National right to Life March-Day of Penance - Washington, DC
“In all diocese of the United States of America, January 22 shall be observed as a particular day of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion, and of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life. The Mass ‘For Peace and Justice’ should be celebrated with violet vestments as an appropriate liturgical observance for this day.” (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 373)
A Brief Synopsis of Pope John Paul II’s 1995 Pro-life encyclical "The Gospel of Life", Evangelium Vitae:
“…A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise up throughout the world. Through special initiatives and in daily prayer, may an impassioned plea rise to God, the Creator and lover of life, from every Christian community, from every group and association, from every family and from the heart of every believer…. Let us therefore discover anew the humility and the courage to pray and fast so that power from on high will break down the walls of lies and deceit: the walls which conceal from the sight of so many of our brothers and sisters the evil of practices and laws which are hostile to life....”
John Paul II "Gospel of Life" - Abbreviated Version...
Rosary for Life - The Luminous Mysteries
During this week as we approach the day of the National Right to Life March, January 22, in Washington, DC, consider praying these mysteries of the Rosary for Life. Pope John Paul II has given us two great gifts: the Mysteries of Light as part of the Holy Rosary, and the Gospel of Life in his great encyclical Evangelium Vitae. The following meditations on the Mysteries of Light are offered as a prayer for all life, from conception to natural death.
Rosary for Life: The Luminous Mysteries...
What has Our Lady of Emmitsburg said on this great feast for life?
“You cannot love and choose to kill. It is impossible! For no matter what fallacy or lack of reality that you hide behind, the Truth is the Truth; and people who so conveniently pass by and flippantly remark about ‘free choice’ will have to deal with the circumstances that God gives to them. And what choice will that be when God enlightens the soul, and each soul sees the death they caused?....” (OLOE Private 01-22-09)
Our Lady of Emmitsburg January 22, 2009...
