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IsaiahSpirit
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October 3
"You are the light of the world" (Matthew 5:14).Reflection: In elections, each of us has but one vote. Yet we can all influence thousands of votes. And we should start with the people who need the least amount of urging – those who already agree with us on the key issues of the day, and who would probably support the candidates we support. Let’s reach for the “low-hanging fruit,” thereby getting more results for the energy we expend.
Prayer: Lord, let me not miss the opportunities you give me to mobilize your people to do good! Amen.
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October 4
"My brothers, birds, you should praise your Creator very much and always love him; he gave you feathers to clothe you, wings so that you can fly, and whatever else was necessary for you; though you neither sow nor reap, he nevertheless protects and governs you without any solicitude on your part" – St. Francis of Assisi.Reflection: St. Francis was inspired to preach even to the birds about God’s care. He understood that if such a message is true for birds, it’s true for the tiniest human beings, those yet unborn. God loves them, and so must we.
Prayer: St. Francis, pray for us, that we may have reverence for all creation. Amen.
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IsaiahSpirit
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October 5
"As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us" (Psalm 103:12).
Reflection: Today is the Feast of St. Faustina, to whom Jesus revealed the wonders of divine mercy. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy was given to her especially because of the sin of abortion. God revealed to her that because of this evil, the world needs His mercy more than ever. He even permitted St. Faustina to suffer special pains, representing the pain of abortion.
Prayer: For the sake of his sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world! Amen!
"As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us" (Psalm 103:12).
Reflection: Today is the Feast of St. Faustina, to whom Jesus revealed the wonders of divine mercy. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy was given to her especially because of the sin of abortion. God revealed to her that because of this evil, the world needs His mercy more than ever. He even permitted St. Faustina to suffer special pains, representing the pain of abortion.
Prayer: For the sake of his sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world! Amen!
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IsaiahSpirit
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October 6
Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless – Isa 1:17Reflection: Some say, “I’m personally opposed to abortion, but can’t impose my views on others.” But laws don’t regulate “views,” they regulate behavior. Someone’s “view” may be that you should not be protected. But the law provides you that protection anyway. The unborn should enjoy the same protective benefit of the law, despite anyone’s “views.”
Prayer: Lord, help our nation to protect the unborn, despite the fact that some do not acknowledge their value. Amen.
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October 7
"Blessed is she who believed that what the Lord has said to her would be fulfilled." (Lk. 1:45)Reflection: The Rosary is a devotion strongly embraced by the pro-life movement. In the Hail Mary we praise a mother, and we worship the fruit of her womb. Our salvation began because a mother said yes to the life within her! In the rosary we also say, “Pray for us sinners.” We know that sin that is in the world, but we start by repenting of the sin within us. That is the best way to rebuild the Culture of Life.
Prayer: Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
source: Priest For Life, link on previous posts
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October 8
"Among important issues involving the dignity of human life … abortion necessarily plays a central role… its victims are the most vulnerable and defenseless … It is imperative that those who are called to serve the least among us give urgent attention and priority to this issue of justice. This focus and the Church’s commitment to a consistent ethic of life complement one another’ (US Bishops’ Pastoral Plan for Pro-life Activities, 2001).Reflection: Consistency does not mean all issues are of equal weight; it means all people are of equal value.
Prayer: Lord, give us the wisdom to meet the greatest needs with the greatest sense of urgency. Amen.
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October 9
"Doctors and nurses are also responsible, when they place at the service of death skills which were acquired for promoting life" (John Paul II, The Gospel of Life, n.59).Reflection: Pro-abortion politicians will often say to us, “Legislators should not be practicing medicine.” But we’re not asking them to practice medicine, but to prevent the abuse of medicine. Medicine is for the purpose of preserving life; abortion takes life. Surgery helps the body do what it is supposed to do; abortion stops the body from doing what it is supposed to do. There is no disease that abortion cures, and no proven medical benefit.
Prayer: Lord, may all doctors preserve life. Amen.
source: Priests For Life, link in previous posts
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IsaiahSpirit
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October 10
"You are at my side, with your rod and your staff that comfort me" (Psalm 23:4).Reflection: Some want “living wills” in order to make their wishes known regarding medical treatment. But the better solution is a health care proxy, that is, a person you appoint to speak for you if you cannot speak for yourself. Such a person can consult doctors and clergy when the actual circumstances arise. This eliminates the need to try to predict the future by making treatment decisions today for circumstances of a tomorrow nobody can foresee.
Prayer: Lord, you are already in our future; be our protection and comfort each day. Amen.
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October 11
"No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13).Reflection: Jesus Christ made the sacrifice of himself “through the eternal spirit” (Heb.9:14). It is in the Holy Spirit that we too have the power to love, which consists in giving ourselves away for the good of the other. Such is to be our response to the unborn and to all the vulnerable.
