All throughout Lent, the teenagers of our parish have been
gathering on Wednesdays after school to pray the chaplet of the Divine Mercy in
our church. They’ve been doing so
quietly and without much fanfare. I had
heard about it last week, but didn’t know how many were going. Yesterday afternoon, I was walking through
the parking lot when I saw a bunch of young people congregating in front of the
church. I approached because I was
curious to see how many kids were there.
They were passing out rosaries and instructions on how to pray the
Chaplet. I walked in to pray it with
them. The Youth Minister asked for their
intentions which they presented to the Lord, and then very solemnly, they knelt
and sang the entire Chaplet with incredible devotion. As a priest, I was incredibly moved by their
faith and the way they approached this devotion. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, God
surprises you in such incredible ways.
With me, it was with the teenagers of my parish. God bless them all.
