A seminarian performed a silent experiment when he and fellow seminarians joined SPSE evangelists in Detroit, MI, as part of a recent Nightfever event. During Nightfever, a downtown church keeps its doors open all night long. Inside, priests were available to offer advice and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

The seminarian and his companions had been walking up and down the Greektown strip, “witnessing the joy of the Lord to the people”. They asked each person, “Would you like to come light a candle and say a prayer?” He said the response rate was low: Only about 1 in 20 people said yes. Then he had the idea to ask Jesus to personally call His children to them. The result? “When we asked Jesus to bring them to us and open their hearts to receive our invite, our response rate shot up to nearly 50%!” Even he was amazed.