40 Days for Life - Why should you pray to end abortion?

In the few years since 40 Days for Life campaigns have become a national movement:

•Reports document 3,599 lives that have been spared from abortion — and those are just the ones we know about
•43 abortion workers have quit their jobs and walked away from the abortion industry

Do you need any further proof than that? Prayer works. If you want to be a part of the solution to the moral problems that face our nation join 40 Days for Life in your community. The prayer vigils start today March 9, 2011. Visit:
href="http://www.40daysforlife.com">40 Days for Life Click on Locations

Our Lady of Guadelupe

"She made a request for a church to be built on the site, and submitted her wish to the local Bishop. When the Bishop hesitated, and requested her for a sign, the Mother of God obeyed without delay or question to the Church's local Bishop, and sent her native messenger to the top of the hill in mid-December to gather an assorment of roses for the Bishop.
After complying to the Bishop's request for a sign, She also left for us an image of herself imprinted miraculously on the native's tilma, a poor quality cactus-cloth, which should have deteriorated in 20 years but shows no sign of decay 477 years later and still defies all scientific explanations of its origin." Visit
Our Lady Of Guadalupe | www.sancta.org:

OPENING MASS AND 40 DAY PRAYER VIGIL PLANNED BY SCRANTON PRAYER GROUP

ALL ARE INVITED!!!!!!!
CATHOLICS DEFENDING LIFE Prayer Team, Scranton announces 40 Day Prayer Vigil
AND OPENING MASS: SEPTEMBER 23,2009 7:00 p.m.in St. Peter's Cathedral, Scranton.
The Catholics Defending Life prayer team, Scranton will be conducting a 40 day prayer vigil at the Planned Parenthood at 316 Penn Ave, Scranton, from September 23 to November 1st. We will be praying to end abortion and for respect of human life from conception to natural death. The hours we are trying to fill are as follows: Mon., Wed., and Fri. From 10 A.M. to 5 P.M., Tues., and Thurs. From 10 A.M. to 7P.M...... Saturdays to be announced. We would appreciate any time you would be able to participate. This is a peaceful, prayerful, presence that has as it's purpose to change hearts. An opening Mass will be held on Wednesday, September 23, at 7 P.M. at St. Peter's Cathedral, 315 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, Pa. Fr. Ed Buchheit, C.P. will be the celebrant. To schedule a time convenient for you to join us for prayer or for more information, call: Donna: 570-348-5011, Theresa: 570-687-5329 or Mary Ann: 570: 570-346-5094

40 Days for Life Begins inn One Week

"One week from today, on Wednesday, September 23, the largest 40 Days for Life campaign in history launches in 212 cities across 45 American states, 5 Canadian provinces, and Denmark.
For 40 intense days, tens of thousands of faithful volunteers will be praying, fasting, holding peaceful vigils outside abortion facilities, and spreading the pro-life message through community outreach.
Participation in 40 Days for Life is not always easy and can involve sacrifice.
So why are you and I about to do this?" To see a photo of a baby saved in last year's 40 days for life campaignin Florida Visit:40 Days for Life:

Pope Receives Birthday Greetings

"AsiaNews has received the text of the greeting sent by Sister M. Suma, the regional superior in Orissa for the Missionaries of Charity, the sisters of Mother Teresa. These are her words:

'Greetings of gratitude and love to our beloved Holy Father on your birthday, for your care and concern for your children of Kandhamal! Our beloved Holy Father, as you celebrate your birthday in the octave of the greatest feast of the Church - the Resurrection - the Missionaries of Charity join our Blessed Mother Teresa, who is praying for Pope Benedict XVI from heaven in her own words: 'Never let anything so fill you with pain or sorrow, so as to make you forget the joy of the Risen Lord.' We, the Missionaries of Charity in Orissa, greet you with love and service."
Birthday greetings for the Pope from sisters of Mother Teresa - Catholic Online: PLEASE REMEMBER THE POPE IN YOUR PRAYERS.

AAPLOG: Super Urgent Issue! Act Now!

Take Action! "Super Urgent Issue","Extremely Urgent Priority Until April 9"
The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) are encouraging health care professionals and patients to take action on a "Super Urgent Issue". The AAPLOG calls the fight for Physician's Conscience Rights in their medical decision making an "Extremely Urgent Priority Until April 9"
The Obama Administration will rescind the new HHS Regulation that guarantees a physician's conscience rights in medical decision making.UNLESS YOU ACT NOW!" Please visitwww.freedom2care.org

40 Days for Life Scranton Announcement

Defending Life Prayer Team of Scranton: Donna M. Davis, Theresa Baux, Mary Ann Haas, Fr. Ed Buchheit, C.P.


ANNOUNCEMENT:

A "40 Days for Lent Prayer Vigil" to end abortion will be conducted by the Defending Life Prayer Team of Scranton (a continuum of " 40 days for life")from Ash Wednesday, February 25 to April 5. The peaceful prayer vigil will take place on the sidewalk of Planned Parenthood, 316 Penn Avenue, Scranton. To volunteer or for more information contact Mary Ann Haas at 346- 5004 or call Donna Davis at 348-5011. We are grateful for any time that you can offer to pray with us. ..... We would love to set up a schedule with the responses we receive, so we can know what is the best hour or half hour, day or days that you can make it.~~~~~

Ask about any Hour!!!!! Hope you can be a part of this endeavor....... God Bless you !!! Love , Mary Ann

If you Prticipated in Scranton 40 days for Life......

