tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218292219654562746.post3741110341238990163..comments2023-05-06T07:47:54.176-04:00Comments on Του λόγοι Λόγου: Week 19, Friday. Evangelizing Thought of the Day (ETD)Fr Mark J Hunt STDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08087584742788767848noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218292219654562746.post-45968703352149132042012-08-17T22:22:01.387-04:002012-08-17T22:22:01.387-04:00This past Easter, for reasons known only to Father...This past Easter, for reasons known only to Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I participated not only at the Vigil Mass but 3 other Liturgies on Easter Sunday. The last Mass was filled to the point where the ushers had to do their job!. Help people find seats! I was reminded of the joking that began before Ash Wednesday all the way up to Easter about those you only see at Church for ashes, palms, Easter and Christmas and here I was sitting in the midst of them. People I had never seen before in Church with many dressed in their Sunday finest. As I looked around I began to realize that they were like a migrating school of fish. While they were only here for one Sunday and would disappear again, they would be back again at Christmas. When Christmas came, they would come and then they would disappear again. If nothing else, their movement was predictable. The thought came that we should not let their next appearance at Christmas remain just a joke but that we should be ready to meet them when they came and send them back out out with more than they came with. For the Year of Faith, our Holy Father had made the suggestion that the Catechism and New Testament be disseminated. Why not make this an opportunity to reconnect them with the Faith they were not taking too seriously. In talking with others, the suggestion was made to give out not the Catechism of the Catholic Church but Youcat which would be at the level where most of them were. Sure, if we could get enough Youcats, we could wrap them up and hand them out as a real Christmas gift and not only to the passing school of fish but even to the regulars. But then what? Be ready for them when they come passing through again at Easter. But how? We just finished the Catholicism videos. Maybe Word on Fire or some other organization would have something that would work well with the Youcat and we could offer it for a Lenten series. We could call it Youcat U. <br /><br />So we started talking it up and everyone who listened thought it a great idea for their parish. Great idea, except for the price of the Youcat even in bulk for cash strapped parishes. Someone suggested maybe the Knights would help. How do we connect with them? See that man coming down the aisle, stop him, introduce yourself and tell him everything. Turns out he was from a neighboring parish, was involved in his parish teen ministry, a Knight and a businessman who dedicated his business to God when he started it. He agreed it was a great idea, so great he also agreed to take it to the Knights as a project for the Knights for the New Evangelization in every parish. Then no word for a month but finally a response - can't get the Youcat at a price that would make it feasible. Now what? We wait on the Lord. vpcsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228924968379416719noreply@blogger.com