Here are a few glimpses from the closing ceremony of the 40 Days for Life - speeches, prayers and songs...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
40 Days For Life - A Few Photos)
A few more photos from our 40 days-long vigil for life:
Day 1 (September 28):
Day 24 (October 21):
Day 27 (October 24):
A camera phone may not be a perfect tool for taking quality pictures, but it's sure better than nothing at all :)
Day 1 (September 28):
Day 24 (October 21):
Day 27 (October 24):
A camera phone may not be a perfect tool for taking quality pictures, but it's sure better than nothing at all :)
Thursday, November 3, 2011
It is truly a blessing
Post by Cathy J
Hello everyone, I am passing this along as our 40 Days for Life prayer
vigil is coming to a close. There seems to be a protest in the making.
(Through an email), it looks like there will be protesters out this Sunday,
between 1:00 and 4:00 PM. This is our last day and it would be wonderful to see
some of our ladies out during this time! (or any time as well....) We would
love a large, peaceful, prayer presence during this time if possible. I
encourage you to come and say a rosary, or just sit in quiet prayer, and spend
some time praying for these babies and their mothers. If you have not yet come
out, and maybe feel a bit intimidated, maybe this is the time to try and see
what it is all about. It is truly a blessing to be able to sit and pray - I
feel such peace there, I cannot describe it in words. I was there this
afternoon for an hour and a half, and it seemed like I was only there for 10
minutes... and it is like that every time I go. I pray you all can experience
this as well.
We also are ending at 6:00 PM and there will be some cake and refreshments
at St. Patrick's directly afterwards.... I really hope to see some (if not
all?!) of you on Sunday, and if you cannot make it, please offer up some prayers
on your own.
For Jesus and life and many blessings to you all,
Cathy :)
Notes from Miramichi Right to life Chapter
Post by Gina Cote
Members of the miramichi Right to llife Chapter were priviledged to stand across the street, facing the George Dumont Hospital every Monday from 10:00am until 4:00pm. The experience is unique, one can say "a calling from Jesus" to defend life by being a visible means to reveal the Hospital that snuffed out the life of 200 babies through abortion this year. In spite of the numbing cold, rain and high winds I rather be there than enjoying the warmth of the sun, because the motive that moves us to do the 40 days of fast and prayer can make a difference in the evil abortion. This work warms my heart to spite the cold.day. Someone might say, Does it make a difference? If you heard the response from the Moncton public as I did you would see how much people do care as most were glad to see us praying. The Faith is alive+ I was priviledged to meet many wonderful people on the line wearing the different signs: I REGRET MY ABORTION or I GAVE MY BABY UP FOR ADOPTION or FAST AND PRAY TO END ABORTION, etc. Sometimes people who identified with these words stopped to talk. We remained silent most of the time but when a need for information was too great to be ignored a prayer card was handed out or giving them a smile was sufficiant. We do not know how many babies were saved during those 40 days but someone once said that when we die God will not ask us if we succeed, but only if we tried. By the grace of God I was involved and I am grateful. God Bless the people who inspired this work: Mario, Rosalie, Sister Cicile, Brenda are only a few that come to mind. There are others and without them we would not be successful. God Bless all of you.
Gina Cote
Members of the miramichi Right to llife Chapter were priviledged to stand across the street, facing the George Dumont Hospital every Monday from 10:00am until 4:00pm. The experience is unique, one can say "a calling from Jesus" to defend life by being a visible means to reveal the Hospital that snuffed out the life of 200 babies through abortion this year. In spite of the numbing cold, rain and high winds I rather be there than enjoying the warmth of the sun, because the motive that moves us to do the 40 days of fast and prayer can make a difference in the evil abortion. This work warms my heart to spite the cold.day. Someone might say, Does it make a difference? If you heard the response from the Moncton public as I did you would see how much people do care as most were glad to see us praying. The Faith is alive+ I was priviledged to meet many wonderful people on the line wearing the different signs: I REGRET MY ABORTION or I GAVE MY BABY UP FOR ADOPTION or FAST AND PRAY TO END ABORTION, etc. Sometimes people who identified with these words stopped to talk. We remained silent most of the time but when a need for information was too great to be ignored a prayer card was handed out or giving them a smile was sufficiant. We do not know how many babies were saved during those 40 days but someone once said that when we die God will not ask us if we succeed, but only if we tried. By the grace of God I was involved and I am grateful. God Bless the people who inspired this work: Mario, Rosalie, Sister Cicile, Brenda are only a few that come to mind. There are others and without them we would not be successful. God Bless all of you.
Gina Cote
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Choices!
Post by Robert B
Consider these scenarios:
Scenario 1: An older women, with no children finds out that she is pregnant. Should she give up her child because of the high risk of child birth associated with being older or should she keep the child?
