Sam Patch returns to water after renovations with blessing ceremony

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Sam Patch returned to the water with a blessing ceremony.

Local vicar Father Robert Werth christened the boat with holy water and joined onlookers for a mariner’s prayer.

“O Lord, as we ask that you turn aside every unfavorable wind from this boat,” said Werth…

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