Here's a segment of the basic plug we gave every Sunday for 8 weeks, explaining the program's name: "Totus Tuus is Latin for 'Totally Yours' and was used by the late Pope John Paul II as his papal motto. The Holy Father used the phrase in reference to his total dedication to Mary, through which he achieved union with Christ. Our team likes to refer to Totus Tuus as the way we give ourselves totally to the children of the parish, in the hopes that the children give themselves totally to Christ...."
As the work of the eight missionaries (yes, we were missionaries; we lived out of suitcases and shoved all we owned into the back of a coupe every week) is now over, I can only hope that the work we did inspired some kids to actually think about their faith, perhaps as more than just something that one does on a Sunday morning for an hour.
Our basic program dealt directly with the Our Father, the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, and Prayer. I can honestly say, throughout the entirety of training (in South Dakota!!!), I have never given that much thought to the Our Father. And I couldn't have EVER spouted off as much information about the Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Presentation, and Finding as I can now. Really, I'm not sure who benefited more from the summer: the kids or me.
If you asked me before the summer began whether or not I was excited, you probably received some beaming response about how or why I was doing it. The summer lived up to just about every single one of my expectations. I had a LOT of high hopes for this summer. And yet the program seemed to take every single one of my expectations and bring them to fruition. I suppose I should give credit where it's due, though...I know God had his hand in that.
I really cannot even begin to explain how or why or even with what this program was helpful. Suffice it to say that it was. Again, now I only pray that for every benefit I received, the kids got all that much more.
For the greater glory of God!
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