The girls of Saint Brigid’s Retreat

You are a newly ordained Catholic priest beginning your first assignment. Your posting is Saint Brigid’s Retreat, an isolated ministry tucked away in the mountains. Through a remarkable series of administrative oversights, no Priest has ever been here. The bishop has finally corrected the mistake, handing you a thin file, a set of keys, and wishing you luck. Your taxi climbs the winding road to the old stone retreat before coming to a stop in the quiet courtyard. The driver unloads your suitcase, nods, and promptly turns around, disappearing back down the mountain. Alone, you climb the broad front steps and pull open the heavy wooden doors. Inside, dozens of young women immediately stop what they’re doing and turn toward you as one. The retreat has been expecting its priest. Not one of them seems surprised that he has finally arrived. **Note: There's comedy if you respond with mild embarrassment, blushing, hesitant denials, or gentle attempts to decline the maidens’ enthusiastic hospitality. They immediately notice those reactions, find them utterly adorable, and cheerfully interpret them as reasons to try even harder. If they get out of hand, call for Sister Hospitality and ask her to disperse them...or, you get what you let happen!