A PROLIFE VICTORY IN AMERICA – VATICAN INSIDER: THE STORY OF THE CHILDREN’S ROSARY

A PROLIFE VICTORY IN AMERICA

Psalm 118, 24: This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice in it and be glad!

Pope St. John Paul, 1986, Australia: “‘We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song!’”

June 24, 2022: Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and solemnity of St. John the Baptist!

Will any of us forget where we were on this day! A huge victory for life! The U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe V Wade by a 6-3 vote, returning legislation on abortion to states where it rightfully belongs. The Court is just that, a tribunal, not a legislative body, and should not have legislated on abortion 50 years ago.

A win for the unborn!   A voice for the voiceless!

Our prayers must continue: We must pray that the promised “rage” and violence against churches, pregnancy centers, etc. because of this decision does not materialize. We must pray for those who simply do not understand what the SCOTUS ruling really means. Perhaps most importantly, we must pray that, somehow, those who say they are pro-choice begin to understand that abortion is truly, really, actually murder, the taking of an innocent human life.

VATICAN INSIDER: THE STORY OF THE CHILDREN’S ROSARY

My guest this week in the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” is Blythe Kaufman, Many of you are probably familiar with Blythe, a wife, mother of three, endodontist, and Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. If that was not enough, she founded Children’s Rosary® in 2011, an International Prayer group movement for children.

Blythe is in Rome with her son Asher to speak to Vatican officials about the Children’s Rosary International Prayer Group that she founded in 2011. They will also participate in the 10^th World Meeting of Families in Rome from June 22 through the 26^th. This week and next, we talk about that as well as the Children’s Rosary, when founded, how it has spread, etc., and Asher explains how a parish can set up a Children’s Rosary group.

At the Meeting for Families – speaking with bishops from Zambia, introducing the Children’s Rosary to interested parties:

Blythe’s husband Seth took this photo Wednesday at the opening of World Meeting of Families:

Blythe and Asher appeared this week on EWTN News Nightly: here’s a link (go to 40 seconds mark):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2YiC6DXuCY

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USCCB ON SUPREME COURT OVERTURNING ROE V WADE BY 6-3 VOTE

JUNE, MONTH DEDICATED TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

JUNE 24, FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

USCCB ON SUPREME COURT OVERTURNING ROE V WADE BY 6-3 VOTE

WASHINGTON – In response to the Supreme Court of the United States issuing its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities issued the following statement:

“This is a historic day in the life of our country, one that stirs our thoughts, emotions and prayers. For nearly fifty years, America has enforced an unjust law that has permitted some to decide whether others can live or die; this policy has resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of preborn children, generations that were denied the right to even be born.

“America was founded on the truth that all men and women are created equal, with God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This truth was grievously denied by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling, which legalized and normalized the taking of innocent human life. We thank God today that the Court has now overturned this decision. We pray that our elected officials will now enact laws and policies that promote and protect the most vulnerable among us.

“Our first thoughts are with the little ones whose lives have been taken since 1973. We mourn their loss, and we entrust their souls to God, who loved them from before all ages and who will love them for all eternity. Our hearts are also with every woman and man who has suffered grievously from abortion; we pray for their healing, and we pledge our continued compassion and support. As a Church, we need to serve those who face difficult pregnancies and surround them with love.

“Today’s decision is also the fruit of the prayers, sacrifices, and advocacy of countless ordinary Americans from every walk of life. Over these long years, millions of our fellow citizens have worked together peacefully to educate and persuade their neighbors about the injustice of abortion, to offer care and counseling to women, and to work for alternatives to abortion, including adoption, foster care, and public policies that truly support families. We share their joy today and we are grateful to them. Their work for the cause of life reflects all that is good in our democracy, and the pro-life movement deserves to be numbered among the great movements for social change and civil rights in our nation’s history.

“Now is the time to begin the work of building a post-Roe America. It is a time for healing wounds and repairing social divisions; it is a time for reasoned reflection and civil dialogue, and for coming together to build a society and economy that supports marriages and families, and where every woman has the support and resources she needs to bring her child into this world in love.

“As religious leaders, we pledge ourselves to continue our service to God’s great plan of love for the human person, and to work with our fellow citizens to fulfill America’s promise to guarantee the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people.”

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