These pro-life advocates encourage a respect for the sacredness and dignity of life from conception to natural death.
Contact: Cindy at cindy@rvhouston.org
Join us anytime from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, October 29, 2021, for Adoration of the Eucharist, in order to pray for the conversion of minds and hearts, and for the moral and legal protection of all human beings, from conception to natural death.
If you can commit to pray for an hour, please sign up for a time slot by clicking the button below:
St. Clare's is covering 40 Days for Life on Friday, October 15 2021, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. We would love for you to come join us for any amount of time.
What is 40 Days for Life?
40 Days for Life is a peaceful prayer vigil outside Planned Parenthood at 4600 Gulf Freeway. We pray for an end to abortion, for the children, women, and men that enter. For the doctors, nurses, staff, and volunteers of Planned Parenthood, as well. You can pray a rosary, a chaplet, or whatever prayer you would like. All are welcome, men, women, teens, and children.
How do I sign up?
If you plan on coming, please sign up for a time slot at this link, or contact Diana at dlpombier@hotmail.com or 713-408-3092.
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As Catholics in the United States, we will soon mark our annual observance of October as Respect Life Month. It is a time to focus on God’s precious gift of human life and our responsibility to care for, protect, and defend the lives of our brothers and sisters.
This year’s theme, “Live the Gospel of Life,” was inspired by the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s encyclical The Gospel of Life. Pope John Paul’s masterfully articulated defense of the right to life for children in their mothers’ wombs, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and the marginalized is more relevant today than ever before.
This past November, the U.S. bishops reaffirmed that:
“the threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority because it directly attacks life itself, because it takes place within the sanctuary of the family, and because of the number of lives destroyed.”
While we noted not to “dismiss or ignore other serious threats to human life and dignity such as racism, the environmental crisis, poverty, and the death penalty,” we renewed our commitment to protect the most fundamental of all human rights – the right to live.
This past January, I shared with Pope Francis that the Bishops of the United States had been criticized by some for identifying the protection of the unborn as a pre-eminent priority. The Holy Father expressed his support for our efforts observing that if we fail to protect life, no other rights matter. Pope Francis also said that abortion is not primarily a Catholic or even a religious issue, it is first and foremost a human rights issue.
The Gospel of Life provides a blueprint for building a culture of life and civilization of love. The important work of transforming our culture begins by allowing the Gospel of Christ to touch and transform our own hearts and the decisions we make. May we strive to imitate Christ and follow in his footsteps, caring for the most vulnerable among us. Through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, may Our Lord grant us the grace to live courageously and faithfully his Gospel of life.
updated 9-13-2021/jwk