{"id":2066969,"date":"2023-10-13T23:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T03:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bold-as-a-lion-thousands-of-christians-march-in-nyc-reverent-hymns-echo-through-the-city\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T23:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T03:12:26","slug":"bold-as-a-lion-thousands-of-christians-march-in-nyc-reverent-hymns-echo-through-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bold-as-a-lion-thousands-of-christians-march-in-nyc-reverent-hymns-echo-through-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Christians March Boldly in NYC, Hymns Resound"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbold-as-a-lion-thousands-of-christians-march-in-nyc-reverent-hymns-echo-through-the-city%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2066969&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Bold as a Lion: Thousands of Christians March in NYC, Reverent Hymns Echo Through the City<\/h2>\n<p>In the wake of Hamas\u2019 barbaric slaughter of innocents over the weekend and with war now raging in\u2062 the Middle\u2064 East, some Christians have courageously invited others to find\u200d shelter in the only refuge possible \u200cthis side of Heaven.<\/p>\n<p>In New York City on\u2064 Tuesday,\u200d thousands \u2062marched and sang hymns in a Catholic Eucharistic procession.<\/p>\n<p>Their actions called \u200dto mind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs%2028%3A1&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proverbs 28:1<\/a>: \u201cThe wicked flee when no\u2064 one \u200dpursues, but\u00a0the righteous \u200bare bold \u2063as a lion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064Napa\u2062 Institute,\u200d a Catholic leadership organization in California, posted a clip of the procession to social\u2063 media showing the faithful, both laity and ordained servants of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hand-god-israeli-village-near-gaza-somehow-emerged-hamas-terror-rampage-completely-unscathed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God<\/a>, processing by Radio City Music\u2063 Hall.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2063they marched in reverence past that icon of secular broadcasting, many \u2062sang hymns often heard only in churches.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An incredibly blessed\u2063 evening in New York City with \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NY_Arch?\">@NY_Arch<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RVCDiocese?\">@RVCDiocese<\/a> priests\u200b and religious. We were delighted to have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frmikeschmitz?\">@frmikeschmitz<\/a> celebrate \u200cthe\u2063 opening mass and \u2063participate in the procession. God be praised! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/catholic?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#catholic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/catholicch?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#catholicch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eucharist?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#eucharist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MF3FA0qt1V\">pic.twitter.com\/MF3FA0qt1V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Napa\u200c Institute (@NapaInstitute) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NapaInstitute\/status\/1712458477518356874?\">October 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a lengthy social media post that accompanied the video and a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchpop.com\/father-mike-schmitz-offers-mass-for-israel-in-nyc-before-eucharistic-procession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news article<\/a> Thursday, ChurchPOP, a Catholic news and culture site, reported that\u2064 an \u2064estimated \u201c5,000 Catholics attended the procession.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ChurchPOP added that Father Mike Schmitz of Duluth, Minnesota, began\u200b the event with a \u201cstanding-room-only \u200dMass at Saint Patrick\u2019s Cathedral.\u201d\u200c The Eucharistic procession and Benediction followed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Eucharist in Times Square: Procession With Father\u200d Mike Schmitz Draws Thousands on NYC Streets<\/p>\n<p>Priests, nuns,\u200d and laity\u2062 participated in\u2063 a\u200c massive Eucharistic \u2064Procession on the streets of New York\u200d City on\u200d Oct. 10, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 5,000 Catholics attended the procession\u2026\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4gWMm8LhV0\">pic.twitter.com\/4gWMm8LhV0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ChurchPOP \u200c(@Church_POP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Church_POP\/status\/1712223788329312317?\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The post noted Schmitz\u2019s general reluctance\u200d to lead a public Eucharistic procession. \u2064Many nonbelievers simply will \u2063not understand, and we know how people sometimes respond\u2064 when they do not understand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen\u2063 He walked through the streets \u200dof Jerusalem carrying His cross, \u200cthis was not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bear-grylls-celebrates-baptism-jordan-river-offers-important-survival-tip-stay-close-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus<\/a> in His\u200b glory. This \u2063was\u2063 not Jesus in His \u2062power,\u201d Schmitz said in\u2064 his homily. \u201cWhen God was in the process of saving the\u200d world, most people didn\u2019t even know what was \u200cgoing on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of them spat \u2064upon him and abused him as God was in\u2063 the process of saving the world \u2014 as God was in the process of \u2064pouring himself out and\u200d love for us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I think of a Eucharistic procession \u2062\u2026 \u2064I want them \u200bto know this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/icymi-mlb-player-shows-batting-practice-jesus-won-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus<\/a>. I want them to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, some New Yorkers not\u200b only understood but showed their understanding in powerful ways.