Highlights of this newsletter:
- The Easter Message of Love and Mercy
- Praying with St. Gianna
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THE EASTER MESSAGE OF LOVE AND MERCY
Christ is risen from the dead!
Dying, he conquered death;
To the dead, he has given life.
By His Resurrection, we know our faith is not in vain and, by the gift of grace, we are called as brothers and sisters of Christ to live for Him, no longer for ourselves. Easter, the “Feast of feasts,” reminds us of this most incomprehensible love God has for every one of us. It is no surprise that on the Octave of Easter, we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday where those, receiving His Body in the Sacrament of Communion and approaching the Sacrament of Penance with full trust and repentance, may receive a plenary indulgence: total forgiveness of sins and remission of punishment—no matter how awful the sin. Jesus tells St. Faustina:
“When you approach the confessional… Here the misery of the soul meets the God of mercy. Tell souls that from this fount of mercy souls draw graces solely with the vessel of trust. If their trust is great, there is no limit to My generosity. The torrents of grace inundate humble souls.”
In the work we do defending and protecting the sanctity of life, Divine Mercy must animate all our endeavors. There is reason to hope for the woman who is contemplating an abortion, or the mother (or father) who regrets an abortion many years ago, and even the physician performing abortions or participating in some form of euthanasia today. But how will any of these individuals know the infinite love God has for him or her if we, as instruments of His Divine Mercy, do not radiate love, compassion and mercy in our words and actions with them? We must live the message of Divine Mercy and spread the Good News! Read more
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“Pray without ceasing.” 1 Th. 5:17
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Reflections for Easter: Sharing in Christ’s Divinity
By Deacon Thomas Lemme KHS
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This past Holy Week, I reflected deeply on the passion of our Lord, Jesus Christ. I trust many of us found ourselves doing this during this most holy season.
This year however, I was profoundly struck by the brutality and cruelty the ancient world viewed as “normal.” Upon further reflection on this past liturgical year, my thoughts turned to Christmas time, and more specifically, the story of the Holy Innocents.
The feast of the Holy Innocents honors the children slaughtered by Herod the Great when he tried to find and kill the infant Christ. When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the Magi (who had been warned and were not returning with further information on the newborn ‘King of the Jews’) he became furious. Herod ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity under the age of two.
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This story always upset me as a child and it still troubles me as an adult. The evil of Herod and the way he treated life as insignificant and trivial, most notably innocent helpless life, is a sin of humanity. Read more
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“Love your children. In them you can see Baby Jesus. Pray for them a lot and put them under Holy Mary’s protection.” |
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“Holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.” Tit. 1:9 |
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From the Archives
A Bit of Bioethics
Bringing Christ to the Clinic
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A Catholic physician once related to me a powerful story about one of his patients, who had just received a diagnosis of advanced, metastatic cancer and had a relatively short time left to live.
The patient mentioned to the doctor that he was Catholic but had drifted away from the Church and no longer practiced. A short time after sharing the diagnosis, the doctor returned to the man's hospital room together with a priest, asking whether he would like to talk with him. The man became upset and threw them both out of the room, saying to his doctor, "Don't ever do that again!"
Over the next few weeks as his condition worsened, the doctor worked tirelessly with the patient, addressing his medical and pain management needs. He became closer to him each day, and spoke with him about a range of topics. A relationship of trust began to grow and develop.
When the patient's condition took a sharp turn for the worse, the physician knew the end was approaching. Once again he came to the door of the patient's room ac- companied by a priest and stood there for a moment. The patient caught the doctor's eye, and with a glimmer in his own, said rather cryptically, "Oh, what the heck, he probably knows me better than you do, so send him in here." Read more
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"The physician' s boldness and unflagging concern for his patient played an important role in bringing Christ into a situation where His healing graces were needed, where even the priest alone probably could not have succeeded." |
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“All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” Col. 3:17 |
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At the 40 Days for Life National Gala featuring former Vice President Mike Pence, we celebrated how God has responded to YOUR prayers and sacrifices to save lives, heal hearts, and change the culture.
We also paid tribute to our dear friend, former Planned Parenthood manager, and 40 Days for Life Director of Outreach Sue Thayer, who passed away in December after a courageous battle with cancer.
With three of Sue's children in attendance, we honored Sue, presenting the newly named Sue Thayer Leader of the Year Award to Marietta, Georgia campaign leaders Suzanne Guy and her daughter Rachel.
Check out Shawn Carney's talk from the gala, PLUS the powerful award presentation in this video.
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HELPED TO SAVE LIVES ON LONG ISLAND!
Our 2022 Lenten Campaign of Prayer and Fasting!
