Hi everyone.
I have some friends who had stopped going to church altogether and ceased believing in the existence of God. They say that He does not seem apparent to them and that he cannot be proven. I try to explain concepts of the Catholic faith here and there, but all of this is futile as their hearts seemed to have hardened like how the Israelites hardened their hearts when it comes to divorce. Is there anything in my power that I can do to help them get back to Christ?
I had only gotten out of a serious state of depression after a strenuous High School year, so I hope that I can grow more in the summer to better prepare myself and hopefully learn some methods of evangelization as well.
There is a way to help them. You know already that it isn’t a just a matter of info that they need to bring them to God. It is grace to open their eyes to see the truth. A good many of the times that is just what must happen…grace…before they will accept anything someone might say to them. There are many reasons for this, but one very reocurring one is being indifferent. They don’t want to change or make any effort they don’t have to. So God’s grace is the thing that will tap into their heart and the light that needs to shine in their mind. This of course means prayer is needed to wake them up out of their lethergy. Whatever the reason, prayer is necessary because it the light of God that must touch them.
Mary gave us a solution to wake them up. Her green scapular, in fact that is exactly why she gave it to us to use, for those who have no faith or those who have drifted from their faith, or those who are weak in their faith. In addition she also said that if the green scapular was used properly that they would have a peaceful death.
Now she personally backs the green scapular by her own words if used the way she asked. It is important to understand that it really depends on the person giving the green scapular. They are the ones who must have absolute trust that Mary will carry out her promise of conversion. If that is missing, then it dosen’t work well. But it is so easy to have that trust in Mary because she herself gave it to us as her gift for us to use. She has never lied and there is no reason to think she would start now. It she says whe will restore their faith, then she will do it.
If the person you wish to give it too refuses to take it and carry it on them, then the scapular can be slipped to them without them knowing it, by putting it somewhere around them, like in their mattress, room, picture frame, sofa. It dosen’t have to be visable but merely around them.
It should also be blessed before doing this. The prayer on the scapular should be said for that person each and every day: “Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death.” It is also good to carry one yourself and also say the prayer for yourself every day as well.
One word of caution, she did not say when her promise would take place. So we must be patient and persistent, and above all, trusting absolutely that it will happen because she said so.
One of the easiest ways to slip it to them is in the sofa, in the crevice under the cushion.
The flower vase is another good place.
You can get them here for free.
greenscapular.org/scapulars.html
May God bless and keep you. May God’s face shine on you. May God be kind to you and give you peace.
