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.

Sunday, September 30, 2018

From 40 Days For Life: DAY 5: Fasting vs. Bacon

I love food--pretty much every kind.

The premise of a 40 Days for Life campaign is simple: 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion.

But as easy as that sounds, prayer and fasting can be easier said than done.

After all, how do you pray for an entire hour? And what's the point of fasting anyway? To answer those questions, we've released two episodes of the 40 Days for Life Podcast that will help draw you into prayer and deepen your spiritual life on the sidewalk this campaign:

Listen...and then share these podcast episodes on social media...

...and speaking of social media, the 40 Days for Life campaign is a GREAT time to get breaking news about saved babies, converted workers, and closed abortion facilities around the world by following 40 Days for Life on social media:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Sandie in Ann Arbor reported a beautiful fall day as more than 75 participants joined an Interfaith Jericho March (modeled after the march around Jericho described in Scripture) outside of Planned Parenthood. A Catholic priest and a Lutheran pastor led the group in prayer.

"Our speakers were INSPIRATIONAL as were our spiritual leaders," Sandie said. "Join us in praying for the most innocent among us, their moms and dads, and abortion workers."

The Ann Arbor campaign team has consistently achieved FULL vigil coverage, which has helped dramatically decrease the number of abortions performed in Washtenaw County since the city's first 40 Days for Life campaign in 2007.

Columbia, Missouri

The campaign in Columbia also held a Jericho March.

Abortion supporters from the "Guild of Silly Heathens" (yes--that's the name they chose) attempted to disrupt the event with a "parade of filth." It didn't go well.

The 15 prayer volunteers were just a fraction of those on hand--the rest were marching. Eventually, a dozen or so "Silly Heathens" arrived, but they cut short the stunt when neighbors "expressed their disapproval of the entire spectacle."

The King will answer and say to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.”

—Matthew 25:31-46

Gracious and merciful Father, we renew our dedication to defending the unborn and all whose right to life is compromised by our godless society’s selfish lack of concern. Free us from our own failures and sins so that we will be truly pro-life in every area of our lives.

See today's full devotional

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.”