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Johnny, campers (4), counsellor, team member

(enter Johnny)

This is Johnny. Johnny is a camper at OLVC.

Johnny was asleep in his cabin one day when he heard the sound of the bell. (Audience provides the sound.)

Johny jumped out of bed, got dressed, and rushed outside.

(Enter campers and counsellor)

There, Johnny found the other campers he had befriended on day one. And the coolest counsellor, a high school student, came over and did the secret camp handshake with Johnny. 

The counsellor said, "Today is going to be so much fun!"  

And all the campers said "Oh yeah!" and gave each other high fives.

After doing morning exercises and prayer, it was time for breakfast.  Breakfast was pancakes and sausages.

After breakfast, the day was filled with activities. Johnny and his friends went swimming in the lake, canoing, played disc golf, and tried archery. During free time, they played Gaga Ball and 9 Square in the Air, or tag on the parks, or basketball, or soccer. 

Othertimes they would pray, or go to Mass. There was even confession. Sometimes during prayer, Johnny would see a bald eagle or hear the sound of a grouse. (Get audience to make a grouse sound)

But Johnny's favourite was the forest games. They played flag wars, where you had to run deep into enemy territory to find your opponent's flag before they caught you. Johnny was so fast, deking everybody out, even the counsellor, that he found the flag and ran it out, winning the game for his team!  The audience gave him a standing ovation.

In the evening, everybody gathered at the campfire pit.

(Enter team member)

A team member taught them goofy campfire songs, like Boom Chicka Boom and Blindman. Johnny loved how dark it got at OLVC. You could really see the stars. Sometimes a bat would even fly over! (Audience makes a bat sound).

When it was time to go home at the end of the week, Johnny was sad. But he shook hands with his friends and said, "See you again next year!"

 

Fr Rajesh

 Raj, brothers (2), sister, elephant, tiger, monkeys (2), Indian people, Bishop, moose, loon, Canadian people, Peter

There once was a boy named Raj.  Raj waved at the audience. 

(Enter brothers and sister)

Raj lived with his 2 brothers and 1 sister. They all loved eating a spicy indian dish called Biryani. Sometimes they fought, and sometimes they hugged. They hugged and hugged. It got very awkward.

But when he was only in grade 10, he decided to become a priest, so he joined the seminary.

(Exit brothers and sister)

Raj lived in India, where there were 

(Enter elephant)

elephants that trumpeted

(Enter tiger) 

Tigers that roared

(Enter Monkeys)

And monkeys that hopped about and screeched

(Enter Indian people)

And Indian people who honked their horns all day and night.

The elephant, the tiger, the monkeys and the people all made their noise, while Raj raised his hands and said, "I want to have a quiet life!"

All the animals and people fell silent and humbly apologized before leaving the stage.

(Exit animals and people, enter Bishop)

A Bishop ordained Raj as a priest, and he became known as Fr Raj. The Bishop said, "Fr Raj, would you like to move to Canada?" 

Fr Raj shrugged and said, Do they speak English?"

The Bishop said "yes."

"Do they have cricket?"  Then he mimed a cricket move.

The bishop shook his head sadly, but said "Kind of. They call it Hockey."

Fr Raj said "Good enough." 

So Fr Raj spread his arms like airplane wings, and flew to Canada.

(Exit Bishop)

Canada was way colder than India!  Fr Raj shivered, but with a big smile, he said, "This will be my new home!"

(Enter moose)

Suddenly, a lanky moose walked onto the stage. The audience declared, "It's a friggen moose!"

The moose bellowed.

(Enter Loon) 

Then a loon flapped over and landed in the pond, making loon sounds.

(Enter Canadian people) 

Canadian people stumbled around, saying "Sorry, eh?" to each other, and pointing out the moose.

Fr Raj shook his head, saying, "Well, it's still quieter than India!"

(exit animals, people, Enter Peter)

Then he met a man named Peter.  The audience gave Peter a standing ovation. Eventually, they sat down again and listened to the skit. Peter was smart, funny, talented and extremely good-looking.

