Some people still look to “princes” for peace and salvation, but the Rosary remains a visible reminder of the only One Who can save. So, thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort.

Our first visitors were “Francisco” and “Estella” and their baby in a stroller. Francisco was surprised that we were giving away Rosaries, and each of them eagerly picked one out. He told us he was happy to see Catholicism on the streets, since it reminded him of his boyhood in another country. There, at the time of the rainy season, the whole town participated in a procession of the Blessed Sacrament and prayers for a bountiful harvest. He had very fond memories of that procession, so e. Lucy told him of the Corpus Christi procession next week (today) and gave him a contact list for area parishes so they could take part. May God bless this family, and grant they join a local parish and form lasting Faith traditions.

“Chris”, a long-haired man with a backpack, stopped. He handed one of the evangelists a paper that outlined his reasons for leaving Christianity (mostly quotes from philosophers who had rejected their faith and confirmed Chris’ current atheistic philosophy and belief in relativism). He sees the Bible as flawed and too full of paradoxes, which allow hierarchies to put their own spin on it and manipulate people. As we were trying to reason with him, a man on a bike stopped, evidently an acquaintance of Chris, to agree with him that “god is neither good nor just”. We continued to engage with Chris, pointing out his inaccuracies. But he replied that he didn’t believe in God and was having to try very hard to be nice to us, and then he walked on. Pray for Chris’s soul, that his eyes will be opened to the truth of the goodness of God and Chris’ need of Him.

A young-adult woman dropped back out of her group to get a Rosary. She isn’t Christian. Besides describing the Rosary devotion as a way to get to know Jesus Christ and how much He loves us, we gave her a copy of the one-page Good News/kerygma pamphlet. May God prompt her to actually pray with the Rosary she received.

“Marty” and “Uwe” each paused to greet us.

A woman declined our offer of a free Rosary by saying, “No, I’m Christian.” “We are, too,” the evangelist countered. And, since the woman paused, the evangelist took a moment to show the Christ-centeredness of the devotion and where to find each Mystery in the Bible. I think she accepted the pamphlet before politely moving on.

A dad with three kids declined our offer of a Rosary, but hung out nearby reading names on the dedication bricks for the business park. Then they suddenly approached the table, the dad saying, “We’ve changed our minds.” Though evidently non-Catholic Christians, he encouraged the kids to pick out Rosaries so they could pray for their “Nana”. It seems their grandmother had cancer, so we asked if they would like to pray for her right there. They agreed, so we circled up and entrusted their Nana’s health into the loving care of God. May God restore her to health and inspire the entire family to live close to Him.

A man stopped to complain about the national government, citing grievances allegedly committed against “his people” 200 years ago. We encouraged him to pray.

An ex-Catholic who has stopped a few times over the years to argue with us because he is contemptuous of the Rosary in particular and the Catholic Church in general wanted, this time, to argue about politics and current events. We refused to engage and explained that our focus for the short time we were set up was to encourage people to pray and seek God, But he waved us off saying politics was more important to him than religion. Pray that his heart will be softened and he will prioritize a relationship with God, the only One Who can save him.

A young man on an electric scooter paused to take a Rosary declaring himself to be Christian. He was interested in the Christ-focus of the Rosary, but mostly wanted to lament the state of the world and Boise. He blamed cell phones for most of the world’s troubles and seemed pessimistic that anything could help. The evangelist encouraged him to keep his eyes on Jesus Christ and to double-down on his prayer life, praying to God for both friends and enemies. He agreed he should, but seemed unconvinced of the power of prayer. Pray that he will let the grace of God fill him with faith and hope and love.

Altogether, on this Trinity Sunday (and secular holiday to honor fathers), we gave away 15-20 Rosaries and its pamphlet, as well as a Good News/kerygma pamphlet and a map to area parishes.

Please pray for us again today? Ask God to send people to us with hearts prepared to perceive their need for Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Holy Catholic Church, and that much good fruit for His Kingdom comes of today’s efforts.

Catholics as well as other Christians draw hope from seeing the Crucifix displayed in public. 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!

“Go with the strength you have” (Judg 6:14).