Thursday, January 19, 2012

Pray for Life

The Catholic bishops of the United States have designated January 22 as a special day of prayer and penance in reparation for the massive killing that has resulted from the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision (handed down January 22, 1973) which permitted abortion throughout pregnancy.

In the U.S. approximately 50million babies have been aborted since 1973.  In China 400 million babies have been aborted since the implementation of the "One Child Policy", and the government is proud to announce this recently as contributing to population control. 

Pray a three day novena starting Friday to end abortion in the world. 
God and Father of Life,
You have created every human person,
And have opened the way for each to have eternal life.

We live in the shadow of death.
Tens of millions of your children have been killed
because of the Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion.

Father, have mercy on us.
Heal our land
And accept our offering of prayer and penance.
In your love for us,
Turn back the scourge of abortion.


May each of us exult in hearts full of hope
And hands full of mercy
And work together to build a culture of life.

We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Did you know that all of the families of the world could be placed in the state of Texas with a adequate home and yard for their family.  That's right, the 6 billion people in the world would fit in the state of Texas. 

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