Conversion. Communion. Solidarity.
Sometime this week watch this video :
‘Evangelizing Young People and Their Nations’
Don’t break it up. Don’t watch in parts. But instead, set aside 1 hour during the week for the special intention of watching it prayerfully–whole and entire.
I stumbled upon it following a parish council meeting wherein our new St. Patrick of the Forest Strategic Plan was presented. After the meeting–looking over the plan at home–I was inspired to reassess what our family is doing in helping spread the Gospel and new evangelization. Looking back, our family conversion owes much in the way of thanksgiving for the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We’ve truly experienced the reality of conversion, communion, and solidarity within our lives–an encounter with the living Christ…
An interesting and hope-filled side note: As we all know we’re living through a very difficult period within the life of the Church at present, but this is not without historical precedent. Consider by comparison our times with those in which Our Lady of Guadalupe (1531) brought millions of souls into the church and salvation. History reveals those times were not so very dissimilar than our own days : Read about it here and trust that when God, (and therefore His church), appears to be most defeated in the estimation of the world that’s when He’s most powerful… Christ Crucified proves that!
View. Read. And don’t forget to come back and discuss…
Background Documents: Ecclesia In America – Evangelii Nuntiandi
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