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 30, 2020

40 Days For Life: DAY 8: Why they hate her

In a year filled with tension, it seems that the judicial version of Mother Teresa has been nominated to the Supreme Court.

Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a universally respected jurist, accomplished legal scholar, committed Christian known for her kindness, and mother of seven children (two of whom she adopted from Haiti).

But the abortion industry doesn't celebrate feminism; it celebrates abortion. It is their sacrament, and, therefore, they're already waging war on Amy Barrett and her family.

On this week's episode of The 40 Days for Life Podcast, 40 Days for Life General Counsel Matt Britton joins us to discuss:

The outrageous attack abortion supporters have already leveled against Judge Barrett
The Harvard law professor who disagrees with Judge Barrett on everything--and still says she deserves to be confirmed
What her confirmation would mean for Roe v. Wade

Listen in by visiting:

40daysforlife.com/meet-acb

Boulder, Colorado

The Boulder team holds vigil in front of one of the most notorious third-trimester abortion facilities in the country.

40 Days for Life participants there honored the memory of children lost to abortion by visiting the Memorial Wall for the Unborn--the final resting place for 5,500 babies who lost their lives to abortion.

Archbishop Samuel Aquila visited the vigil site and told prayer warriors that their presence brings him great hope. "We know that there are women who have previously worked in centers like this...who have had strong conversions,” he said.

Orange, California

Fr. Alan led a candlelight vigil in front of the massive Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Orange.

While praying for an end to abortion, he also shared his vision that every baby lost to abortion is "prayed for, loved, and not forgotten."

Local leader Kristina said Fr. Alan is an inspiration. "The love he has for the precious little ones touches the hearts of all who attend the Masses, prayers and vigils he leads."

Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So, too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.

—Luke 10:30-34

Father, we are moved by the lesson of the Good Samaritan, who allowed compassion to influence him more than fear. Give us the same heart. Grant that we may never count the cost of standing up and speaking out for the unborn.

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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.”