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Evangelize with holy cards.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the idea: I have had holy cards printed up with a beautiful Catholic image on the front and Bible verses on the back. It makes non-Catholics think twice\u2013\u201cerrr a Catholic holy card, but with Bible verses??!! Maybe those Catholics know their Bible after all!!\u201d<\/p>\n

So for example, on the back of the image of the Blessed Mother is the text:<\/p>\n

\u201cHail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you, Blessed are you among women\u201d \u2014 Lk. 1.28<\/i>

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Jesus said about Mary, \u201cBehold Thy Mother\u201d Jn. 19.27<\/i>

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Jesus commanded, \u201cHonor thy Mother\u201d \u00a0 Mt. 15.4<\/i>

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Mary said, \u201cAll generations shall call me blessed.\u201d Lk. 1.48<\/i>

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On the back of the card with Jesus in the Eucharist the text reads:<\/p>\n

Jesus said, \u201cTake, eat this is my body\u201d Mt.14.22<\/i>

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If any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh,for the life of the wordl. Jn.6.51<\/i>

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Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, ye have no life within you.\u201d Jn. 6.53<\/i>

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St Paul wrote, \u201cThe cup we bless..is a participation with the blood of Christ\u2026the bread we break is a participation in the Body of Christ.\u201d<\/i>

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There is also a Divine Mercy card and a Jesus-Body of Christ-Church card.<\/p>\n

So here\u2019s how it works: Catholics buy the holy cards and hand them out like Protestants do gospel tracts. It\u2019s real easy, at the supermarket check out you just smile and say to the person helping, \u201cWould you like one of these prayer cards? It\u2019s a reminder that Jesus loves you and I\u2019m praying for you\u201d or \u201cWhy not take one of these nice prayer cards?\u201d<\/p>\n

Or maybe you leave it at the restaurant with your tip (but you better leave a good tip!)<\/p>\n

Or if you\u2019re too shy to do that you put it in the envelope when you pay a bill. Somebody somewhere opens those envelopes!<\/p>\n

You can think of more ways to share the word of God and the Catholic faith. Heck, you can stand on the street corner and hand them out!<\/p>\n

I am encouraging our people in the parish to use them, but if you would like to purchase some of these cards they are just a quarter each. Buy 20 cards for $5.00.<\/p>\n

Five cards of each style.<\/p>\n

If you would like some just send me an email:<\/a>\u00a0and I\u2019ll tell you how to make payment and we\u2019ll send them in the mail.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"