If you participated in Scranton's 40 days for Life Campaign adn your namd ans hours do not appear here please contact lifeissues@hotmail.comor 40daysforlifescranton@live.com to report your hours. We would like to have as complete a picture as possible of those who participated and cannot do so without everyone reporting in. Thanks. Sue Cirba

Saturday (October 4)

1 p.m. 9 people Jimmy P, Terri S, Kathleen (from Hawley) Betty R, Dori L, Trudy from the Raphael group; Mary Ann from St. Raphael group; Cathy M and Theresa B

Monday, October 6

Noontime – 12:35 p.m. Donna

4:45 p.m.- 5"35 Fr. Denis Gordon, FSSP from St. Michael’s Church, with Joan W at 5:15 p.m. Tara R, Nancy D, Dora F. and Sonna D.

Tuesday, October 7
Gretchen O. and St. Raphael’s Group

Wed, October 8
Noon - Nancy, Mary Grace, Joe C, Gerri (till 1 p.m.)
12:30 Donna D., joined Jim P.
12:45 Theresa
4:25 p.m. Jerry G, Barbara W for about an hour.
5:15 p.m. I saw a group of about 6 (looked like Our Lady of Abington prayer group).
Mr. Edward D told me he prays before 8 a.m. Daily Mass at the site.

Week Two
October 9, 2008
12 Noon Nancy and Mary Alice and Barbara B and elderly man.
12:30 Donna D. till 1 p.m.
12:45 Jim, Laura, Jennifer, Barbara

Note: I was told by Nancy that there were 2 women who arrived from Hazleton; prayed in the car, and then joined Nancy & Mary Alice
(she didn’t catch their names. They told her that they arrived about 11:40 and asked mailman where they pray he directed them to the site.)

Fri.Oct. 10,
1-2pm Mary Ann R. and children, and members of Catholic Homeschoolers of Northeast PA.about 30

Sat. Oct. 11
12 - Sue C.
America Needs Fatima Rosary which will meet at 1:00 at Cathedral Prayer Garden, walk and pray outside of PP then proceed around the block.

Important Prayer Request

Spread the word that Sarah Palin asks that everyone pray Psalm 27 for her daily. It is a very powerful Psalm and in conjunction with our work we need prayer like never before.

God bless you

TRUST IN GOD (of David.)

The Lord is my light and my salvation;
who should I fear?
The Lord is my life's refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?
When evildoers come at me
to devour my flesh,
My foes and my enemies
themselves stumble and fall.
Though an army encamp against me,
and heart will not fear;
Though war be waged upon me,
even then will I trust

One thing I ask of the Lord;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of
the Lord
and contemplate his temple.
For he will hide me in his abode
in the day of trouble;
He will conceal me in the shelter of his
tent,
he will set me high upon a rock.
Even now my head is held high
above my enemies on every side.
And I will offer in his tent
sacrifices with shouts of gladness;
I will sing and chant praise to the Lord.

Hear, O Lord, the sound of my call;
have pity on me, and answer me.
Of you my heart speaks; you my
glance seeks;
your presence, O Lord, I seek.
Hide not your face from me;
do not in anger repel your servant.
You are my helper: cast me not off;
forsake me not, O God my savior,
Though my father and mother forsake
me,
yet will the Lord receive me.

Show me, O Lord, your way,
and lead me on a level path,
because of my adversaries.
Give me not up to the wishes of my
foes;
for false witnesses have risen up
against me,
and such as breathe out violence.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of
the Lord
in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the
Lord.

Scranton Bishop Unexpectedly Visits Forum, Repudiates False Teachings on Catholic Voting

Scranton Bishop Unexpectedly Visits Forum, Repudiates False Teachings on Catholic Voting: "Parishioners of St. John’s church in Scranton were discussing a statement that had been produced by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) that some argue lends itself to the interpretation that Catholics can vote for pro-abortion candidates under certain circumstances. They were taken aback, however, when Bishop Joseph Martino arrived at the forum unannounced and told his flock, “No USCCB document is relevant in this diocese. The USCCB doesn’t speak for me.”
An eyewitness said that the bishop told his audience that he had voted against the USCCB statement, titled “Faithful Citizenship,” and described it as a consensus document “written to mean all things to all people.”"

Signs of Hope?

From the National 40 days for Life Blog:
Does God still offer signs and wonders in our present day? Some people say He doesn’t do that sort of thing any more. Or does He?
In January, David Bereit posted a short video on YouTube that I had taken during the March for Life in Washington, DC It was a cloudy day… until the very end of the march when the sun came out and a rainbow appeared over the Supreme Court building. I — and many others in attendance —saw this rainbow as a sign of hope that God was watching over and blessing our efforts.
This Fall, John and his family, who were driving through a pouring rain to pray at an abortion facility in Methuen, Massachusetts. When they got to the abortion center, the rain stopped — and a rainbow appeared.
Would you believe we now have two more rainbow reports from 40 Days for Life vigils? In Southfield, Michigan, Bishop John Quinn was going to join the 40 Days for Life team for a rally. When the bishop arrived about 15 minutes before the start of the event, it was pouring.
“We brought an umbrella over to him but he said that the Lord would stop the rain for us,” “Sure enough, five minutes prior to start time the rain cleared up and a huge rainbow came out — a sure sign from God.”
In Birmingham, Alabama prayer team had a particularly rough day recently. “We were present at Planned Parenthood while so many children were being aborted,” she said, “while the Planned Parenthood employees laughed and mocked our people.” She said the team really struggled under a very oppressive weight all day.
The next day, Ed — another member of prayer team — saw something that restored his hope. “It was a beautiful rainbow. After feeling so overwhelmed the previous day and praying almost constantly for hope and an increase of peace, this beautiful rainbow showed me the way home.”

The Diocese of Scranton - 40 days Interview

Donna Davis and Sue Cirba were interviewed on the September edition of Our Faith Our Diocese concerning the 40 days for Life campaign. In case you missed it, you may watch the interview on the computer. Remember, it is the September 2008 Program. Visit:
The Diocese of Scranton