Fr Raj said, "And humble too!" Everyone nodded enthusiastically.

Peter said, "Can we have a youth group at your church?"

Fr Raj said, "Sure! As you know, I live in the same building!"

Peter smiled mischievously. He said, "That's OK- we'll be quiet."

The audience laughed.

That night, the whole youth group counted down to seven O'Clock, before yelling "Happy New year!"

Fr Raj discreetly snuck out and played pickleball with his friends.

Other nights, Fr Raj would play Ultimate Frisbee with Peter and the youth.

(Exit Peter)

Fr Raj was a great preacher and pastor, and he loved being a priest.  But one day he died. No one knows how or when. The audience cried.

Fr Raj- Pray for us!

Peter Claver

Peter, Bull fighter. bull,  slave trader, slaves (3), Pope Paul III, Pope Urban VIII, Alonso, horse, slave owner

Peter Claver was born in Spain in 1580. 

(Enter bull, bull fighter)

He lived near Barcelona, where bullfighters would wave red capes and dodge angry bulls. The audience yelled "Olé!"

(Exit bull, bullfighter, enter Alphonsus)

Peter studied to be a priest. He was known for his intelligence and piety.  One day his friend Alphonsus came to him and said "Peter, I'm a prophet. God told me that you should go to New Spain and work in the colonies there." New Spain was what they called Latin america back then.

Peter shrugged and said "Ok!"  Then he sailed off to Columbia.

(Exit Alphonsus, enter slave trader, slaves)

But when Peter got there, he was shocked by what he saw!  Slave traders were bringing slaves from Africa to work in New Spain!  The slaves were made to dig up silver in the mines.

(Enter Pope Paul III and Pope Urban VIII).

Pope Paul III said "I condemn the slave trade!"

Pope Urban VIII said "Me too! In fact, I prohibit it!"

But the slave trader rubbed his hands together, saying "Are you kidding?  It makes so much money!  If I buy a slave for $2000 in Africa, I can sell him in the new world for $100,000!"

One of the slaves said. "Yeah, but you treat us like objects!"

Another said "The living conditions are terrible!"

A third said "And about 30% of us die when you take us across the ocean!"

The slave trader said "Oh well, the cost of doing business!"  Then turning to the popes, the slave trader said in a stage whisper "Also, you guys are both dead, so get off the stage"

The two Popes said "awww" and left with their heads down.

(Exit Popes, enter Alonso)

But a man named Alonso said "Peter, you can help me in my work! I can't stop the slave trade, so I go to the places where the slaves live! I make sure they are treated well."

Peter said "I'd rather go to the warf, and work with the slaves as they arrive! Get me a horse!"

(Enter horse)

When the audience saw the horse, they all said in unison "Peter, the horse is here!"

Alonso said "Why do you need a horse?  The warf is right there!"

Peter said "I don't need a horse, I just wanted everyone to say it."

The horse stamped her foot, winnied in disgust, and pranced away with her head in the air.

(Exit horse, Alonso, slave trader)

Peter would go to the ships as they arrived, full of slaves. Peter said "I am in the service of God- I too am a slave!"

One of the slaves said "We were told that when we got here, people would eat us!"

Peter said "No. But they will force you to work. I'm here to take care of you."

Peter would baptize many of the slaves.

(Enter slave owner)

Then Peter would say to the slave owners. "Now your slaves are Christians! You are required by law to treat them well and give them their civic rights."

Angrily, the slave owner shook his fist and growled.

One day Peter died. The slaves all cried. Even the slave owner said "This was a great man, who knew what it was to be a saint."

St Peter Claver- Pray for us!

Priscilla

  Priscilla, Aquila (male), Peter, Jews, Paul, Apollos, Claudius (male), Romans, Nero

Disclaimer- Priscilla is a minor character in the book of Acts and mentioned in Paul's letters. Not much is really known about her, 

(Enter Priscilla, Aquila)

There once was a woman named Priscilla. She was married to a man named Aquila. They were very much in love. They lived in Rome, and enjoyed walking along the Tiber river, watching the birds. Priscilla sighed, and lay her head on Aquila's shoulder, saying "Aquila, I am just so happy!"  Together, Priscilla and Aquila made tents for a living. It was an intense relationship.

