Starting on March 9th, Ash Wednesday, the Archdiocese of New Orleans will be airing thousands of powerful ads on TV in English designed by the non-profit charity: Catholics Come Home. These will appear daily in local network and cable stations throughout Lent. There is also a series of Spanish radio ads that will air during the same time period. Each ad points English-speaking viewers to CatholicsComeHome.org and Spanish speaking viewers to CatolicosRegresen.org. All parishioners are encouraged to visit the website where the ads may be viewed online. This initiative means that many inactive Catholics will be returning home to the Church, and many non-Catholics will be inquiring into the Catholic faith. This promises to be an exciting time of evangelization for our parish family, and we encourage you to help us welcome returnees and new parishioners with enthusiasm, love and joy.
This Lent, as we prepare to strengthen our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ, we remember our call to share our faith with one another. We remember the words of St. Peter who tells us "to always be ready to give witness to the reason for our hope" (1Peter 3:15). Sharing our love for Jesus Christ and spreading the Good News is a necessary part of our life in Christ. Through the Catholics Come Home campaign we encorage each of you to invite those who may not be practicing their faith or may have never encountered Christ to join us for the Holy Season of Easter.
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