime experience."

Watch it below:

The Mass was delivered by Fr. Patrick Behm, who has been tweeting about it since it unfolded.

See some of the messages that he penned, RTed and shared on his timeline to take a closer look at how it all went down:

#turnpikemass wouldn't want to be stranded in the middle of Pennsylvania with anyone else pic.twitter.com/TPgD96IRUM

— Grace Auchstetter (@graceauch) January 23, 2016

#turnpikemass coolest thing eva pic.twitter.com/6qthwtoHmQ

— Emily Rash (@emily_rash5) January 23, 2016

Stuck on the PA turnpike for 17 hours, but celebrating mass with hundreds of other stranded pilgrims! #turnpikemass pic.twitter.com/w46zfr9hxl

— Maggie Schopp (@schoppity)

January 23, 2016

Just finished helping put on the #turnpikemass by building the altar. Best mass ever. Never seen so many Catholics so devoted

— James Rotondo (@sableyemaster) January 23, 2016

Not even the snow will stop us from Jesus #TurnpikeMass pic.twitter.com/fzc9c6qFt8

— Megan Crotts (@Megansc05) January 23, 2016

The PA Turnpike is still a mess but that won't stop this #mass complete with a snow #altar! @GoDuquesne #Duquesne pic.twitter.com/iSZtKIfRUh

— Duquesne University (@duqedu) January 23, 2016

One of the greatest joys of my priesthood. Changing My Homily to Honor the Roadside Pilgrims of Snowmageddon https://t.co/7DcGqIqmL2 via

— Fr. Patrick Behm (@FrPBehm) January 24, 2016

Thanks to Father Behm today for saying mass! #turnpikemass pic.twitter.com/EkNahGIoFT

— Jade Goergen (@GoergenJ) January 24, 2016

One report noted that some of the groups were stranded in the snow for at least 23 hours.

Read more about the impromptu Mass here.

(H/T: LifeSiteNews)

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