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Hey there, Sprouts.

Today is Thursday, October 31st, 2019.

It is also Halloween, or All Hallows Eve, since tomorrow is all saints day.

Today is the day many places around the world are also celebrating the day of the dead, a day to remember loved ones that have died, and

especially a day to pray for all of the souls in purgatory. Now this week on the Catholic

Rout's podcast, we have been talking about the divine gift of knowledge, one of the souls in purgatory. Now this week on the Catholic Shrout's podcast, we have been talking about the divine

gift of knowledge, one of the gifts from the Holy Spirit.

First we start with the seed of faith.

Then this divine knowledge from God can come and make our faith grow even stronger.

We saw this in places like Jericho with Joshua. Maybe you experienced it with

Eucharistic miracles. We also saw it through the example of St. Francis that when we are given

divine knowledge, it can transform our lives. We are asked to not only learn, but to do.

Now, today I have a remarkable story for you.

And it is a true story.

And it happened in the 1980s in Rwanda.

Now, the 1980s, chances are your parents were born during the 1980s, or maybe if you have young parents shortly after that.

But what happened in Rwanda is amazing.

So I'm going to tell you about a boy named Sagatasha Emmanuel.

So Sagatasha Emmanuel.

Now, just think about the place that he grew up.

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