Contrariwise

God works in ways that we can only hope to understand.

Last summer, I prayed my first ever 54-day rosary novena. I reached a new stage in my vocational discernment, though not the one I expected. Lacy resigned as CDA Regent to spend more time with the MOEs, which I never thought would be the help they needed. My third intention, which I’d rather not divulge, worked out fine.

Friday night, I prayed to St. Joseph for the (re-)conversion of a particular friend whose Catholicism is faltering. Today, I ran into another friend coming out of Mass. He’d previously declared himself a “three Mass a year Catholic,” going only on Christmas, Easter, and Ash Wednesday. Not only had he been at another Sunday Mass, but he was waiting for Msgr. Malloy. The monsignor had announced his availability for confessions after Mass to fulfill the Easter duty. I got a conversion, but not one I’d even really considered. I got that prayer from a TAN booklet I picked up at the MOE’s discussion last week.

I’ll just keep sending my prayers up to the Lord and His Blessed Mother. They’ll direct them where they need to go.