My dear, fellow Catholics:
For quite some time now, I have wanted to organize a big, Catholic parade. I am talking floats, bands, fellow Catholics cheering on the sides. Wouldn't it be awesome?
Picture...
....floats depicting the Joyful Mysteries. (I call dibs on the Annunciation.)
....school children wearing their Catholic school colors and plaids.
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....someone dressed up as the patron saint of the parade.
....our favorite saints represented in costume. St. Nicholas! St. Patrick! St. Gianna Molla!
....floats celebrating our seven sacraments.
....a big flatbed of homeschoolers gently (not hurling!) tossing candy!!! Yeah!
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....the marching bands of local area Catholic high schools.
....beautiful pictures or statues of Our Lady and the Good Shepherd, Himself.
....prints of the only piece of stained glass in the entirety of St. Peter's:
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Some of you are saying: but what about St. Patrick's Day?
Archbishop Fulton Sheen is on his way to sainthood. When it happens, that deserves a parade, right?
Call me.
Do you like big, bold events? Would you enjoy such a parade? Tell me your thoughts in the comments.
Sure, that's a good day for celebrating our Catholicism. It's a little (a lot?) about drinking in some cities. Do we try anyway though? Add a little (or a lot) more of our faith? One could always apply to be in the parade!
Some of you are saying: but what about processions?
Sure. Actually, I should attend more processions. They already exist in my community. Some of them are Eucharistic and require reverence and caution due to the Blessed Sacrament being present.
What I'm thinking of can be found at time marker 2:53 and beyond in the dramatic, moving trailer of Fr. Barron's inspiring Catholicism series:
What I am thinking of is enthusiastic. Bold. Unafraid of being Catholic in a time where Catholicism is reviled.
What I am thinking of is joyful.
"The sure sign that God is alive in you is joy."
- Fr. Robert Barron
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen is on his way to sainthood. When it happens, that deserves a parade, right?
Call me.
Do you like big, bold events? Would you enjoy such a parade? Tell me your thoughts in the comments.
Anne, let's do it! I'd travel for such a wonderful thing! Maybe an All Saints Day parade? -Kara
ReplyDeleteAll right! :-) An All Saints Day parade would be terrific. Can you imagine? That's one of the best feasts of the year. I'm thinking I need some parade-organizing muscle....maybe a new entry in this March's St. Patrick's Day Parade? Hmmmm......
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