The audience laughed at the narrator's joke. But some audience members didn't laugh, so the kids around them explained the joke to them.

(Enter Jews)

They were Jewish, and met with other Jews in Rome in a synagogue. Together they would recite a quote called the Shema. "Hear, oh Israel, the Lord your God is one God."

(Enter Peter)

One day a man named Peter arrived from Jerusalem. Peter said "Great news everyone!  The Messiah has come to Jerusalem!"

The Jews all celebrated the good news.

Peter said "He was a man named Jesus, and the Sadducees and the Romans realized he was a threat, so they had him crucified. But he rose from the dead, and then went to Heaven, and he's ruling as king there!"

One of the Jews said sarcastically "They killed him? Some Messiah!"

But Peter said "He really is the Messiah! Turns out, he was God"

Priscilla was shocked. "God? Like God God?"

The Jews said adamantly. "There is only one God!"

Peter said "Yes, that's true, but it turns out that one God is three persons. It's pretty complicated."

But the Jews said "Jesus was not God!"

Peter said "Was so!"

The Jews said "Was not!"

Peter, Priscilla and Aquila said "Was so!" 

(Enter Claudius)

The two groups continued saying "Not!" and "So!" until Claudius the emperor finally shouted "That's enough! You Jews and your bickering are nothing but trouble! Get out of Rome!

So all the Jews and the Christians, including Priscilla, Aquilla, and Peter, left Rome.

(Exit all but Claudius, Enter Nero)

Nero approached Claudius and said "Good work dad! You're such a great emperor. Here is a plate of mushrooms that Mom fried up for you!"

Claudius said "Thank you son!" He tasted the mushrooms, and then said "Wait! These are poisonous mushrooms!" Then Claudius spasmed and foamed at the mouth and fell down dead. 

(Exit Claudius)

Nero pretended to be shocked. He said "Oh darn! Now I guess I'm the emperor. I sure hope my Mom and wife don't also die by some kind of unfortunate accident." Then he rubbed his hands together menacingly and laughed like a maniac.

(Exit Nero, enter Priscilla, Aquilla and Peter)

The Christians crept back onto stage. 

Aquila said "Can Jews come back to Rome now?"

Peter shrugged, and said "Claudius is dead! What could go wrong now!"

(Enter Paul)

Eventually, Paul came to Rome. He shook hands with Aquila and Priscilla, and said "You're tentmakers? I'm a tentmaker! We should all travel together!"

Aquila said "I guess that's what you call a tent-ative agreement!"

The audience laughed, except the ones who didn't get it. The narrator looked at them with disdain, then continued the story.

(Enter Apollo)

One day a Christian named Apollo was teaching about Jesus. 

Paul said "No, that's not quite right. I'll have Priscilla explain it to you."

Apollo was offended. "You would have a woman teach a man?"

Priscilla just smiled and said "It's Ok, little guy. I'll explain."

(Enter Romans)

One day a fire broke out in Rome!  Everyone on stage ran around yelling "Fire! Fire!"

Eventually the fire went out. Priscilla cried "Now what will we do?" Aquila hugged her to console her.

(Enter Nero)

Nero swaggered in, saying "Don't worry, guys, I got this. So 70% of our city has burned to the ground. No big deal! We'll rebuild it better! In fact, I'm going to build a massive palace for myself, with a private lake, and a giant naked statue of myself!"

The Romans looked shocked. One said "But everybody is homeless now!"

Another Roman said "I think Nero burned the city on purpose for an excuse to build his mansion!"

Nero faked that he was offended. "No! I didn't burn the city! It was the Christians!"

The Christians all cried out "What?"

But the Romans said "Kill them!"

So they captured Peter, and crucified him upside down.

