Boise, ID
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The following story comes to us from team leader Lucy with our team in Boise, ID:
Intact families are becoming a more common sight, praise God! And thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort.
A 40-something man and his wife stopped twice during the session. The first time was while our table was being set up. He said his father, in another city, is in hospice and has received “prayers from a Catholic priest”. The man wanted a Rosary to take to him, and chose a chain Rosary with strikingly blue cube-shaped beads. When he stopped a second time later on, to thank us for being there, he gave his father’s name: “Joe Garcia”. Please send up a prayer for Jose/Joe!
Next, a woman named Bonita stopped. She didn’t remember getting a Rosary from us a couple of weeks ago. She was also in a mood to accuse all Catholics of serious crimes, while not wanting to consider facts. Our visitor’s anger began to escalate as the evangelist tried to converse with her. So, the evangelist used the rare strategy of turning and offering Rosaries to other people instead of prolonging the conversation. Surprisingly, our visitor calmed down and quietly moved along. May God bless and heal her wounded heart!
Three young adults stopped when one of the two men wanted a Rosary. He had no idea what it was, and he wasn’t Christian. Because the group seemed impatient, the evangelist introduced the Rosary as a way to get to know Who Jesus is, and encouraged our visitor to use it reverently to take his questions to Him. He seemed open to trying it. I don’t think either of his two companions chose a Rosary. May Our Lord draw our visitor into a saving relationship with Himself.
A petite, nicely dressed woman, “Lisa”, was passing by during the “Bonita” episode. She declined a Rosary at that time, but came to the table later in the session. She still didn’t take a Rosary, but thanked us for being there and prayed for us. She was new in town and felt she was having trouble fitting in. She “used to be Catholic” in another part of the country, and had since then spent time in non-Catholic Christian communities. It didn’t sound like she was connected with any church group here. Please pray for Lisa, that she’ll be drawn back to the Catholic Church, where she’ll find “home” no matter what city she is in.
Altogether, the apostolate gave away 25-30 Rosaries and its pamphlet, as well as a Divine Mercy prayer card. Several non-Catholics paused in passing to say they liked our new Pope! May God bless and guide Pope Leo XIV.
Please pray for us again today? Ask God to send people to us with hearts prepared to perceive their need for Our Savior Jesus Christ and His Holy Catholic Church, and that much good fruit for His Kingdom comes of today’s efforts.
Our need for Jesus Christ is real, and the Rosary reminds us of that. So, thank you again for your prayers and other support for this apostolate. In turn, may God protect and greatly bless you and all those you love!