Boise, ID

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The following story comes to us from team leader Lucy with our team in Boise, ID:
A group of three young-adult Catholic women stopped. They didn’t want a Rosary because they felt “Rosaried-out”. They told the evangelist that they’re part of a group of local young adult Catholics that get together on Mondays and pray the Rosary together. They asked what group we were with and I referred them to the SPSE website. Lord, bless them and keep them faithful!

A woman from my parish stopped to say hi on her way into the decorated tree festival. “Marty” said hi as he passed by, but didn’t wait until the evangelist had time to chat.

A nervous-looking woman, who may also have been housing challenged, was hurrying around giving away candy canes. The candy was attached to a card that, if read carefully, contained an invitation to a non-Catholic Christian church. She was not interested in learning about the Rosary.

A woman stopped for a Rosary, speaking with a heavy accent. The evangelist asked if she would like the Rosary pamphlet in Spanish and she gratefully said yes.

A man stopped to ask for Rosaries for his two children (not with him). A small family group stopped so the son could choose a Rosary for his grandmother. May the Lord bless these families!

A man almost chose a Rosary. Instead of accepting the pamphlet on how to pray it, he chose a Divine Mercy prayer card. However, when he saw the instruction on the back referring to “Our Father beads”, he said “It freaked him out.” The evangelist tried to explain the reference, but he just hurried away.

Just as I was packing things away, several more groups stopped and we gave away another 10-12 Rosaries and a Divine Mercy prayer card.

Altogether, during our first session in Advent, we gave away 25-30 Rosaries and the pamphlet on how to pray it, as well as 2-3 Divine Mercy prayer cards.