The idea was in my head for a while and I had no idea how to carry out the plan. It turns out that there were young adults who were yearning for the same thing. We got together at a coffee shop proposed a game plan and from there God laid everything in place.
“Using Mary, our greatest intercessor and example, as a spark for the city of Portland.
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Fr. Tim Furlow offered St. Mary’s Cathedral as the location and Archbishop Sample hopped on board to assist us with benediction and confession. We circled the feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8) as the day this night would take place.
" young adults were yearning for the same thing"
There was an excitement and nervousness when setting up and getting ready. This was one of the first times an event like this was taking place inside the cathedral. This was new for everyone. It was that rawness and newness that I felt in my prayer the whole night.
“ It was that rawness and newness that I felt in my prayer the whole night. ”
From the beginning you can sense that the Holy Spirit was molding every single soul who came to pray. Not molding them into the same thought or unity, but molding them into the freeness and joy that is found in Christ alone.