Scranton's 40 Days for Life Prayer Team Receives Blessing

Reading II
1 Cor 1:26-31

Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters.
Not many of you were wise by human standards,
not many were powerful,
not many were of noble birth.
Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise,
and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong,
and God chose the lowly and despised of the world,
those who count for nothing,
to reduce to nothing those who are something,
so that no human being might boast before God.
It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus,
who became for us wisdom from God,
as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,
so that, as it is written,
“Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.”

With only a few days advance notice,a beautiful Mass was planned for the success of Scranton's 40 Days for Life Prayer Team. Attended by 36 people, young and old alike,the Mass was celebrated by Father Ed Buccheit and Father Christopher Sahd.

Father Ed gave a homily with sentiments that all who pray out on the street in front of Planned Parenthood can relate to. Our weapons he said are small plastic rosaries on which we pray the Mysteries and the Chaplet of Mercy. And they are sometimes difficult to manipulate when your fingers are frozen. Father Ed also made mention of the Jeep in the parking lot accross the street from Planned Parenthood. It has a tire on the back with a tire cover that reads "Life is Good". Father remarked this has given him encouragement from time to time as do the beautiful mountains. I also have been encouraged by the reminder, "Life is Good". At the end of the Mass Father Ed gave a special blessing to prayer team members.

Our thanks to Father Ed and Father Sahd, Father Connor and our bishops who allowed us to use the Cathedral, Marge Reidmiller who served as Eucharistic Minister, and Mary Ann Haas who served as lector. Thanks to Donna Davis, Theresa Baux and Mary Ann Haas who with only a few days notice, made phone calls and helped to publicize the Mass.

Thursday Vigil - 1:00-2:00 - Theresa and Donna
Prayer Pledges - University of Scranton Students for Life every Friday from 3:00-4:00