My baby’s going viral for recognizing Jesus in the Eucharist.
Watch the video on Tik Tok Here: Video on Tik Tok
Backstory:
What a wild week! It all started in a comment section with trolls. I left an innocent comment on a post by @catholicsam on Instagram regarding the Blessed Virgin Mary saying “Don’t disrespect my Mama!” that triggered some relentless nasty comments about me and Catholicism in general that went on for days. But, faceless strangers’ opinions are easy to let roll off of my back. I practiced apologetics a lot in this way when running my storytelling apostolate.
The next day, however I was told by a gentler, more familiar voice out of the blue that Catholicism is a false religion and that I should leave so my family and I can follow Jesus and go to heaven. That one hurt more. I actually cried out of frustration and feeling so misunderstood.
How it Happened:
I will say firstly that this moment was purely organic. My baby does this all of the time. I went up to pray quickly in the back of the empty church sanctuary with a heavy heart from the conversation earlier that day. I sat her down and she began to laugh and smile, eyes sparkling and fixed on the tabernacle.
She began shouting Dada, which she often does at Mass and Adoration but I never record for obvious reasons. It felt like Jesus was speaking right to my heart, reminding me that He is here.
There wasn’t another soul in the sanctuary, so it didn’t feel like an inappropriate distraction or invasion of others’ privacy. It felt natural to capture in the moment. I didn’t take the video with the intention of uploading it but the next morning, I had some thoughts about the whole situation (the caption!) and wanted to share the hope and joy I experienced.
Some who watched the video commented that she just liked the echo of the Church, but she has lots of other words and does this even in small chapels. In adoration I’ve even seen her lean toward the monstrance with her arms out and hands opening and closing like she does when she wants someone to hold her.
Plus, there are no coincidences with God!
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