A Day of Prayer and Penance for Life - January 22, 2010
National right to Life March-Day of Penance - Washington, DC
“In all diocese of the United States of America, January 22 shall be observed as a particular day of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion, and of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life. The Mass ‘For Peace and Justice’ should be celebrated with violet vestments as an appropriate liturgical observance for this day.” (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 373)
A Brief Synopsis of Pope John Paul II’s 1995 Pro-life encyclical "The Gospel of Life", Evangelium Vitae:
“…A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise up throughout the world. Through special initiatives and in daily prayer, may an impassioned plea rise to God, the Creator and lover of life, from every Christian community, from every group and association, from every family and from the heart of every believer…. Let us therefore discover anew the humility and the courage to pray and fast so that power from on high will break down the walls of lies and deceit: the walls which conceal from the sight of so many of our brothers and sisters the evil of practices and laws which are hostile to life....”
John Paul II "Gospel of Life" - Abbreviated Version...
Rosary for Life - The Luminous Mysteries
During this week as we approach the day of the National Right to Life March, January 22, in Washington, DC, consider praying these mysteries of the Rosary for Life. Pope John Paul II has given us two great gifts: the Mysteries of Light as part of the Holy Rosary, and the Gospel of Life in his great encyclical Evangelium Vitae. The following meditations on the Mysteries of Light are offered as a prayer for all life, from conception to natural death.
Rosary for Life: The Luminous Mysteries...
What has Our Lady of Emmitsburg said on this great feast for life?
“You cannot love and choose to kill. It is impossible! For no matter what fallacy or lack of reality that you hide behind, the Truth is the Truth; and people who so conveniently pass by and flippantly remark about ‘free choice’ will have to deal with the circumstances that God gives to them. And what choice will that be when God enlightens the soul, and each soul sees the death they caused?....” (OLOE Private 01-22-09)
Our Lady of Emmitsburg January 22, 2009...
The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul - January 25, 2010
St. Paul’s Conversion - by Pope Benedict XVI, Sept. 3, 2008:
“The dazzling radiance of the Risen Christ blinds him; thus what was his inner reality is also outwardly apparent, his blindness to the truth, to the light that is Christ….St. Paul was not transformed by a thought but by an event, by the irresistible presence of the Risen One whom subsequently he would never be able to doubt, so powerful had been the evidence of the event, of this encounter….” (General Audience, Pope Benedict XVI, September 3, 2008)
Benedict XVI General Autdience September 3, 2008...
What has Our Lady of Emmitsburg said on this great saint's feast day?
“Rejoice that you belong to God, and never let go of that treasure. Guard it well, and you will be called ‘chosen’. For your ‘fiat’ and unconditional surrendering will gain you the knowledge and the wisdom to live continuously in His Most Divine Will through His Grace.” (OLOE Private 01-25-06)
Our Lady of Emmitsburg January 25, 2006...
The Litany of St. Paul the Apostle...
Prayer to Save America
During these critical times in U.S. history as well as in salvation history, the Foundation will be including this prayer on all enewsletters.
O merciful God, we cry to Thee for pardon and for mercy.
We are an unbelieving and perverse generation.
We are disobedient, disloyal and ungrateful to Thee.
We have excluded Thee from our homes, our schools, our places of business.
We are no longer worthy to be called Thy children.
Merciful Father, spare America!
Forgive us!
Save us from the scourge we deserve.
Teach us Thy law, and move our wills to serve Thee today and everyday.
Merciful God, please spare America!
O Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Pray for us!
Pope Benedict XVI Prayer Intentions - January 2010
Join in praying daily for the January 2010 monthly intentions of our Holy Father:
General: That young people may learn to use modern means of social communication for their personal growth and to better prepare themselves to serve society.
Mission: That every believer in Christ may be conscious that unity among all Christians is a condition for more effective proclamation of the Gospel.
DAILY OFFERING PRAYER - O Jesus, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, and the reunion of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all Apostles of Prayer, and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month.