GABRIEL PROJECT / PRO-LIFE ACTIVITIES

Next weekend we will have teen speakers from the Crosswalk Pro-Life Ministry at all of our weekend masses.  Please make them feel welcome in our parish.

Calendar of Events

Aug 21: Monthly pro-life Mass will be celebrated at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church at 8:30am

On Access for All
“All people need and should have access to comprehensive, quality health care that they can afford, and it should not depend on their stages of life, where or whether they or their parents work, how much they earn, where they live, or where they were born.  The Bishops’ Conference believes health care reform should be truly universal and it should be genuinely affordable.

-Bishop William F. Murphy, USCCB letter to Congress dated July 17.

NATIONAL HEALTH CARE PLAN
Will abortion coverage be included in a National Health Care Plan?  Make your voice be heard. Contact your congressman, Senator Evan Bayh and Senator Richard Lugar.
Congressional Switchboard:  202-224-5315
Senator Evan Bayh:  202-224-5623
Senator Richard Lugar:  202-224-4814

More information:  www.protectinglife.com

Click here to access the Respect Life Sunday flyer for all the details on this important event. See you there!

Support health care reform that respects the life and dignity of all people from conception to natural death.  Get the long-standing teachings of the Church and the latest updates on health care reform – visit www.usccb.org/healthcare

(Note, to access this flyer and any downloads on this page, you'll need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, please click here to download the free reader)

Prayer to Our Blessed Mother from Pope Benedict XVI

Let us pray to Mary, Mother of the Lord, so that she will enable us to feel her love as a woman and a mother, in which we can understand all of the depth of Christ's mystery.

The Lord bless you all!

-Pope Benedict, XVI

Prayer of Intercession

Heavenly Father,
who does love us with such care
that you send angels to keep us safe.

Send strong angels to protect those most in danger.
Those whose lives would be taken,
in the womb or in their sickness,
in retribution or in fear.

Send gentle angels to give comfort,
to all who suffer from injustice
and all who are afraid
of the forces of darkness which surround them.

Send angels to be with us
and give us the grace to sing with them
to the glory of your Holy Name,
one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

A Pro-Life Prayer for Our President and Public Officials

Lord God, Author of Life and Source of Eternal Life, move the hearts of all our public officials and especially our President, to fulfill their responsibilities worthily and well to all those entrusted to their care.

Help them in their special leadership roles, to extend the mantle of protection to the most vulnerable, especially the defenseless unborn, whose lives are threatened with
extermination by an indifferent society.

Guide all public officials by your wisdom and grace to cease supporting any law that fails to protect the fundamental good that is human life itself, which is a gift from God and parents.

You are the Protector and Defender of the lives of the innocent unborn. Change the hearts of those who compromise the call to protect and defend life. Bring our nation to the values that have made us a great nation, a society that upholds the values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all.

Mary, the Mother of the living, help us to bear witness to the Gospel of Life with our lives and our laws, through Christ, Our Lord.

Amen.

Imprimatur:
January 22, 2009
+ Most Reverend Robert J. Baker
Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama

Life is Precious
“We have great hope in the Lord’s power to heal our land of the painful wound of legalized abortion.  Every abortion is a personal tragedy.  Its dread impacts falls not only on a little boy or girl, but also on the child’s parents, grandparents, siblings and everyone involved.  Knowing that God’s mercy is greater than all of our sins, tonight we pray for all these people.  We pray for the conversion of all of those who promote death as a solution to social ills or to an unplanned pregnancy.  We pray for legislators, educators, counselors and all health care professionals who put their skills and training at the service of life.  We lift up Project Rachel and other post-abortion counseling ministries, pro-life pregnancy centers, and organizations that work every day to usher in a culture of life.”

Homily of Cardinal Justin Rigali, Vigil Mass for Life, January 21, 2009

Pro Life Rosary to Our Blessed Mother
O Mary, Mother of Jesus and Mother of us all, we turn to you today as the one who said “Yes” to Life.  Mary, we pray today for all mothers who are afraid to be mothers.  We pray for those who feel threatened and overwhelmed by their pregnancy.  Intercede for them, that God may give them the grace to say yes and the courage to go on.  May they have the grace to reject the false solution of abortion.  May they experience the help of Christian people and know the peace that comes from doing God’s will.  Amen.

INTERCESSIONS FOR LIFE
For all health care providers: That their work in service to the blind, the lame, and all the sick may be animated by a spirit of charity in truth so as to bring God’s healing to both body and soul and promote a culture of life; We pray to the Lord.

The Church's Tradition
From the earliest traditions of the Church to the present day, the mission of evangelization to which Jesus sent his followers has included healing as a major part.  Health care is so important for full human dignity and so necessary for the proper development of life that it is a fundamental right of every human being.  Support health care reform that respects the life and dignity of all people from conception to natural death.  Get the long-standing teachings of the Church and the latest updates on health care reform – visit www.usccb.org/healthcare

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Contact Info:
Margaret Mary Harris 770-0303 God bless you.