(Exit Peter)

Then they captured Paul, and chopped his head off.

(Exit Paul)

Apollos, Priscilla and Aquila all ran off and hid.

(Exit Romans, Nero)

Priscilla and Aquila and Apollos all met together in the Catacombes, tunnels under the city of Rome.

Apollos said "It's too dangerous for us to be seen together. Let's meet in these tunnels where we can bury the dead and celebrate Mass in secret."

Aquila shook his head, saying "I don't know if the church in Rome can survive!"

But Priscilla drew an anchor on the wall of the catacombs, and said "Jesus is our hope. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”

The Church in Rome did survive, and today 2000 years later the Bishop of Rome remains the leader of the Church.

St Priscilla- pray for us!

St Damien of Molokai

Damien, Superior, Hawaiian Girl, Bishop. nice lepers (3), mean lepers (3), pig

(Enter Damien)

Damien was a Belgian priest.  As a Belgian, Damien said "I love waffles, chocolate, and beer!"

(Enter superior)

One day the superior in his order said "Damien, I want you to be a missionary in Hawaii."

Damien was very excited. He did a little dance. But he said "Hawaii? Do they have waffles, chocolate and beer?"

The superior winced and said "They're better known for their coconuts, pineapples and Mai Tai." 

Damien looked confused. He asked "What's Mai Tai?"

The superior shrugged and said "I have no idea. It's just in the script."

(Exit superior, enter Hawaiian girl)

When Damien arrived in Hawaii, he was greeted by an extremely attractive Hawaiian girl. She danced up to him, waving her hands and swiveling her hips as she did that Hula. She placed a garland of flowers around his neck. Damien blushed, and said "Wow, I think I'm going to like it here!"

The Hawaiian girl giggled, and Hula'd her way off the stage. 

(Exit Hawaiian girl, enter Bishop)

The Bishop greeted Damien and said "Welcome to Oahu!"

Damien looked around alarmed. "Oahu! Oh no, I thought this was Hawaii!"

The bishop said "Oahu is one of the many Islands of Hawaii, the others are Maui, Molokai..."

Damien grinned and said "I hope to see them all."

The Bishop shook his head. "Well, you won't be going to Molokai."

Damien asked "Why not?"

The Bishop said "It's the home of the lepers."

Damien got excited. He said "Cool! I've never seen a leopard! I saw a tiger once, but never a spotted cat."

The Bishop frowned and said. "Not leopards. Lepers. They have different spots. They live alone on the Island of Molokai so that no one else will catch their disease."

Damien looked concerned, and said "Do they have a priest?"

The Bishop shook his head and said "No- no one can go there. They'll get sick."

Damien put up his hand and said "I'll go!"

The bishop said "Damien, that's very generous. But these people are sick, both physically and spiritually. No one can reach them."

But Damien insisted, saying "Please send me."

(Exit Bishop, Enter Lepers)

When Damien got to Molokai, the lepers approached him like zombies.  Their skin was rotting, they smelled bad, and they groaned as they crept towards him.

But Damien was not afraid. He said "Hey guys, I'm here to help you build up your community!"

One of the lepers said "Why would you help us? We're dying, nobody cares about us."

Damien put his hand on the lepers shoulder and said "God does."

So Damien helped the lepers fix up their houses, and made coffins so that if someone died they could be buried in dignity. One of the nice lepers said "That guy can fix anything!"

But some of the mean lepers said "Who is he to come here and tell us how to live? Let's trash his house!"

(Enter pig)

So when Damien wasn't looking, they grabbed the ugliest, stinkiest pig they could find, and released it in Damien's house.  The pig squealed and snorted and ran around the house, getting mud and poop on everything. 

When Damien saw it, he yelled, and he grabbed the pig, and he cooked it. Then he invited all the lepers, including the mean ones, to share in his meal.

(Exit pig)

Damien treated the lepers with dignity, even when other people treated them with discuss. And he did not judge them. Soon even the mean lepers grew to appreciate him. But one day, Damien realized he himself had leprosy. 

