DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

From 40 Days For Life: DAY 1: Prepare your hearts

The biggest 40 Days for Life campaign yet is finally here ...

… and we need YOU to step forward in faith to pray and fast for an end to abortion!

40 Days for Life begins TODAY -- and continues through November 5 -- in more than 375 locations across the United States and 24 other countries ... including multiple locations in nations such as Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Mexico, Romania and the United Kingdom!

It's important to prepare your heart for the campaign -- this is, after all, a spiritual battle we are entering -- so that's the topic of this week 's edition of the 40 Days for Life podcast:

https://40daysforlife.com/2017/09/26/podcast-88/

It is because of your prayers that God has provided so many blessings -- with 13,305 lives that have been saved from abortion ... 154 abortion workers who've experienced conversions and left their jobs ... and 90 abortion centers that have closed forever after 40 Days for Life vigils outside their doors.

Greenland, New Hampshire

We're used to seeing pictures of snow at the 40 Days for Life vigil in Greenland. But Jackie in Greenland says this campaign kicked off "on a sweltering, humid sunny day with temperatures rising to unseasonable upper 80s."

So … folks gravitated towards "the bit of shade we could find."

The rally focused on assistance available to women in unplanned pregnancies -- "many options available free of charge in our local pregnancy resource centers," Jackie said.

"We added the abortion pill reversal hotline to our list of resources," she said, and an upcoming post-abortion healing retreat was highlighted.

"The majority of cars passing buy gave positive waves and thumbs up signs," Jackie added, "which is always encouraging!"

Colorado Springs, Colorado

"We are off to a good start!" said Michele in Colorado Springs, which is beginning its 18th 40 Days for Life campaign.

"At our kickoff, we were in competition with a cement mixer that was pouring a new sidewalk," she said. "We had a bullhorn, so we prevailed over the noise."

On the way home, one rally participant saw a pregnant woman with a sign asking for help. The volunteer told the woman about the local pregnancy center and other forms of assistance that are available locally.

"It is a reminder to be aware at all times of people who are in need of help," Michele said. "Perhaps the best help isn 't giving them money, but leading them to a place in the community where they can receive ongoing support."

Blow the trumpet in Zion! Proclaim a fast, call an assembly. Gather the people, notify the congregation. Assemble the elders; gather the children and the infants at the breast … Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep and say, "Spare, O Lord, your people."

—Joel 2:15-17

Lord, we ask for the strength, courage, wisdom, determination and stamina to carry out this mission according to Your will. Guide us, we pray, as we go forth and proclaim Your truth.

See today's full devotional

https://40daysforlife.com/browse-campaigns/

For life,

Shawn Carney

President, 40 Days for Life

40 Days for Life 4112 E 29th St. Bryan, Texas 77802 United States (888) LIFE-316

LIFE IS SACRED

An example of the traditional magisterial teaching which indicates that it is never morally licit to intentionally kill a child through abortion in order to “save the life of its mother” comes from the teaching of Pope Pius XII:

“Every human being, even the infant in the mother's womb, has the right to life immediately from God, not from the parent or any human society or authority. Therefore, there is no man, no human authority, no science, no medical, eugenic, social, economic or moral ‘indication’ that can show or give valid juridical title for direct deliberate disposition concerning an innocent human life-which is to say, a disposition that aims at its destruction either as an end in itself or as the means of attaining another end that is perhaps in no way illicit itself. Thus, for example, to save the life of the mother is a most noble end, but the direct killing of the child as a means to this end is not licit.”