Evangelization topic during Mass discussion

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I think I saw my RCIA instructor at mass, and the the deacon who is head of RCIA at my parish was assisting with the sacraments
 
The power to convert people is in the message itself, not in the person who proclaims it. It is not on us to “convert” it is on us to be the conduit for the message. I recommend Jeff Cavin’s book, The Activated Disciple. It goes along with an 8 session course he teaches in Minneapolis. In it is a section on how to proclaim the gospel message to others, broken down into steps that we can verbalize to others then let the Holy Spirit do the rest (below). We need to obviously make how we say it our own and relate it to the situation at hand. We need to remember, we are called to be faithful and share, not called to convert. The message itself does that.

God loves you and has a plan for your life.
Sin destroys that plan. Jesus Christ died to save you.
Repent and believe the gospel.
Be baptized and receive the Holy Spirit.
Abide in Christ, and His body, the Church.
Go make disciples.
 
Christ told us how to do this!!

Let your light so shine before men that they see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
 
There were plenty of those at the parish today, sadly I had no cash and could not have any
 
DisorientingSneeze said:
I forgot possibly the most important strategy.
Tamales.
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Especially if made by a “By Mexicans, For Mexicans” restaurant or cook.
They are so good at the local Hispanic national parish.
But one has to choose between the tamale and the bakery-made concha. That means you have to attend Mass two days in a row on feast days to get one of each.
 
I think the best evangelization moments in real life happen when somebody unexpectedly asks faith-related questions because they are intrigued by you. It is admittedly rare but if we witness to the truth by our life someone will notice. At that moment, do not be afraid and speak to your heart’s content because whoever acts in the light of truth is helped by Heaven.
 
Didn’t you say you prayed in the church at night when no Mass is being said? If you’re praying in front of the tabernacle , that’s Adoration.
 
Adoration at most parishes is not perpetual because there are a host of concerns with having it 24/7. Perpetual adoration works best if there is a religious order running it who is dedicated to that charism.

It doesn’t matter that it’s not perpetual - if you stop in for an hour to adore Jesus, even in the tabernacle, whenever the church is open, you get the same benefits.

Also, I have not flagged any of your and the other person’s posts, but you do realize that you have taken the OP’s thread way, way, way off topic? Please consider either going to PM (as it seems like you’re having an extended conversation with one other poster) or starting a different thread to discuss all this off topic stuff. It’s a bit rude to the OP to hijack a thread.
 
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I was replying to this:
OnAJourney said:
I haven’t no. I’m not sure when my Church does adoration. I might be able to do make it for adoration depending on if they do it til 6 for me.
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The church doesn’t need to ‘do’ adoration—if it’s open, you can go in and adore. Adoration does not require exposition.
 
Not everyone has the luxury of getting to enjoy adoration by the time the sanctuary closes at 10. That’s my point. There are a lot of people who work terrible hours and miss the opportunity to enjoy it.
 
For the United States, 10 pm is quite late for a sanctuary to be open. Most churches close right after Mass is done and do not open again until just before the next Mass.

Like I said, there are a lot of practical reasons why churches cannot just stay open all night.

It’s also often better to set up a special day perhaps once a week or once a month for an extended adoration period and have people sign up for one shift. Many parishes in my area have done this as well as the Newman Center nearby.
 
I disagree. I think it should be about giving an opportunity for every parishioner to enjoy adoration regardless of their time obligations outside of Church.
 
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OK —I actually think 10 is pretty late to be open. Churches around me are locked by 4.
 
PeaceBeWithYou said:
The data suggests 98% of Catholic women use some sort of birth control method not approved by the Church though…
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This statistic has been called into question on several fronts. The only one that I remember off the top of my head is that it didn’t poll Catholic women who wanted to have a baby, or were trying to have a baby. How many Catholic women in this country would that be? Probably a lot. But, its wrong for other reasons I think as well. Google it. The “98% of Catholic women use birth control” is basically Fake News.

Many Catholic women in America do use it, but its far less among Hispanic Catholic women, for instance.
 
OnAJourney said:
I disagree. I think it should be about giving an opportunity for every parishioner to enjoy adoration regardless of their time obligations outside of Church.
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So who do you envision staffing the building 24/7?
 
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