God's Provision and Divine Mercy Novena Day 4

This morning at breakfast the Catholic members of my family and I were discussing how we were catechized (how we were educated about the Catholic Church). I got to reminisce about my beautiful experience of being ushered in by exactly the folks that seemed almost hand-picked for me.

I was living in a small town outside of Jackson, Wyoming called Alpine, Wyoming. I knew I wanted a conservative church and always like to support the local parish, so I chose the church in Afton, Wy - Holy Family. Deacon Bill was ordained as deacon and given the Holy Family mission to "grow" just about the same time I started my catechesis. The weekly Tuesday meetings were attended by parishoners also because it served the dual purpose of Christian education. Essentially, I was catechized by them all under the capable and kind leadership of Deacon Bill. Geepers. I really thought I knew everything already. I knew nothing, frightingly nothing about God's ways. I had all these folks in their 40's, 50's, 60's who I could ask any questions under the sun. They shared their Catholic schooling and Christian maturity with me. It was the perfect place for me - this tiny, Wyoming town. Turns out, I was catechized very well. I didn't fall between the cracks.

Here's a pic of the little church in Afton:

Here's Day 4 video of the Divine Mercy Novena for tomorrow:



Peace!