Prayer: Lord, may the world see us, your disciples, giving our very lives to other human beings. Seeing this love, may they discover and receive the Spirit who inspires it. Amen.
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October 12
"The Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you” (Jeremiah 1:7).Reflection: More and more youth are involved in the pro-life movement. They are motivated by the fact that they could have been aborted. As they speak up for the unborn, they are really speaking up for themselves. And we reaffirm that they are persons not because they are wanted, but because of the dignity they receive from their Creator, and therefore they are welcome.
Prayer: Lord, bless our youth, the survivors of abortion, and make them mighty witnesses for life. Amen.
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Vote Life…every time…
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Fatima, AMEN!
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Fatima, AMEN!
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October 13
"I looked, and there was a pale green horse. Its rider was named Death" (Revelation 6:8).Reflection: Our Lady of Fatima warned that without conversion, Russia would spread its errors throughout the world, leading to the annihilation of nations. That was in 1917. Three years later, Russia first legalized abortion – and that error has indeed spread worldwide and continues to annihilate some 50 million children a year. Will there be a chastisement of the world? It seems clear that there has already been one – and it’s called abortion.
Prayer: Lord, you have warned us of evils, and you have also promised salvation. Protect us, save us, and raise us up. Amen!
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October 14
"Whoever observes the whole Law but trips up on a single point is held guilty of breaking all of it" (James 2:10).Reflection: Suppose a political candidate said that although he personally opposed terrorism, he thought the terrorists had a right to do what they did. What kind of support do you think this candidate would have? Would voters say, “I disagree with you about the terrorists, but what is your economic policy?” Certain positions of candidates are so clearly contrary to the good of the nation that the candidate’s other positions, although good, do not matter.
Prayer: Spirit of Wisdom, fill your people, their candidates, and their leaders. Amen.
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October 15
"The failure to protect and defend life in its most vulnerable stages renders suspect any claims to the ‘rightness’ of positions in other matters …" (US Bishops, Living the Gospel of Life, n.23).Reflection: Why do the bishops say that when public servants disregard the right to life, their stand for other human rights is “suspect?” The reason is that the right to be safe, free, educated, and economically secure, cannot be human rights if life itself isn’t a human right. To make one’s humanity negotiable means that other rights that flow from one’s humanity are negotiable, too.
Prayer: Lord, make the humanity and rights of all your people secure. Amen.
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October 16
"But when her baby is born, she no longer recalls the suffering, because of her joy that she has brought a child into the world" (John 16:21).Reflection: St. Gerard Majella (18th c.) is the patron saint of pregnant mothers, of childbirth, and of unborn children. In many countries, mothers will devoutly keep a St. Gerard medal with them throughout their pregnancy and delivery. Thousands of children have been named after St. Gerard by parents who are convinced that it was his intercession that helped them to have healthy children.
Prayer: St. Gerard, intercede for mothers who are having difficulties in pregnancy and childbirth, and show us how to help them. Amen.
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October 17
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." (Matthew 28:18).Reflection: What if a church said that as part of its worship service it would sacrifice a little child on the altar? Certainly the State would step in to stop that, and few people would regard that as an infringement of the separation of Church and State. Neither is it an infringement when the Church tells the state it cannot authorize the killing of children by abortion.
Prayer: O God, you are Lord of both Church and State. Grant that neither infringe upon the human rights of your people. Amen.
source: link in previous posts to Pro-Life Reflections For Every Day
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October 18
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. (Proverbs 30:8).Reflection: The ministry of Jesus shows a preferential option for the poor and weak, and the Church therefore inherits this as her own priority. The work of peace, justice, and life gives preference to the weakest, those whom society has marginalized, and those who cannot defend themselves. These ministries are, essentially, a voice to the voiceless – whether those voiceless are oppressed nations, the poor, the terminally ill, or the unborn.
Prayer: Thank you for the voice you give me, Lord. May I use it for those who have none. Amen.
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October 19
"Whatever you did for one of the least of these brethren of mine, you did for me" (Matthew 25:40).Reflection: Christ is the one in prison and on the sickbed, who either gets a visit from us or is ignored; Christi is the one who is hungry and thirsty, who is the immigrant and the one on death row. And Christ is the child who is in the womb, in danger of the abortionist’s knife.
Prayer: Lord, sharpen our vision. Let us truly see you and feel your presence in each and every human person. May that presence spur us on to generous service. Amen.
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October 20
"How is it still possible to speak of the dignity of every human person when the killing of the weakest and most innocent is permitted? In the name of what justice is the most unjust of discrimination practiced: some individuals are held to be deserving of defense and others are denied that dignity? When this happens, the process leading to the breakdown of a genuinely human co-existence and the disintegration of the State itself has already begun" (John Paul II, The Gospel of Life, n.20).Reflection: Abortion is not just an “issue.” It deteriorates the very foundations of civilization.
Prayer: Preserve our society, Lord, by freeing it from legal abortion. Amen.
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