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.

Friday, February 16, 2024

40 Days For Life: DAY 3: 5 Steps to Make or Break Your Lent

Lent is designed to rejuvenate our relationship with God...

...but it doesn't always work that way. Sometimes Lent is a time of frustration and spiritual dryness.

On this week's episode of The 40 Days for Life Podcast, we suggest 5 resolutions to keep your Lent on track--and pitfalls to watch for to avoid screwing them up:

Watch or listen by clicking the image or visiting:

40daysforlife.com/5-lenten-resolutions

We cover:

How fasting from food draws us nearer to God...and how non-traditional fasts can enhance our prayer life;
What doesn't count as a fast--but you should do it anyway;
How to enhance your fasting so it benefits others too;
The bad habits that can waste your entire Lent;
and more!

Tune in to learn how to make the most of this Lent...and then use that confidence to sign up to pray at your closest 40 Days for Life vigil:

40daysforlife.com/location

Fort Myers, Florida

Former Planned Parenthood manager and current 40 Days for Life outreach director Ramona Trevino continued her tour of South Florida campaigns in Fort Myers, where she addressed a group that included some first-time vigil participants...

...and some pro-lifers from out of town! Dolly, who helps lead 40 Days for Life vigils in Buffalo, New York, was in town and joined the rally with her husband.

After the rally, participants headed to Planned Parenthood to pray.

The unity of the Body of Christ was on full display as Spanish-speaking pro-lifers who attended Ramona's talk at the kickoff rally in Sarasota a couple nights earlier also came to Fort Myers. Their presence made it a bilingual rally as prayers alternated between English and Spanish.

"Connections were made between the Spanish-speaking families and our leader, Maureen, who is excited about the new support and help with filling more vigil hours," Ramona reported.

Hempstead, New York

More than 80 pro-lifers made a procession to Planned Parenthood to open the Lenten 40 Days for Life vigil.

Hempstead leader Michael described the procession as "powerful" and exhorted volunteers to visit 40daysforlife.com and commit to at least one hour a week at the vigil.

"This will encourage other prayer warriors to join you," Michael added.

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John. … He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb, and he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God."

--Luke 1:13, 15-16

Our Father in heaven, we pray in a special way for all those who struggle with infertility. We ask you to give them peace in their suffering, strength in their perseverance, and healing in body and soul.

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.”