Useful Links:

Louisiana Right to Life

Woman's New Life Center

Archdiocese Respect Life Page

Respect Life on the radio…Catch monthly Respect Life updates on Catholic Community Radio’s Wake Up show every first Wednesday at 7:35am. Learn more about Catholic Community Radio here… http://www.catholiccommunityradio.org

THE 5TH MONTH AFTER CONCEPTION

Your spiritually adopted baby’s weight is up to 1 pound, and he or she is now big enough for the mother to feel movement. Although the baby has already been moving around in the mother’s womb, it wasn’t until now that this baby became big and strong enough for the mother to feel his or her movements such as kicking. Hair and eyebrows are growing and visible by this time. The baby can also recognize sounds of the mother, such as her voice, heartbeat, and breathing. Though not yet born, this baby now has phases of sleeping and waking and may prefer a favorite sleeping position. We are midway through the pregnancy now. Your prayers have helped your baby’s mother continue with her pregnancy and seek the help she needs

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 alone can give. We ask  this through Jesus Christ, Your Son, Our Lord, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Please pray for the respect and dignity of all human life and an end to abortion.

As we approach the somber anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, below are some coming events and activities you are invited to attend:

St. Edward the Confessor Parish is sponsoring a Mass and Rachel Rosary
on Saturday, January 22, 2022, 8:30 a.m. - dedicated to the millions
of lives lost and affected by the legalization of abortion since 1973.

Louisiana Right to Life is hosting the Louisiana Life March South on
January 22, 2022 in Baton Rouge. The event will begin at 10 am at the
State Capitol front lawn near the intersection of Spanish Town Road
and N. 4th Street and march to Galvez Plaza behind the Old State
Capitol for a program with music, prayer, and speakers. Click on the
link for more information: https://prolifelouisiana.org/marchsouth

St. Dominic KC Ladies Auxiliary is sponsoring a Rosary for Life
followed by Holy Mass at St. Dominic Church on January 27, 2022 at 10
a.m. Please Bring unwrapped baby gifts including larger sized diapers
(size 4+), training pants, wipes and other baby essentials to benefit
Catholic Charities Pregnancy Ministry (ACCESS).

The USCCB is offering a 9 Days for Life Novena for the protection of
human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection
and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. Clink on the
link below to sign up.
https://www.respectlife.org/9-days-signup

NFP Resources and Articles

Prayer for Life

Almighty God, Our Father, you have given us life and intend for us to live forever. Grant us your blessings as we stand together and pray for LIFE. Ground us in the belief that human life is sacred, because all people were made in your image and likeness. And give us the courage to stand up and defend all life from creation until natural death. Help us to teach by word and example that all men, women and children, in every land, on every continent are precious because we are a gift from God, who is all Love. Grace us with the strength and the wisdom we need to eliminate poverty, discrimination and ignorance that diminish the value of life in our country. May the tender mercy of God shine on those who sit in darkness and death’s shadow and guide our feet into the path of peace.  Amen.

Humanae Vitae 

Pope Paul IV wrote and dated the encyclical Humane Vitae  July 25, 1968 and it was issued at a Vatican press conference on July 29, 1968 making it 50 years old.  Section 17 of the encyclical contained 4 predictions made by Pope Paul IV,  there would be:

1) An increase in marital infidelity.
 

2) A general lowering of moral standards.
 

3) A loss of respect for women (man would “reduce her to being a mere instrument for the satisfaction of his own desires”).
 

4) Governments would coerce people into using contraception and intervene in citizens’ sexual relationships.  

The Pope's predictions were controversial in 1968.  Many of the predictions have come true, but the debate has shifted to whether contraception had any influence on those societal changes.