My four-year-old daughter, Emma, stood completely still for a moment—then suddenly rushed toward the pastor, shouting something that brought the entire room into stunned silence.

The room did not remain silent.

The room ceased to exist as we knew it.

There was a strange noise, as if twenty people were trying to breathe at the same time and no one could find the right air.

The pastor leaned towards Emma with a distraught expression.

My father-in-law dropped the rosary.