Dave

There were three of us, so we went to the Plaza because its layout is conducive to a 3 person team. We ended up giving out almost all the Rosaries on the table. I had a lot of folks who said no thanks to the Rosary saying, “I already have one/plenty.” My response was to say, “I bet you don’t have one of these.” and gave them a Pope Francis million dollar bill (we call ’em Pope Francis Bucks).
There is always a temptation when people talk about how the Pope is being more open (seeming to suggest he is open to changing church positions on certain social issues) to try to point out how orthodox he is. What is more productive however, is to turn that into a discussion around faith in general and if possible, for those fallen away, to come back.
Overall, the mood of the people we encountered was somber because of the mass murders had happened in Paris the night before. A lot of prayer requests for a more peaceful world.
I met a Jehovah’s whiteness who asked what I thought of the whole thing, and I just had one word for him, evil. He was impressed to see Catholics out evangelizing. He was hinting around about whether or not we read the Bible, because he said Witnesses were big Bible readers. I informed him that the Catholic Church compiled the bible and that the Mass is saturated with scripture. I asked him if he had an open mind, he said yes, so I gave him a “Scripture Alone” pamphlet. He cordially returned the favor by giving me a Watch Tower.
Met another young man who was with his son who said he was raised Lutheran and was looking for a denomination. Of course we gave him some good literature as well as a Catholic Radio card.
A woman with her husband and boys who were enjoying each other’s company. The dad was narrowly escaping the sons who were trying to catch him and the mom was laughing. She took a yellow Rosary from one of our evangelists. When asked where she went to Mass, she said she had not been for quite a while because of all of the “issues”, but committed, ” I am going to go back this weekend.”
A young grocery store employee upon being offered a Rosary said, “Oh he** no.” Now the best part about this is that he is probably going to brag to his friends or co-workers about this minor encounter. This man does not realize that he is discussing Catholicism with whomever he tells this story to. As is very popular to say these days, its all good man.
A woman who wanted a blue Rosary to seemed to have a heavy heart. I told her we were gathering payer intentions and if she had someone or something she wanted us to pray for. With teary eyes she said, “Yes, my daughter Shauniece needs healing.”
I committed to her that she would be prayed for THAT NIGHT.
Making that promise helped me make sure that I emailed all of our intentions to the prayer warriors for our chapter that night.

Chuck-
I think I gave out ten or twelve rosary with dialogue with each.
Two women I spoke to, asked for prayers for 1) a recently deceased spouse Bob Frank and 2) a recently deceased Mother Anika.
The first woman was Catholic attended St Davids and found the Church great comfort in her loss and grief. John offered a good prayer for bot Mrs. Frank and her deceased spouse. The second woman was not Catholic and claimed no religious affiliation or belief but asked for prayers for her mother, accepted a Rosary and pamphlets how to pray the Rosary and Why be Catholic?
Another woman who was Catholic asked for prayers for her mother sick with cancer and accepted a rosary to take to her. Another young man who identified as Catholic took a Rosary and several pamphlets.

John†
Today’s outing seemed short for 2 hours. I was able to approach nearly 60 different individuals and families combined. The rejection rate was average for a day out, in which I managed to get one person interested for every ten I approached. In that time, I handed out approximately 5 miraculous medals, 6 Immaculate Radio cards, 5 rosaries, 7 Pope Francis bucks one of the brown scapulars accompanied by a pamphlet. More often children loved the gimmick of the Pope Francis buck and one passerby took it reluctantly without a radio card. He eventually came back and congenially wished me a nice day. Most were passersby who accepted a rosary or the pope buck and then half of that time given along with an Immaculate Radio card. Those who were more deeply interested and had questions or those that wished to engage in prayer were few. They seemed to value the miraculous medal and even a couple of them were Catholic, one active and one fallen away.
I could sense in the eyes of that burly man that this man had found Jesus. He recited words he lived by from the Gospel of John to both David and I. He then prayed for my protection and gifted me with a blessing through the name of Jesus Christ. I felt a strong sense of love of Christ between us. He was no charlatan but a man of God. Thank you Jesus for the blessings I receive because of you.
Lynette I could tell was a Catholic. Impressed by our bold nature to share Jesus with others she invested her time to browse into some of the many literature pieces that were provided for free. I presented her with the story of St. Catherine Labouré and the Miraculous Medal. With that she was very thankful. Lingering among Chuck and I while speaking of the nearest and common Catholic churches, I offered to make a prayer or gather an intention she may have wished for us to take. It was apparent she needed a prayer now ‘on the spot’. She would burst into tears otherwise. And, before she gave her hesitant answer, mustering the name of her late husband of last year, I immediately began to pray. When I finished she hugged Chuck and then hugged me. It was the pivotal point of the day. And I told Chuck “It’s a wrap!” It was at the end of our day and two hours had gone by. This was the connection I needed to make. At last Jesus, I prayed to you that you would allow me to deeply connect with just one of your loved ones. Now I see that you have answered me and have allowed me to become an instrument of your peace. Thank you, Jesus, my Savior.

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