A 'prayer chain,' for 'Pro-Life Reflections for Every Day'

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October 21​

"Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day…" (Order of the Mass)
Reflection: Peace is a fragile gift, and a key characteristic of the culture of life. We pray for peace in the midst of every Eucharist, and we work to remove the obstacles to receiving peace. The Lord declared that the peacemakers are blessed. Reverence for life opens the way to peace; truth and justice provide its foundation; relationships of mutual love preserve it.
Prayer: Grant us peace, Lord, as well as the courage to defend life. May government leaders and their citizens rejoice in your peace.
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A prayer from the bottom of my heart that all people will value life…
As the mother of a adopted infant (now teenager), I feel blessed that my child was given the gift of life! For 17 years my husband and I have the recipients of this great joy called parenthood.

Prayers to all the unborn… that the women/girls carrying them will choose to bring them into this world.
 

October 22​

"The common outcry, which is justly made on behalf of human rights – for example, the right to health, to home, to work, to family, to culture – is false and illusory if the right to life , the most basic and fundamental right and the condition of all other personal rights, is not defended with maximum determination (John Paul II, Christifideles Laici, 1988).
Reflection: It is an illusion to support human rights and also support abortion. When the state fails to protect the right to life, it has destroyed its reason to protect any rights.
Prayer: Make us consistent, Lord, in advocating for all the rights of your people. Amen.
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October 23​

"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" (1 Corinthians 15:55).
Reflection: A woman who saw the photos of aborted babies on the Priests for Life website wrote to us, “I had once strongly believed in pro-choice, but after reviewing this website, I am all for Pro-Life. I just recently found out that I am 5wks pregnant… I can not imagine me doing this to my baby.”
Prayer: You continue to dispel the myths, O Lord, that allow violence to continue. You take away victory from death. Make us courageous vehicles of your truth. Amen.
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October 24​

"‘Come now, let us reason together,’ says the Lord. ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool’" (Isaiah 1:18).
Reflection: A woman wrote, “After the abortion, I felt dirty, ashamed, like a low ant below all else. I felt betrayed, like a betrayer. Something which took such little time left a permanent scar. I sat in the rain the rest of the day, occasionally walking, crying, and not knowing why I really had the abortion.”
Prayer: Come, God of hope; lift up all burdened by their abortion. Make them whole again. Amen.
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October 25​

"Every man has the obligation to vote, because by voting he can determine … who will make tomorrow’s laws either to be unjust and perverse, or to promote human values. . . God Himself asks that every Christian, make his contribution by voting". (Bishop Karl Romer, Secretary, Pontifical Council for the Family, The Vatican).
Reflection: Everything we can say about the tremendous moral responsibility of those who craft legislation and put it into effect really reflects the moral responsibility of those who put them in those positions in the first place – the voters.
Prayer: Lord, may we use wisely the freedom to elect our lawmakers. Amen.
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October 26​

"Faithful Christians have a duty to participate in society … by voting so that they may advance the common good. And this duty must be taken seriously by Christians" (Bishop Elio Sgreccia, Vice-President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, The Vatican).
Reflection: The Lord does not save us in isolation, but in community, and commands us to seek the good of the community in which we live. Participation in the processes of civic society simply reflects the solidarity God calls us to have with others, rooted in the call to justice, love, and service.
Prayer: Father, you bring your people together. Help me respond by full participation in civic life. Amen.
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October 27​

"Let us never grow weary in doing what is right" (Galatians 6:9).
Reflection: Sometimes the moral obligation to vote is stronger than at other times. This is especially true when pro-life people can elect, in a close race, someone who will protect the unborn, and remove from office someone who won’t. The tighter the race, the more each person’s vote matters. Among candidates who have a strong enough base to win, we have a moral obligation to vote in such a way that will do the most to advance the culture of life.
Prayer: Lord, let me not miss the opportunity to advance what is good and right. Amen.
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October 28​

"We get the public officials we deserve. Their virtue – or lack thereof – is a judgment not only on them, but on us" (US Bishops, Living the Gospel of Life, 34).
Reflection: This powerful statement points to our responsibility to elect pro-life candidates and keep pro-abortion candidates out of office. They cannot get into office, of course, without a sufficient number of people voting for them. Voters need to ask, If a politician can’t respect the life of a little baby, how is he supposed to respect mine?
Prayer: Lord, raise up in our nation wise and virtuous voters, that we may have godly leaders. Amen.
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October 29​

"We urge our fellow citizens to see beyond party politics, to analyze campaign rhetoric critically, and to choose their political leaders according to principle, not party affiliation or mere self-interest" (US Bishops, Living the Gospel of Life, 34).
Reflection: Politics, though messy, is an opportunity to shape society according to moral principles. The first requirement of a public servant is to be able to tell the difference between serving the public and killing the public. The inability to discern that attacks on life like abortion and euthanasia are evil should disqualify a candidate.
Prayer: Lord, shine through the eclipse of conscience that afflicts many public officials, and give them wisdom. Amen.
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pollylodges said:
Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen.
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October 30​

