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Jesus Christ, Victor - 2024-10-06

October 13, 2024

Our youth are under spiritual attack. So, thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort.

A teenage couple stopped when the boy wanted a free Rosary. He let us know that he already had a couple of Rosaries that he “uses as decorations at home.” He was impatient with the explanation of the devotion and left while e. Lucy was still speaking, but not before she noticed the symbol of an alien spirituality displayed on his necklace. The girl never said anything. Lord, have mercy and save them!

A family of six stopped for Rosaries. They belong to a parish in a nearby town. One evangelist mentioned the relic that had been displayed at their parish a few days earlier. They hadn’t heard about it in time, but their reaction reassured the evangelist that they were indeed Catholic. We encouraged them to pray the Rosary together as a family. May God bless and protect the family, and keep them faithful.

Three teens came to the table to choose a Rosary apiece. The first one to arrive had heard of Jesus because his family belonged to a pseudo-Christian religion. We encouraged him to take his questions reverently into the Rosary prayers and get to know Who Jesus really is. Two older teens then approached and also chose Rosaries. A bit later, the parents gathered all three boys for a family picture, and e. Chuck volunteered to take it for them. They accepted his offer and then left amicably. Lord, draw them to You and the True Faith!

Two teenage girls dropped back from their group to get Rosaries. They weren’t familiar with it, knowing only that it was used by Catholics. When asked if they were Christian, they hemmed and hawed before finally admitting that they were not. They politely listened to our explanation of the prayer and how it helps us get to know the God who became man to save us. Each also good-naturedly accepted a “Do I Need a Savior?” pamphlet. Lord, may their minds and hearts be open to Your saving call.

A boy in his mid-teens came to the table for a Rosary, followed by his mom. (The mom declined to receive a Rosary.) The boy was wearing a St. Michael medal around his neck, but seemed embarrassed when e. Lucy mentioned it. After they left, the evangelist remembered the St. Michael relic cards we had, and sent e. Chuck to take one to him. But the two were moving too quickly and were already out of range. However, about 20 minutes later, the young man came back with two more teens who wanted Rosaries. We gave him the St. Michael card then. Lord, bless and protect these young people!

An older teen and his parents came to the table. He, too, was wearing a St. Michael medal. It turns out that he was beginning college and his folks were here for Parents Weekend. E. Lucy extolled the Newman Center next to his campus and encouraged the boy to get connected with it. As an afterthought, she mentioned that the center often offers students free food. At that, the young man perked up. Lord, bring him to You and to the heavenly food that endures to eternal life!

A woman, in her late teens or early 20s, came to the table not knowing anything about the Rosary. She was sure that she was not Christian, although she said, “I do know Jesus.” She then quickly added that she had been raised in a certain pseudo-Christian religion. So, we showed her how the prayer could help her gain a true picture of Jesus. Pray that she can see past the negative view of “church” from her childhood and find her home in the Body of Christ.

Part of a family group came to the table, the children eager for beads. The grandmother said she knew about the Rosary, because she “used to be Catholic but now belongs to a religion that believes all faiths are equally true.” She laughed it off when we suggested she return to the Sacraments in the Catholic Church, and took her leave. Pray for her, and for all fallen-away Catholics, that they may hear the call to come home.

Two men came to the table dressed in denim that was heavily decorated with spikes and a variety of patches. The man with the long hair selected a Rosary and listened to a brief explanation of the devotion. The other man declined to receive a Rosary and wouldn’t engage in conversation. Pray that they turn their lives over to our Lord Jesus Christ.

Altogether, we gave away 20-25 Rosaries and the pamphlet on how to pray it, 2 “Do I Need a Savior?” pamphlets, 2 St Michael prayer cards, 1 Our Lady Untier of Knots prayer card, and 1 Divine Mercy prayer card.

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.

The spiritual battle for souls continues, but our trust is in the Lord Jesus Christ. And thank you again for your prayers and other support for this apostolate. In turn, may God protect and bless you and all those you love!

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

P.S. You’re invited to join us for a NOVENA+ONE for peaceful US elections, for God’s will to prevail, and for peace within our community, our state, our nation, and the Church. It will be NINE days of petition, followed immediately by ONE day of thanksgiving. This Novena+One will begin on Saturday, 10/19//2024, the Memorial of the North American Martyrs, and will run through Monday, 10/28/2024, the Feast of Ss Simon and Jude. We will begin at the Hour of Mercy (local time okay), and pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet followed by 20 Decades of the Rosary. Please use the Boise Team's Contact Form to let me know if you can take part in this effort, since it builds faith when we know that someone else is “agreeing with us in prayer.”