Respect Life: The Unborn
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October 16, 2017The Unborn (Abortion & Adoption)
God loves each human life from the instant of his or her conception and entrusts this gift to the protection of a mother and father. Abortion ends the life of a child and offends God. It also deeply wounds the men and women involved.
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church
2270 Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life.
From Donum Vitae (5):
From the moment of conception, the life of every human being is to be respected in an absolute way because man is the only creature on earth that God has "wished for himself " (16) and the spiritual soul of each man is "immediately created" by God; (17) his whole being bears the image of the Creator. Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves "the creative action of God" (18) and it remains forever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end.(19) God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until its end: no one can, in any circumstance, claim for himself the right to destroy directly an innocent human being.
Prayer
Over 30 years ago a court decision was rendered which legalized abortion throughout the entire nine months of pregnancy. This decision, Roe v. Wade, is the reason over 1 million abortions have been committed in the U.S. each year
To help stop the anti-life push around the world, the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen encouraged the spiritual adoption of an unborn child. This is done by praying that the one particular but unknown child’s life be spared abortion and be allowed to continue to live.
To help accomplish this, it was recommended an individual say the following daily prayer for a period of nine months.
“Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of [baby’s name] the unborn baby that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion.”
- Prayer of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Adoption
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New Orleans provides adoption services.
Prayer for mothers who place their children for adoption:
Heavenly Father,
Bless all expectant mothers
who are placing their children for adoption
and who may also be young and afraid.
They love their children so much that
they are willing to place them with a loving family.
Bless too, all the women who already have shown
the sacrificial nature of a mother's love in making adoption plans
for their children.
Give them all your courage and your peace, through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
More prayers from the Novena to St. Joseph here.
Events
40 Days for Life Fall 2017 Campaign
The NOLA 40 Days for Life Fall 2017 Prayer Vigil is underway! There are still a number of days available to adopt… go to the website to sign up to be a peaceful presence for LIFE…
http://prolifelouisiana.org/40daysforlifenola
For more information about any 40 Days for Life local events, contact Debbie in the Respect Life Office at [email protected] or Shanon at Louisiana Right to Life at [email protected], or call the local campaign office at 504-835-6520
Learn more about 40 Days for Life here…
Wilson, veteran sidewalk counselor who is at Gen. Pershing most weekdays & now Saturdays is glad to help you get started…
Please contact him at 504-888-7881
Would you like to start a group in your parish to come out on Saturdays to either Gen. Pershing or Planned Parenthood? Contact the Respect Life Office to help you get started… [email protected]
October 19
The St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Sharing Program will sponsor a monthly Rosary for Life every 3rd Thursday of the month. This month it will be held Thursday October 21 at 6pm in their Memorial Garden for the Unborn at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 444 Metairie Rd, Metairie. For more information please contact Carol at [email protected].
Read more about this beautiful ministry here…
http://clarionherald.org/2017/10/05/st-francis-xavier-garden-hosts-monthly-rosary-for-life/
October 22
Compassionate Burial for Indigent Babies (CBIB) presents a gala at the historic Maison Lafitte with music, dancing, food, & drinks on Sunday October 22 from 6pm until 9pm at 402 Lafitte ST in Mandeville. Help support CBIB’s mission! For tickets or more information call Lise at 504-202-3111 or visit…November 5
The 40 Days for Life Closing Vigil will be held Sunday November 5 at 5:30pm at the Planned Parenthood site at 4636 S. Claiborne Avenue.
November 8
The monthly Respect Life Gathering with a focus on Adoption will be held on Thursday November 8 at 6pm at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church, 1900 Greenwood DR, LaPlace. Susan Scotton, mother of David Scotton, will present. Come join us… pray together ~ learn more about the issues ~ network!
Flyer is available here…
https://respectlife.arch-no.org/documents/2017/8/RLGatheringFlyerNovemberPDF.pdf
March for Life - January 19, 2018
Join the Respect Life Office at the March for Life in Washington DC!
- March for Life main website
- Email the Respect Life Office for help with flights/hotel
- March for Life Conference - January 18
Find more resources on caring for women facing difficulties of an unplanned pregnancy and for the unborn here: https://respectlife.arch-no.org/the-unborn-1