"We encourage all citizens … to embrace their citizenship not merely as a duty and privilege, but as an opportunity meaningfully to participate in building the culture of life " (US Bishops, Living the Gospel of Life, 34).
Reflection: Voting is a moral obligation. In a representative form of government, the obligations Scripture places on kings and rulers belong to the voters. The obligation to advance the culture of life by one’s vote springs from one’s obligation to the good of the nation, and to the well-being of all the other citizens who live in it.
Prayer: Lord, give us a deep commitment to participate in the political process. Amen.
source: http://www.priestsforlife.org/pro-life-reflections/
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October 31​

"Every voice matters in the public forum. Every vote counts. Every act of responsible citizenship is an exercise of significant individual power. We must exercise that power in ways that defend human life, especially those of God’s children who are unborn, disabled or otherwise vulnerable" (US Bishops, Living the Gospel of Life, 34).
Reflection: The Presidential race of 2000 was decided by fewer votes than are present in most parishes on a Sunday morning. Many other races are decided by literally a handful of votes, and sometimes by a single vote. Citizens easily underestimate the power of their vote.
Prayer: Lord, may I never fail to exercise my vote! Amen.
source: Abortion - Pro Life - By Fr. Frank Pavone - Pro-Life Reflections for Everyday
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Hail Mary
Full of grace
The Lord is with Thee.
Blessed art Thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb,
Jesus
Holy Mary
Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,
Now and at the hour of death, Amen
 

November 1​

"Love the Lord, all his saints" (Psalm 31:24).
Reflection: Many of the saints we honor today were martyrs.
But what is the difference between martyrdom and suicide?
It is the difference between giving and taking.
In suicide, one takes his own life, pretending to be the master of it.
In martyrdom, one realizes that only God is master of his life, and therefore that he cannot hold on to that life at the cost of betraying God. Martyrdom is the very opposite of suicide.
Prayer: Lord, as we honor your saints, grant that we may build a world that acknowledges you alone as the Master of life and death. Amen.
source: Abortion - Pro Life - By Fr. Frank Pavone - Pro-Life Reflections for Everyday
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November 2​

"O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, both now and forevermore" (Psalm 131:3).
Reflection: The month of November is dedicated in a particular way to praying for the dead. This includes children who died before birth. These children did not have the opportunity to be baptized; the Church teaches, however, that we can hope for their salvation, and that we can entrust them with confidence to the mercy of God.
Prayer: Lord, you love these aborted children even more than we do, and you provide in mysterious ways for them to take hold of eternal life in Christ. We entrust them to you and we pray that the killing may stop. Amen.
source: Abortion - Pro Life - By Fr. Frank Pavone - Pro-Life Reflections for Everyday
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November 3​

"The Holy Father speaks of the protection of life as the fundamental realization and respect for human rights. Without that realization, without that respect for the right to life, no other discussion of human rights can continue" (Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, The Vatican).
Reflection: Talk is cheap, and often it’s worse than that. The very thing which we support in speech, we sometimes destroy by our actions. So it is with those who fail to protect the unborn. That failure contradicts everything else they say about human rights.
Prayer: Father, fill all nations with respect for life, the foundation of all rights. Amen.
source: http://www.priestsforlife.org/pro-life-reflections/
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November 4​

"We are…sorrowful, yet we are always rejoicing" (2 Corinthians 6:8,10).
Reflection: Life is joyful, and defending life is a mission that should be carried out with joy. We seek to foster, in ourselves and others, a “joyful sorrow,” that is, a spirit that is always mourning because of its keen awareness of the ongoing, unseen destruction of human life, and at the same time, is always serene and rejoicing that death has been conquered by Jesus Christ, who is Risen and is with us at all times
Prayer: Father, give us sorrow over the evils in the world, and joy as we fight them in union with you. Amen.
source: Abortion - Pro Life - By Fr. Frank Pavone - Pro-Life Reflections for Everyday
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November 5​

"There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers" (Proverbs 6:16-19).
Reflection: Legalized abortion worldwide has obliterated so many people that it is the equivalent of having China as the only nation left, with all the rest of the world’s population gone. The damage done already surpasses that of a nuclear war.
Prayer: Lord, may all share your hatred of evil and love for humanity. Amen.
source: Abortion - Pro Life - By Fr. Frank Pavone - Pro-Life Reflections for Everyday
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November 6​

"Social injustices stood in tension to the high ideals the Founders articulated" (Living the Gospel of Life, 14).
Reflection: The founding fathers of our nation were religious men, many of whom studied in seminaries and Bible schools. They spoke openly of Jesus, even in official government meetings. They did not see religion as an aspect of life that one could freely ignore. For decades now, our courts have been removing religion and morality from public life, and we see the price we have paid in tens of millions of aborted children.
Prayer: Bless our nation, Lord, that it may always acknowledge you publicly as the foundation of our rights and freedom. Amen.
source: http://www.priestsforlife.org/pro-life-reflections/
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November 7​

"To claim the right to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia, and to recognize that right in law, means to attribute to human freedom a perverse and evil significance: that of an absolute power over others and against others . This is the death of true freedom: “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin” ( Jn 8:34)" (John Paul II, The Gospel of Life, n.20).
Reflection: Freedom has a meaning and a consistency; it never destroys in others what it claims for itself. So much oppression masquerades as “freedom of choice.”
Prayer: Lord, only in you and in your Word do we discover the power of freedom. Amen.
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