Scenario 2: An unwed teen girl finds out she is going to have a child. Her friends will shun her, the people in her society might stone her. Should she quietly go somewhere to end the pregnancy or should she accept what has happened in her life?
Scenario 3: A man finds out the his fiancee is pregnant and that it is not his child. Should he leave her? Should he force her to abandon the pregnancy? Should he ridicule her in front of everyone? Should he accept what has happened and keep on loving her and the child as if they where his own?
Scenario 4: An unwed teen mother of one finds out that she is about to have a second child. Should she stop the pregnancy because of her financial and social situation or should she give up her child to adoption?
If you are to ask the people at pro-choice, they will give you the same answer to each of these four scenarios. The choice of the pro-choice movement is almost always abortion.
So what did happen in these real life stories?
Scenario 1: Zachariah and his wife Elizabeth decide to keep the child who goes on to be the last great prophet, John the baptist, who announces the coming of the messiah Jesus.
Scenario 2: The young girl says yes to the pregnancy. Her fiat (yes) will mean the she will become Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Where would we be without her "yes" to life?
Scenario 3: The man in question is of course Joseph, who was betrothed to Mary.
Scenario 4: Without this mother accepting life, and the very difficult choice to carry her child to term and then give him up to adoption. I would not be here today. I am thankful to her and to the loving family that adopted me. To mom who brought me up and to mom who gave me away to receive me back over 30 years later, Thank you with all my heart.
I am for "choice" ,if the choice is life.
Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
(Lennon/McCartney)
Consider these scenarios:
Scenario 1: An older women, with no children finds out that she is pregnant. Should she give up her child because of the high risk of child birth associated with being older or should she keep the child?
Scenario 2: An unwed teen girl finds out she is going to have a child. Her friends will shun her, the people in her society might stone her. Should she quietly go somewhere to end the pregnancy or should she accept what has happened in her life?
Scenario 3: A man finds out the his fiancee is pregnant and that it is not his child. Should he leave her? Should he force her to abandon the pregnancy? Should he ridicule her in front of everyone? Should he accept what has happened and keep on loving her and the child as if they where his own?
Scenario 4: An unwed teen mother of one finds out that she is about to have a second child. Should she stop the pregnancy because of her financial and social situation or should she give up her child to adoption?
If you are to ask the people at pro-choice, they will give you the same answer to each of these four scenarios. The choice of the pro-choice movement is almost always abortion.
So what did happen in these real life stories?
Scenario 1: Zachariah and his wife Elizabeth decide to keep the child who goes on to be the last great prophet, John the baptist, who announces the coming of the messiah Jesus.
Scenario 2: The young girl says yes to the pregnancy. Her fiat (yes) will mean the she will become Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Where would we be without her "yes" to life?
Scenario 3: The man in question is of course Joseph, who was betrothed to Mary.
Scenario 4: Without this mother accepting life, and the very difficult choice to carry her child to term and then give him up to adoption. I would not be here today. I am thankful to her and to the loving family that adopted me. To mom who brought me up and to mom who gave me away to receive me back over 30 years later, Thank you with all my heart.
I am for "choice" ,if the choice is life.
Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
(Lennon/McCartney)
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A message from Roberta C
Dear 40 days for life participants,
What are we doing to help prepare women seeking help with an unplanned pregnancy? With my experience, the missing link when I sought help (being pregnant myself) was a more warm humane reception with a minimum of 2 hours consultation with all the necessary information to help me take a more thorough decision. God bless you.
What are we doing to help prepare women seeking help with an unplanned pregnancy? With my experience, the missing link when I sought help (being pregnant myself) was a more warm humane reception with a minimum of 2 hours consultation with all the necessary information to help me take a more thorough decision. God bless you.
NOTE FROM Sr Cecile : Only 6 days left !!!
The closing of the 40 DAYS FOR LIFE will take place at St.
Patrick’s Family Centre, 34 Providence Street, this
Sunday, November 6, from 6:00 to 8:00
p.m.
Come in great numbers to celebrate the success of this second "40 DAYS OF PRAYERS FOR LIFE" in Moncton. A lunch will be served.
ALL ARE WELCOME to this celebration! For information, contact Sr. Cécile F. LeBlanc at 857-4914.
IMP: Please note that the final prayer vigil at the site will be
held on Sunday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please join us in this last
hour of prayer.
VIDEO: Worth
the time! I have never seen the holocaust & abortion paralled this well
before. Watch until the end:
http://www.lifenews.com/2011/10/18/180-movie-on-abortion-reaches-1-million-views/
From: Sr. Cécile F. LeBlanc
www.40daysforlife.com/moncton
www.40daysforlife.com/moncton
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