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.

Monday, September 28, 2020

40 Days For Life: DAY 6: Still pregnant after the abortion

Mondays are good during 40 Days for Life!

Every Monday, we'll update you on the number of confirmed babies saved from abortion by God's response to YOUR prayers...

...and after just five days of peaceful vigil, we already know of 43 babies spared!

Abortion only succeeds when it takes the life of an innocent child.

In Bogotá, Colombia, a woman thought she had an abortion. But when she continued to experience symptoms of pregnancy, she returned to the abortion facility.

An abortion worker told the expectant mother that the baby was still there, and she needed a second abortion!

"No," the woman replied. "Let me go for a walk to think about this."

As the mom walked around the abortion center, she encountered 40 Days for Life volunteers and began a conversation.

"After two hours of talking, the woman said 'yes' to life!" reported Pamela, the coordinator of 40 Days for Life in Colombia.

College Park, Maryland

A married couple in College Park went for an abortion at one of the dumpiest abortion facilities in the United States. Vigil participants believed the couple opted against abortion...

...and confirmed that a life had been saved when the husband returned alone to get a refund.

When asked whether the abortion facility returned his payment, the man simply held up his receipt, confirming that he got his money back!

Fargo, North Dakoka

The campaign in Fargo just celebrated its 101st saved baby since 40 Days for Life started in 2007.

An abortion-bound mother exited the only abortion facility in North Dakota and told volunteers she changed her mind. A sidewalk counselor encouraged the mom, comforted her, and reinforced the couple's decision to choose life.

"It was a great relief and an answer to prayer as we watched them drive away!" said Colleen, the local leader.

Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the well. Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

—Ecclesiastes 12:6-7

O God, we too often try to live in ways that ignore our coming death. We forget that our days are numbered by You, that at the end of our days your judgment awaits, that You are the Lord of our destiny. Help us to repent daily, and then to live each day in joyful obedience. Lead us to live in the light and promise of eternity. Prepare us to live fully and sacrificially.

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If you haven't been able to join us yet, don't forget to look for the 40 Days for Life vigil nearest you:

40daysforlife.com/location

For life,

Shawn Carney
President/CEO, 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.”