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God Uses the Rosary - 2024-10-20

October 27, 2024

The Rosaries encourage Catholic and non-Catholic alike. So, thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort.

A man, a practicing Catholic who travels as an air traffic controller, stopped to chat. One of the pleasures of his job, he said, was getting to attend Mass in different cities across the country. He was asked about how it was to share the Gospel in public because he is considering starting a St. Paul Street Evangelization team in his town when he retires in a couple of years. We thank God for his active witness to his Catholic Faith and pray he is able to start an SPSE ministry in the future.

A previous visitor, who grew up in another part of the country, stopped. He’s Catholic and just wanted to encourage us. May God bless him and hear his intentions.

A malinois dog was dragging a woman along the sidewalk. The man came closer to the table when we asked what breed the dog was. But neither human being showed any interest in the Rosary. They passed again on their way back, and e. Chuck asked the dog’s name, which neither of us remembers. May God bless the people, though, and draw them both to Him and salvation!

A 30-something couple, “Taylor” (she) and “Matt” (he), stopped. They are non-Catholic Christians, I think, and gladly accepted the Rosary after we explained the Christ-centeredness of the devotion.

Some teens stopped for a Rosary. One of them admitted she wasn’t Christian any more, so we gave her a copy of the kerygma, as well as encouraging her to try the Rosary devotion to get to know how important Jesus is. May God ignite her Faith in Him!

A family of four stopped and each chose a Rosary. May God keep them faithful.

A woman broke away from her friend and came to the table, exclaiming how beautiful the Rosaries are. (May God bless our Rosary makers!) A Catholic, she had just been saying to her friend that she needed a Rosary (because she had recently had to get a new car after an accident??). And God answered her “by presenting a whole table full of them to choose from”! Reluctant at first, the friend also finally picked out a Rosary. Thank you Jesus for letting us be part of her God-moment!

Two women stopped who thought they knew about the Rosary, but were surprised to learn that it was a prayer (I think the one woman said her grandmother used to make them?). They seemed very enthusiastic to hear about the how and why of the Rosary prayer. The woman with a black eye asked for a second Rosary for her boyfriend, since she thought he needed to pray more, too. They then asked about the Divine Mercy cards and the Mary, Untier of Knots cards, which they both took. Pray they entrust their lives to Christ Who died for them.

A homeless woman wanted a Rosary and listened attentively to e. Lucy shared with her the profit and promises of the prayer. The woman stowed the Rosary and pamphlet in her gear and was about to go when the “Problem of Evil and Suffering” pamphlet caught her eye and she asked for a copy. E. Lucy told her about it as our visitor stood scanning through the leaflet. Pray that she perseveres in faith through her dire circumstances.

A tall guy on a bike stopped to talk, I think he had picked up a Rosary some other time but for the life of me I can’t remember what he stopped to say. But God knows, and may He bless the man!

Altogether, we gave away 20-25 Rosaries and its pamphlet on how to pray it, one kerygma pamphlet, 1 Our Lady untier of Knots prayer card, 1 Divine Mercy prayer card, and 1 “Problem of Suffering and Evil” pamphlet.

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 coms of today’s effort.

I never cease to be amazed at how the Rosary attracts people. May it bring them all to Him Who is at the center of the devotion! And 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).