<\/p>\n<p>According \u2063to \u200dthe \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/255651\/photos-eucharistic-procession-led-by-father-mike-schmitz-through-the-heart-of-new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic News Agency<\/a>, \u201csome bystanders looked on with\u2062 interest and others dropped to their knees\u201d when they saw\u2064 the procession.<\/p>\n<p>CNA described Schmitz as both \u200c\u201ca\u2063 priest\u2062 of the Diocese of Duluth\u201d and \u201ca popular Catholic speaker and \u2064podcaster.\u201d His sermon, therefore, attracted great \u200dinterest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have hearts that\u200d are a mess. And\u200c we need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/face-jesus-applied-shroud-turin-generates-life-like-image\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus<\/a>,\u201d \u2064Schmitz said in his\u2064 homily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have the \u2063kinds of hearts that can love\u2064 him\u2064 the way he deserves \u200b\u2026 every\u2063 one of us is a sinner, and we need Jesus to rescue us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CNA story featured photos \u2063of the procession, the faithful and \u2014 in one inspiring image \u2014 an elderly bystander on his knees.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A procession\u2064 bringing\u2064 Jesus\u2063 in the Eucharist through \u200dthe heart of the largest city in the U.S. attracted hundreds of participants on Tuesday evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jg4db2lIRo\">https:\/\/t.co\/jg4db2lIRo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catholic News \u200dAgency (@cnalive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cnalive\/status\/1712159888061698431?\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Schmitz told worshipers that he wanted them\u2063 to treat the procession as an act \u2062of communion with God.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet this procession be your choice to say, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/large-church-group-israel-war-broke-arrives-back-us-god-took-care-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God<\/a>, I want you to recognize\u2063 me in your glory. So I\u2019m\u2064 going \u200cto cling to you when you\u2019re hidden \u2026 I want to be known as your friend when you come in triumph. So let\u2063 me be your friend now,\u2019\u201d Schmitz said.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, \u2064thousands of Christians showed courage worthy \u2064of Proverbs.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062displaying that courage, \u200dthey also\u2062 made a humble appeal \u2064in the spirit of Schmitz\u2019s homily.<\/p>\n<p>We want to love <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/refreshing-twist-hollywood-puts-jesus-center-christmas-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus<\/a>, Schmitz\u2064 said, but we lack \u201cthe\u2063 kind\u200d of hearts that can love him the way he deserves.\u201d Our own\u200d hearts remain drenched in sin.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, \u2064a Eucharistic procession through the \u2063streets of \u2064New York amounts to\u200c a collective acknowledgment of our fallen nature. But it also reminds us that\u2064 we have the very help we need. And we have it from only\u2063 one source.<\/p>\n<p>In Book 2, Chapter 4, of \u201cMere Christianity\u201d \u2014 a chapter titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/renovare.org\/articles\/the-perfect-penitent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Perfect\u200d Penitent<\/a>\u201d \u2014 legendary Christian author C.S. Lewis gave us the sort \u2064of imagery that\u200d allows us to envision \u2062how and \u2062why Christ effected our atonement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Would you march with fellow Christians in a liberal city?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting\u2064 this poll entitles you \u200dto \u200cThe Western Journal news updates free of \u2064charge. You may opt\u200b out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 97%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 97% (153 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 3%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: \u200c3% (5 \u2064Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname\u200d + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3497753\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>To repent, we must undergo what Lewis called\u200d \u201ca kind of death.\u201d Yet the \u201cbadness which makes\u200b us need\u201d repentance also \u201cmakes us unable to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>God, of \u200dcourse, gives us everything. \u201cBut unfortunately we now need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-player-dedicates-game-sealing-defensive-td-daughter-died-offseason-praises-god-divine-intervention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God\u2019s<\/a> help in order to do something which God, in His own nature, never does \u200dat all\u2009\u2014\u2009to surrender, to suffer, to submit, to die. Nothing in God\u2019s nature\u200c corresponds to this process at all,\u201d Lewis wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut supposing God became\u2063 a man\u2009\u2013\u2009suppose our \u200dhuman nature which can suffer and die was\u200c amalgamated with God\u2019s nature in \u200cone person\u2009\u2013\u2009then \u2063that person could help us,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Therein lay the full \u2063meaning of Schmitz\u2019s reference \u200dto \u2064outsiders\u2019 \u200bviews of the Eucharist procession: \u201cI want them to know this is\u200c Jesus. I\u200d want them to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as\u2063 long as we remain in this world, the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dolphins-qb-tua-tagovailoa-pauses-cbs-interview-deliver-jesus-message-career-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christ\u2019s<\/a> help never diminishes.<\/p>\n<p>When we feel that need\u200c the \u200bmost, however \u2014 as in times of\u200d terror and war \u2014 bold \u2064public acts of humility such as \u200dthe one seen this week in New York\u2063 can remind us that the help we need remains available to all who seek it.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch \u200bp{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you know\u200d that 90 percent of advertisers will have nothing to do with The Western Journal? 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