WATCH: Viral Priest Uses God-Given Route Running To Bless A Defender

He puts the PRO in prodigal.

They call him "Micah Parson."

He Hails Mary.

The separation of church and sport was on timeout this week after a video of a priest's route-running went viral.

"Priest Holmes" blessed his parishioners with Super Bowl-level play ahead of Sunday's big game — head-to-toe in a heat-tech cassock with a Nike tag.

The priest Mossed the student but got flagged for taunting after shouting "Get thee behind me, defender."

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While Sunday's Super Bowl 56, live from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, should showcase plenty of receiving talent between the Bengals and Rams' respective offenses, neither will part a defense like the MVPriest.

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