40 Days for Life Closing Events
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WE had AN AMAZING Spring 40 Days for Life campaign thanks to 40 Days for Life Prayer Warriors and Sidewalk Counselors continual presence in front of the Hempstead Planned Parenthood.
THE SPRING CAMPAIGN resulted in FOUR baby saves from abortion, ( that we know of ) and THIRTY THREE other women referred to the Women First Pregnancy Center for counseling, pregnancy tests and baby items( this includes six women from last week).
WE HAD CLOSING 40 DAYS for LIFE Rosary Vigil on Saturday -April 16th -at 11am. It took place in front of the Hempstead Planned Parenthood. Fr. Fidelis Moscinski led us in prayer. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO JOINED US.
WE HUMBLY ASK that you continue to pray in front of the Planned Parenthood-Hempstead Health Center.
Your presence is a powerful pro life witness to the community, Planned Parenthood employees and the abortion minded mothers entering Planned Parenthood.
You’re also giving dignity to the unborn babies being aborted, someone cared.
"Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9
God Bless You ALL,
~The Pro Bikers for Life
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Smithtown, Closing Prayer Vigil |
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Dear Friends in Christ,
Thank you for participating in the Lent/ Spring 40 Days for Life campaign in Smithtown! We recently asked you to pray for a particular mom. Praise God, she has chosen life for her child! Several other mothers are likely to have changed their minds upon witnessing the prayer vigil without speaking directly with volunteers.
Many joined us for the Final Hour of this campaign on Sunday, April 10th (Palm Sunday) from 6:00-7:00 pm at the vigil site, the public right-of-way (sidewalk) outside PP.
Although this was the official last hour of the campaign, we hope that you will continue to pray for an end to abortion throughout the year. Innocent babies still need you! Please don't let your vigil end!
Feel free to join the regular volunteers who pray year 'round on Monday mornings from 10-11 am, and Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday mornings from (at least) 8:00-11:00 am.
Thank you, and God bless you!
~The 40 Days for Life Leadership Team (Smithtown)
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On Saturday, April 9th we had a beautiful schedule of events to close out our Spring Campaign.
Fr Kline celebrated a 9:00am Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Patchogue.
At 10:00am-12:00pm many joined in Witness for Life at 450 Waverly Avenue with special closing prayers. Our community shared lunch together in Patchogue especially with and for our K of C and long time volunteers.
Please do not forget to keep the prayers coming and pray about if God is calling you to come out to peacefully witness to LIFE. What are your barriers to praying at the sidewalk? Consider the words of Pope Benedict XVI. "The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness." Try an hour, bring a friend, know that you're in good company, and you will never go wrong praying outside of an abortion facility.
Every day we pray a rosary for expectant mothers, priests and seminarians, for our volunteers at the sidewalk and their friends and family, that PP workers leave their line of work, and for the faithful departed. We read daily from To the Heart of the Matter by Shawn Carney.
God bless you and please keep the 40 Days for Life efforts in your prayers, and for the campaigns in Hempstead, Massapequa, Riverhead and Smithtown.
Sincerely yours in the fight for Life,
Lauren Warnes
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"The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.' Mt 25:40 |
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PRAY
Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory Be
REFLECT
On Good Friday, when we observe our Lord’s Passion and Crucifixion, we remember how He bore our sins and the sins of the whole world as He suffered on our behalf. A week after celebrating His Resurrection, we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, remembering the message He so ardently instructed St. Faustina to spread: His endless mercy and forgiveness. God longs for us to return to Him and to allow His mercy to wash away our sins. He has a prepared place in His merciful heart for each of us, and no sin is bigger than His power to forgive. He desires all of us to come to Him just as we are and receive healing through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The words Christ revealed to St. Faustina, He also speaks to us: “Lay your head on my shoulder, rest and regain your strength. I am always with you” (Diary, no. 848).
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ACT (choose one)
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Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3:00 pm (the Hour of Mercy), with the intention of healing for all suffering from involvement in abortion. How to pray: usccb.org/divine-mercy-chaplet
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Jesus spoke to St. Faustina, “Reveal all the wounds of your heart. I will heal them” (Diary, no. 1487). Seek Christ in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and allow His healing mercy to reach every hurt and hidden pain.
- Offer some other sacrifice, prayer, or act of penance that you feel called to do.
ONE STEP FURTHER
Learn about St. Faustina, the Apostle of Mercy, and the message of Christ’s mercy that she conveyed to mankind: usccb.org/divine-mercy.
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Do you know someone who is suffering after an abortion experience?
Project Rachel is a ministry about finding hope and healing after abortion.
It’s normal to grieve a pregnancy loss, including the loss of a child by abortion. It can form a hole in one’s heart, a hole so deep that sometimes it seems nothing can fill the emptiness.
You are not alone…
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