Respect Life

Respect Life Mission Statement

We will work to build a culture of life in our parish by our Christian example and advocacy for life.  We will stand up for the unborn, the elderly, dying and disabled.  No human life is beyond our support, because none is beyond the reach of God’s love.  “Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception.  From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person, among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being of life.”  –Catechism of the Catholic Church 2270

Contacts: Renee Laughery
(952) 440-5197
Email

Nancy Curti
(952) 445-4081
Email

Also visit the Respect Life Committee page.

Links

Rachel’s Vineyard–www.rachelsvineyard.org
Alpha Pregnancy Resource Center–www.alphaprc.com
Priests for Life–www.priestsforlife.org
Pro Life Action Ministries–www.plam.org
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops–www.usccb.org
Faithful Citizenship–www.faithfulcitizenship.org

Prayer to End Abortion
Lord God, I thank you today for the gift of my life,
And for the lives of all my brothers and sisters.
I know there is nothing that destroys more life than abortion,
Yet I rejoice that you have conquered death
by the Resurrection of Your Son.
I am ready to do my part in ending abortion.
Today I commit myself
Never to be silent,
Never to be passive,
Never to be forgetful of the unborn.
I commit myself to be active in the pro-life movement,
And never to stop defending life
Until all my brothers and sisters are protected,
And our nation once again becomes
A nation with liberty and justice
Not just for some, but for all,
Through Christ our Lord. Amen!

Prayer to the Virgin Mary
O Mary, Mother of Jesus and Mother of us all, we turn to you today as the one who said “Yes” to Life. “You will conceive and bear a Son,” the angel told you. Despite the surprise and the uncertainty about how this could be, you said yes. “Be it done unto me according to your word.” Mary, we pray today for all mothers who are afraid to be mothers. We pray for those who feel threatened and overwhelmed by their pregnancy. Intercede for them, that God may give them the grace to say yes and the courage to go on. May they have the grace to reject the false solution of abortion. May they say with you, “Be it done unto me according to your word.” May they experience the help of Christian people, and know the peace that comes from doing God’s will. Amen.