Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
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"....A familiarity without community, a familiarity without Bread, a familiarity without the Church, without the people, without the Sacraments is dangerous. It could become — let’s say –a gnostic familiarity, a familiarity only for myself, detached from the people of God. The Apostles’ familiarity with the Lord was always that of community, it was always at table, sign of community; it was always with the Sacrament, with the Bread.... "
(Pope Francis, 4/17/20)
- "Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body is practically synonymous with the Church’s teaching on chastity nowadays, but the theological meaning of our bodies is incomplete without an understanding of God’s image written on the human spirit. After all, if not for that image our bodies don’t function much differently than those of other mammals.... An even more transcendent understanding of sex would be to see it as a means to deeper holiness" (Catholic Stand, 4/17/20).
- A Virus More Deadly Than Corona Has Burrowed into The Brains of Americans (MARRI Research, 4/16/20)
- As family structures change in U.S., a growing share of Americans say it makes no difference (Pew Research Center, 4/10/20)
- As per the Catholic News Agency (4/16/20), "More than 150 members of Congress have written to the Food and Drug Administration in support of continued regulation of chemical abortions. The legislators wrote to the FDA Tuesday, in response to calls to expand access to at-home abortions during the pandemic. The letter, sent April 14 to FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn, M.D., was signed by 121 members of the House and 38 senators." Senator Bob Casey, Jr., Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, and Senator Pat Toomey ALL FAILED TO SIGN THIS PRO LIFE LETTER.
- Poor Christian Pakistani couple languishes on death row for blasphemy [sic] And their lawyer says that there are many others (Mercatornet, 4/16/20)
- As per Commissioner Anurima Bhargava, “As COVID-19 continues to spread, vulnerable communities within Pakistan are fighting hunger and to keep their families safe and healthy. Food aid must not be denied because of one’s faith. We urge the Pakistani government to ensure that food aid from distributing organizations is shared equally with Hindus, Christians, and other religions minorities” (USCIRF, 4/10/20).
- Six Children, Pregnant Mother among Nine Christians Killed in Herdsmen Attack in Nigeria (Morningstar News, 4/16/20)
- A militant group you may not know kills hundreds of Christians every year (TheHill, 2/16/20)
- The world is ignoring a demographic holocaust in Xinjiang [.] The Chinese Communist Party has decided to crush the Muslim Uyghurs with ferocious campaigns of mass sterilization and forced abortions (Mercatornet, 4/16/20)
- Why Abuse Is More Likely With Polyamory Like Woman With 4 Boyfriends (The Federalist, 4/15/2020)
- Don't believe the lie that vaccines must use aborted baby cells. Choose pro life alternatives!
A Coronavirus Vaccine Containing Aborted Baby Cells? Yes. (American Life League, 4/14/20)
- Another Pharmaceutical Company - Johnson and Johnson Using Aborted Fetal Cells to Develop Covid-19 Vaccine (Children of God for Life, 3/31/20)
- Much-hyped ModernamRNA-1273 Covid-19 Vaccine Uses Aborted Fetal Cells – Sanofi Pasteur’s Version Does Not (Children of God for Life, 3/25/20)
- "We have posted a couple updates from COG for Life, which focuses on vaccines derive from aborted fetal cells, on the PFLI main page, scroll down on the left menu bar to
FAQs/Coronavirus COVID-19 Resources" (PFLI email, 4/8/20)
- "It seems tone-deaf to be attacking our religious conviction about marriage at the very moment thousands of New Yorkers are fighting for their lives and dozens of Samaritan’s Purse workers are placing their lives at risk to provide critical medical care....In a country that cherishes freedom of speech and religion we don’t object to opposition or criticism of our beliefs as a Christian organization. What we do object to is being harassed into diverting precious resources of time and energy and personnel away from serving COVID-19 patients in New York City in order to respond to demands for documents and other information from eight Democratic members of Congress, the Human Rights Commission and the Reclaim Pride Coalition—all while the death toll in New York continues to climb. If any of these groups had funded and erected their own emergency field hospitals to serve COVID-19 patients in Central Park, we would join what we believe would be most New Yorkers—and Americans—in applauding and praying for them, not harassing them" (Franklin Graham, 4/14/2020).
- USCIRF Urges Governments to Release Religious Prisoners of Conscience in COVID-19 Response (4/10/20)
- Even in a Pandemic, No One Should Have to Die Alone (Wall Street Journal, 4/10/20)
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among 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 our death.
Amen.
- STRIKE DOWN the "Abortion on Demand Act" [aka, the deceptively named “Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019”] (Susan B Anthony List)
- URGE Pres. Trump: Enforce EXISTING Obscenity Laws (America Needs Fatima)
- Support the Heartbeat Bill, HR 3985 (cf, LifeSite)
- Give feedback to Senate on Born-Alive Survivors' Protection and Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act votes (Human Life Action)
- Support the Life at Conception Act
- Support the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (cf, USCCB)
- Support S. 2590/HR 4934 The Dignity for Aborted Children Act (Human Life Action)
- Oppose the Misnamed Equality Act (Human Life Action)
- Opppose the Misnamed International Violence Against Women Act (cf, C-Fam)
- Oppose the Misnamed Do No Harm Act (cf, American Life League)
- Oppose HJ Res 79, as it is "intended to insert language into the U.S. Constitution that could invalidate any limits whatsoever on abortion, including late abortions, and require government funding of abortion" (cf, NRLC)
- "Reach out to your Senators and ask them to oppose the ERA[HJ Res 79]" (Family Policy Alliance 2/15/20 email).
- Oppose the Misleadingly Named Medicare for All Act (cf., Politico)
- Urge the President and Congress to Maintain the Refugee Resettlement Program (Pa Catholic Conference)
- Support S. 874, the Dream Act of 2019 (USCCB Justice for Immigrants)
- Support S. 2394/HR2529, the New START Nuclear Weapons Treaty (USCCB)
- NO to "the Shaheen amendment...[in] the Senate’s State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS) appropriations bill" (Human Life Action).
(Pa Catholic Conference Legislative Review and Voter Voice)
- Act Now: Wolf's Budget Sends Taxdollars to Planned Parenthood (Pa Family Council)
- Support the Telemedicine Bill (SB 857) as passed by the Pa House (Pa Catholic Conf)
- Support the Perinatal Hospice Care Act (Pa Catholic Conference)
- Support the "Buyer Beware Act" (SB 60) to fight human trafficking (Pa Catholic Conference)
- Support the Fetal Remains Bill, HB 1890 (Pa Catholic Conference)
- Support the "Heartbeat" Bill (Pa Catholic Conference)
- Support the Down Syndrome Protection Act (Pa Catholic Conference)
- Please ask the governor, Pa Senate and Pa Assembly for a religious exemption for adoptions (Pa Catholic Conference) (See also the Pa Family Council link.)
- Call for Funding Increase for Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) (Pa Catholic Conference)
- Please ask Governor Wolf to SIGN House Bill 800 on the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) (Pa Catholic Conference)
- Support school choice in the Harrisburg School district (Pa Catholic Conference), and ask for co-sponsorship of Speaker Turzai's bill (Pa Catholic Conference)
- Oppose SB 614, SB 224, and HB 1404 (Pa Family Institute).
Pa ProLife Federation petition
- Support the NJ Pain Capable Unborn child Protection Act, A 1686/ S537 (http://protectviablebabies.com/take-action/)
- "Legislation (S2173/A3818) to remove a religious exemption and mandate immunizations for children....this legislation undermines parental rights and should be vigorously opposed" (NJRTL email, 1/10/20).
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