Posted on 01/05/2009 10:39:39 PM PST by Salvation
Novena request start Jan.11
For those of you who do not know, the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) is set to be signed if congress passes it on January 21-22 of 2009. The FOCA is the next sick chapter in the book of abortion. If made a law then all present limitations on abortion will be lifted which will result in the following:
1) All hospitals, including Catholic hospitals, will be required
to perform abortions upon request. If this happens, Bishops vow to close down all Catholic hospitals, which amounts to more then 30% of all hospitals in the United States.
2) Partial birth abortions would be legal and have no
limitations.
3) All U.S. tax payers would be funding abortions.
4) Parental notification will no longer be required.
5) The number of abortions will increase by a minimum of 100,000 annually.
Perhaps most importantly the government will now have control in the issue of abortion. This could result in a future amendment which may force women by law to have abortions in certain situations (rape, down syndrome babies, etc) and could even regulate how many children women are allowed to have.
Needless to say this information is disturbing, but sadly true.
As Catholics, as Christians, as anyone who is against the needless killing of innocent children, we must stand as one. We must stop this horrific act before it becomes a law.
The Plan :
Say a novena ( 9 days of prayer ) along with fasting starting
on January 11th. For Catholics, the prayer of choice will be the rosary with intentions to stop the FOCA. For non Catholics I encourage you to pray your strongest prayers with the same intentions, also for nine consecutive days.
The hope is that this will branch and blossom as to become a global effort with maximum impact. We have very little time so we all must act quickly. Just do three things:
1) Pass this letter to 5 or more people
2) Do it in three days or less
3) Start the novena on January 11th and pray for nine consecutive days.
(please also fast for at least two days during the novena)
Remember that with God all things are possible and the power of prayer is undeniable. If you are against the senseless killing of defenseless children then the time is now to do something about it!
May God bless you all!!
From Latin — nine days of prayer.
Thanks!
No surprise that both my NJ Senators are co-sponsors.
I’ll give them heck anyway!
Thanks Salvation!
Keep pinging me.
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01-07-09 bump.
Thanks for the ping and Novena link. I’ll use this Novena.
Thanks, bump for 01-08-09
Let us pray!
Pray today — it starts the novena.
BTTT — 01-11-09
Heavenly Father, in Your love for us,
protect against the wickedness of the devil,
those helpless little ones to whom You have given the gift of life.
Touch with pity the hearts of those women pregnant in our world today
who are not thinking of motherhood.
Help them to see that the child they carry is made in Your image -
as well as theirs - made for eternal life.
Dispel their fear and selfishness and give them true womanly hearts
to love their babies and give them birth
and all the needed care that a mother can give.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, Your Son, Our Lord,
Who lives and reigns with You and Holy Spirit,
One God, forever and ever. Amen.
Amen
thanks for postin
There is nothing in this legislation that requires any hopsital to make abortions available. Catholic hospitals will not be forced to perform abortion or distribute birth control. The legislation keeps governments from limiting women from making their own decisions.
Keeping government out of the most private regions of our lives is conservatism.
Prayers for the defeat of FOCA.
Praying for the unborn and the defeat of FOCA.
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