Damien could no longer leave the Island, and he would get sicker and sicker.

(Enter Bishop)

When the Bishop came by on a ship, he would not come ashore. So Damien shouted his confession to the Bishop over the water. 

Damien shouted "Forgive me father for I have sinned!"

The bishop shouted back "I absolve you!"

(Exit bishop)

Damien died of leprosy when he was only 49 years old.

St Damien of Molokai- Pray for us! 

Pope Leo XIV

  Pope Leo XIV, mom, dad, brothers (Louis, John,) Bishop, poor (2), Guerillas (2), soldiers (2), llama, Pope Francis

Enter Pope, mom, dad, brothers

Pope Leo's birth name was Robert Prevost.  He grew up in Chicago, with his mom, Mildred, his dad Louis, and his two brothers, Louis and John.

Living in Chicago in the 60's, Roberts family loved baseball, and their favorite team was the Chicago White Sox was their favorite team. The family watched the games together, and cheered when the White Sox did well. The White Sox were one of the best teams in the Major Leagues... but the New York Yankees were better.

His Dad, Louis, yelled at the narrator, saying, "Hey!  Don't let my boys hear you saying that!"  Dad pointed a warning finger at the narrator.

The narrator nervously went on reading the script.

Robert also played tennis.  And from the time he was little, he and his brothers would play Mass, pretending to offer the host on the altar. Mom pinched his cheeks and said, "I always knew he'd become a priest."  

(Exit Family)

Robert was also very smart. In university, he got a degree in Math and Science, (the audience applauded politely) and then a Masters in Divinity (The audience applauded more), and then a degree in Canon Law. (The audience grew enthusiastic and applauded, saying "Wow!")

But Robert was modest, and he said, "Oh, stop. I can almost feel my brain flexing!"

Then he said to the audience, "I also taught high school Math and Physics! Anyone want a free lesson? Anyone?"

Everyone in the audience avoided making eye contact. Someone coughed awkwardly.

Disappointed, Robert sighed and said "It's not easy being a math teacher. We have too many problems. If you ask me, without geometry, life is pointless. But I'm over it- like a numerator."

Only the nerdy kids laughed.

(Enter Bishop)

One day a Bishop laid his hands on Robert, and ordained him a priest.  Now Robert could do Mass for real!

(Exit Bishop, enter poor, soldiers, guerillas)

Fr Robert went to Peru to work with the poor.  Peru was violent in those days. Soldiers shot at guerillas, who threw bombs, and yelled "We are the shining path!" The soldiers and the guerillas were all mean to the poor, who huddled near Fr Robert. Fr Robert hugged and consoled them. 

(Exit poor, soldiers and guerillas. Enter llama.)

Fr Robert found a llama, and climbed a mountain with it. The llama spat and said "Yay! I'm a llama again!"

Fr Robert said "Quiet down Cusco. You're not supposed to talk in this story."

When he got to the top of the mountain, Fr Robert saw the famous Machu Pichu. He took a selfie with his llama, flexing for the camera.

The girls in the audience said "Wow Fr Robert! You looks so Machu in that Pichu!"

Fr Robert blushed and said "Ok, girls, I'm a priest you know."

(Exit llama, enter Pope Francis)

One day Fr Robert met Pope Francis. Pope Francis said "You're such a great priest! You should be a bishop!"

Then later Pope Francis said "You should be a cardinal!"

Then a while later Pope Francis said "You should be the guy in charge of appointing other bishops!"

Cardinal Robert pumped his fist, and said to the audience "Ok, I'm going to need some new bishops!"

Then cardinal Robert chose three people from the audience to be bishops and come up on stage.

Then he thought about it some more, and he pointed at one of his bishops and said "Actually, no, go sit down." Then he picked a replacement bishop.

Then Pope Francis died.

(Exit Francis)

Cardinal Robert and the other Bishops (Cardinals) got together in a huddle called a conclave. After a short time, the bishops turned to the audience and declared "Habemus Papam!"

