Respect Life Committee

This ministry strives to make parishioners more aware of pro-life issues and to work for pro-life causes. The committee shares the Church’s pro-life teachings through prayer, education, and pastoral services to those in need. We also seek to keep our parishioners informed about respect-life issues at the local, state, and national/international levels. This ministry also seeks to involve parishioners in the LifeChain event which takes place every October.

Praying for an end to Abortion:

The 40 Days for Life efforts have resulted in the follows:

Praying and fasting are part of the Catholic Tradition. The most viewed miracle in the history of Christianity was at Fatima in 1917.  Our Lady of Fatima (Our Blessed Mother) asks for all Catholics to do the following:

• Amend our lives and ask for pardon for our sins
• Pray the Rosary daily
• Make sacrifices for sinners
• Complete the “Five First Saturday Devotions”
• Wear the Brown Scapular