Consider inviting someone to take part in OCIA

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Mt 28:19-20
The Gospel of Matthew ends with this Great Commission. The salvation of souls is the purpose of the Church. It is duty of each Christian. We are called to strive after our own salvation and to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with others so that they may seek their own salvation.
As members of the Church, we come together at Mass and feast on God’s priceless gifts of word and Eucharist. These gifts strengthen us, teach us that we are loved by God, that we are created for eternal life and that Jesus died for the forgiveness of our sins. They send us forth to be God’s witnesses in the world.
While we feast on God’s word and Eucharist, there are many who are starving for the love of God, often without realizing it. As believers, we are to invite others to open their lives to the love of God and, hopefully, join us at Mass for this spiritual feast.
There is a meaning to our lives. There is a reason why we exist. We are created by God who loves us more than we can ever understand. We can search for meaning in many other ways, but we will never find our purpose and meaning anywhere but in God’s love. As St. Augustine wrote, “our heart is restless until it rests in you.”
I urge everyone to invite someone to consider sharing this message with others. Invite them to open their lives more fully to the Lord. Invite them to understand more fully the Good News of the Gospel. Invite them to become part of something bigger than themselves: the Church Jesus established.
Most parishes will soon begin the OCIA process. OCIA stands for Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. It is the process by which people can learn more about the faith and the Church. It is for people who have never been baptized, or people who have been baptized in another denomination but wish to learn more about the Catholic Church, or Catholics who have never been confirmed, or Catholics who wish to learn more about the faith.
In most parishes, OCIA begins in September and lasts until the Easter season. Those who wish to become Catholic do so at Easter. It is usually a gathering once a week to discuss various topics.
Please think about inviting someone to be a part of your parish’s OCIA. Please be willing to be the instrument that God wants to use to bring someone to Him. The best way to do this is to share with someone why you feel blessed by your relationship with God, how God’s love has changed you and how God has brought meaning into your life.
No one should think that just because they have not come to the Lord before, that they should hold back now. Our spiritual deafness or blindness cannot allow us to stay away from God who wishes to open our ears and our eyes to Him.  Again, as St. Augustine (who only came to faith after years of being away from God) wrote:
Late have I loved you, beauty so old and so new: late have I loved you. And see, you were within and I was in the external world and sought you there, and in my unlovely state I plunged into those lovely created things which you made. You were with me, and I was not with you. The lovely things kept me far from you, though if they did not have their existence in you, they had no existence at all. You called and cried out loud and shattered my deafness. You were radiant and resplendent, you put to flight my blindness. You were fragrant, and I drew in my breath and now pant after you. I tasted you, and I feel but hunger and thirst for you. You touched me, and I am set on fire to attain the peace which is yours.