Reflections from CCO's Leadership on the Synod on the New Evangelization Menu Another model of the New Evangelization Sometimes it is really amazing how God has things planned out for you. We woke up early Saturday morning to go to St. Peter's Basilica to celebrate Mass with Fr. Simon Lobo, CC. When we got there we went down below into the crypt to an altar that Fr. Simon had reserved. When we got there we found that another group was already there. Our Italian sacristan was a bit perplexed and went to find out what was going on. He returned to tell us that a mistake had been made but that we could use another altar coming free in a few minutes. We went to this new spot and discovered that it was a very special one. It was dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe and was right beside the tomb of St. Peter. In fact, you could not get any closer to his tomb than in this particular chapel. And I think this was not an accident. I had just been sharing with everyone a few days before the amazing story of Our Lady of Guadalupe. I had been watching Fr. Robert Barron's Catholicism Series and he had shared the example of how Juan Diego's faith and obedience to follow the lead of the Spirit in communion with the Church bore amazing fruit. This grace led to an incredible conversion of the nation. In the span of 10 years