The crowd cheered!  several members of the audience said "That's Latin for 'we have a Pope'!"

Cardinal Robert said "Call me Leo XIV (Fourteen). I choose the name Leo because Leo XIII (thirteen) emphasized the rights of workers and of the poor and I want to further that legacy."

Pope Leo XIV was formally installed as Pope on May 18, 2025

Carlo Acutis

 Carlo, mom, dad, brother, sister, friends, doctor

(Enter Carlo, mom, dad, doctor)

Carlo was born in London in 1991. The doctor carried Carlo to his mother, and placed him in her lap, saying in his British accent "Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Acutis!  You have a beautiful baby boy!"

His mother looked lovingly into his eyes, then threw him over her shoulder to try to burp him. His father said "Mama Mia!"

But Carlo said "No, Mama Mia."  He emphasized the word Mia, because the phrase Mama Mia means my mother in Italian. The narrator explained this to everybody, because the narrator was afraid that otherwise people might not get the joke. An awkward silence ensued.

(Exit doctor, enter brother and sister)

Carlo and his family returned to Milan, Italy, where they had two more kids, twins, a boy and a girl.

Carlo hugged his siblings, saying "I've been praying for you since before you were born!"

His siblings said "Um, thanks," and gave him a thumbs up.

Carlo and his family enjoyed watching movies together. By the time he was a teenager, Carlo's favorite movie was Disney's "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."  Carlo cheered!  Then he explained to the audience "You see, I love watching movies, but I only want to watch ones that are good for my soul. The Lion in Narnia represents Jesus, and how he defeated evil by dying for us."

Everyone in the audience nodded, and said in unison "What a great policy Carlo! We too will only watch movies that are uplifting to us, both emotionally and spiritually!"

Peter was delighted, because he believed they really meant it.

(Exit family, enter friends)

Milan was a city known for fashion, finance, art, and above all- soccer. But they called it 'football'.

Carlo played soccer with his friends. He passed the ball to one of his friends, and his friend tried to kick a goal but missed. His other friends made fun of him, saying 'loser!'.

But Carlo just said "Hey good try, don't sweat it!"

After the game, Carlo said "hey guys, you wanna come over? I got the new Fifa game on playstation!"

His friends said "yeah, let's go!"

But Carlo said "But we can only play for an hour!  Then I'm gonna go to Mass."

His friends said "Mass? It's Wednesday!"

Carlo said "Yeah, I try to go everyday! And pray my rosary."

His friends said "You're a saint!"

Carlo said "Maybe, but I'm still gonna destroy you on play station."

(Exit friends, enter mom)

One evening, Carlo's mom found him working on his computer. She said "Carlo, what are you working on?"

Carlo explained "I'm building a website about Eucharistic miracles."

Mom laughed. "What do you mean?"

Carlo smiled. "In Argentina a few years ago a priest scientifically tested a bleeding host and discovered that it was human flesh. Miracles like that prove that Jesus is in the Eucharist!"

His mom was flabbergasted. She said "You know, Carlo, I don't have nearly as much faith as you do. But you have really inspired me to want to come closer to Jesus."

(Enter father and Doctor)

Soon afterwards, Carlo started getting very sick. The doctor who examined him said, in a ridiculous Italian accent.  "Your son-a, he has- a Leukemia. It is very advanced-a!  He is going to die!"

His parents were shocked!  His father said "Son, does it hurt much?"

Carlo wheezed, and said "Yes, but I offer all the suffering I will have to suffer for the Lord, for the Pope, and the Church.” 

Mom cried. "But Carlo, you're going to die!"

Carlo smiled. “I’m happy to die because I’ve lived my life without wasting even a minute on things that don’t please God.”

Then he died.  Carlo died at only 15 years old, in 2006. 

Carlo Acutis was to be canonized- officially declared a saint after performing two miracles after death- on April 27, 2025. However due to Pope Francis' death, his canonization has been postponed. His website is still maintained and has been translated into more than 18 languages!

Carlo Acutis- Pray for us!