""Before her death, Kowalska predicted that "there will be a war, a terrible, terrible war" and asked the nuns to pray for Poland. In 1939, a year after Kowalska's death, Romuald Jałbrzykowski noticed that her predictions about the war had taken place and allowed public access to the Divine Mercy image, which resulted in large crowds that led to the spread of the Divine Mercy devotion. The devotion became a source of strength and inspiration for many people in Poland. By 1941, the devotion had reached the United States, and millions of copies of Divine Mercy prayer cards had been printed and distributed worldwide.
In 1942, Jałbrzykowski was arrested by the nαzιs, and Sopoćko and other professors went into hiding near Vilnius for about two years. During that period, Sopoćko used his time to prepare for the establishment of a new religious congregation, based on the Divine Mercy messages reported by Kowalska. After the war, Sopoćko wrote the constitution for the congregation and helped the formation of what is now the Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Mercy. By 1951, 13 years after Kowalska's death, there were 150 Divine Mercy centers in Poland.
On 24 June 1956, Pope Pius XII blessed an Image of the Divine Mercy in Rome, the only one blessed by a pope before the Second Vatican Council. In 1955, under Pope Pius XII, the Bishop of Gorzów founded a religious order, the Congregation of the Most Holy Lord Jesus Christ, Merciful Redeemer, to spread devotion to the Divine Mercy. Under both Pope Pius XI and Pope Pius XII, writings on devotion to the Divine Mercy were given imprimaturs by many bishops, making it an approved devotion. Cardinals Adam Stefan Sapieha and August Hlond were among those who gave their approval. During the papacy of Pope Pius XII, Vatican Radio broadcast several times about the Divine Mercy."


https://reasonstobechristian.com/f/the-traditional-divine-mercy-devotion-against-misunderstandings

Pls read the life of St. Dominic Savio. He died at 15 and yet was greatly committed to evangelism. Your idea that evangelism is Protestant is a totally false idea. St. Francis Xavier epitomized evangelism at a time Protestants were not interested in it at all, rather in bashing Catholics. Anyway, here is St. Dominic Savio and other Saints:

when priests and bishops don't evangelize, laity should evangelize all the more. There were laity, even laywomen, who labored along with the Apostles. Saint Paul mentions them in his letters.

"From his book The Life of St. Dominic Savio, St. John Bosco had this to say of St. Dominic Savio (the teenage saint who died in his 15th year): "The thought of saving souls for God was never out of his mind." St. Dominic Savio, (1842-1856), in a serious conversation with one of his companions, gave several reasons for his apostolic zeal in "saving souls": 1. My companion's soul has been redeemed by Jesus Christ. 2. We are all brothers and so we must love each other's souls. 3. God urges us to help each other. 4. If I manage to save one soul, I also ensure the salvation of my own."

St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897): "We have only short moments of this life to work for God's glory. The devil knows this and that is why he tries to make us waste time in useless things. O, let us not waste our time! Let us save souls! Souls are falling into Hell innumerable as the flakes of snow on a winter day. Jesus weeps! Instead of consoling Him we are brooding over our own sorrows . . . There is only one thing to do during the brief day, or rather, night of this life: Love Jesus with all the strength of your heart and save souls for Him, so that He may be loved!"
St. Padre Pio (1887-1968): "Time spent in honor of God and for the salvation of souls is never badly spent.
St. Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941): "We have no right to rest as long as a single soul is Satan's slave."

https://reasonstobechristian.com/f/win-souls-a-sacred-obligation-of-christs-love-for-us-and-them

It is revealing that to "defeat" your interlocutors, you must resort to straw men distortions of our positions.  If you could defeat our actual positions, you would do so.… BUT… you cannot defeat authentic Catholicism, only your distortions and straw men.

Though I agree with your entire post, the above stood out. Indeed, MarkM/Xavier hasn't defeated any position here, because he cannot defeat true Catholicism with his distortions and straw men. 

The brief and short life of St. Dominic Savio shows all Catholics are called to evangelize. Evangelism merits great rewards/treasures in the Kingdom of Heaven, so why on earth would someone not want to do it when one can? One should. Whether bishop, priest, nun or laity. But if you don't want, that's fine. And what I'm preaching is the Catholic Faith, nothing else, as proven by the testimonies of so many Catholic Saints that I cited.

Didn't all of the saints that you listed work with a priest or bishop? Do you work with a priest or bishop? Do you have the permission of your local ordinary to preach? 

Why are you "evangelising" here? Is no one Catholic on this forum?

That's a very good question!

Why are you "evangelising" here? Is no one Catholic on this forum?

No, I don't believe that at all. As an Indult Catholic, I certainly respect not only other Indult Catholics (obviously) but also SSPX Catholics and Resistance Catholics as brothers and sisters in Christ. With SVism, it's a little trickier, but I can consider Sedes at least friends trying to be Catholic though in objective error. Hope that clarifies that.

Meg, many priests endorse my work. Suddenly interested now in approval from local ordinaries/Rome now, are you?  Do you ask the same question of Resistance priests? Isn't that one of the main disagreements between the Society and Resistance? The Society says recognition from Rome is good and not to be refused, the Resistance seems to disagree.

Matthew and Meg, here is Pope Pius XII on lay evangelism and Catholic action: "30. We desire to address and exhort in this Encyclical Letter not only missionary priests but also those laymen who "with a great heart and a willing mind"[33] collaborate with the missionaries in the ranks of Catholic Action.

31. It can certainly be claimed that the lay cooperation which we today call Catholic Action, has existed since the foundation of the Church. Indeed the Apostles and other preachers of the Gospel received no little help from it and the Christian religion thereby made great advances. In this respect Apollo, Lydia, Aquila, Priscilla and Philemon are mentioned by the Apostle of the Gentiles. We have also these words of his to the Philippians: "Yes, and I ask thee, who sharest the yoke so loyally, to take part with them; they have worked for the Gospel at my side, as much as Clement and those other fellowlaborers of mine, whose names are recorded in the book of life."[34]" https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/docuмents/hf_p-xii_enc_02061951_evangelii-praecones.html

Well, no I don't think that. I want to collaborate with other Catholics and help encourage them too to participate in Catholic Evangelism. That's fine, right, Matthew?

Occassionally, I push back on certain errors, like the anti-Trump-posting of Ladislaus and co of late that I think you and I both agree on. Also on certain Dimondite SV errors. Again, which you and I both agree are wrong. Other than that, I just post general stuff about this and that.

Like pro life wins, stopping persecution of Christians around the world, etc.

"I suppose it would make a good social club for networking, mutual benefits, friendships"

Sure, and if it were only that, DM groups like we have on X (anyone want to be added, pls PM me, and I'll get you added - you only need an X account) with the aim to reach 10 MN people in the next decade would be worth it.

But it's not just about that, Matthew. It's about evangelizing non-Christians and saving souls. Atheists, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists etc. Also, reconciling Protestants and Orthodox to the Roman Catholic Church. Surely, you'll agree that is at least as valuable as building radios if not more, right Matthew. Those who want to build radios and develop expertise in that, go for it. But that doesn't give eternal rewards. Evangelism gives eternal rewards/treasures in Heaven/merits and blessings from God for doing it. So I think it is something Catholics who can should be doing.

God Bless.