Forty Days for Life
February 13 to March 24, 2011 Day 33
February 13 to March 24, 2011 Day 33
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Perú_Nancy Freundt - freundt_nancy@yahoo.es
"The human being must be respected and treated as a person from the moment of conception and, therefore, from that moment it must recognize the rights of individuals, mainly the inviolable right of every innocent human being to life. "
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Reflection
As the Body of Christ was torn by the instruments of those who scourged, also the bodies of children in the womb are torn by the instruments of the abortionists.
Prayer Day
Pray for all men that lie embedded in the culture of death, to find the light of life.
day Grounds
Go into the world and preach the gospel, teaching the people to obey everything I have commanded.
Just before ascending to heaven, Jesus entrusts them to his disciples a very important mission: to go around the world preaching the Gospel.
And we, are we really his disciples? "We preach the teachings of our Lord?
John Paul II in his encyclical letter "Chritifideles Laici" 33, reminds us:
lay faithful, precisely because they are members of the Church, have the vocation and mission of proclaiming the Gospel: they are prepared for this task the sacraments of Christian initiation and by the gifts of the Spirit Ghost.
Now we must ask ourselves if we are really fulfilling the mission that Jesus entrusted to us in person or have we become indifferent to the mission, which includes within itself the most valuable to the Lord, that by giving his life: salvation of souls.
The world is experiencing a time of profound moral decay, in which is no longer respected or even the right to life of the most defenseless human beings, as are unborn babies, the elderly and disabled patients. They attack all the moral foundations of society and scorn and derision is more sacred than our faith are increasing instances of desecration and events vandalism against churches and symbols of our religion, hate against
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Thus, today more than ever, to proclaim our faith, witness it, give your life for it if necessary, has returned to the true Christian moral imperative.
This reminds us of John Paul II in his Encyclical Veritatis Splendor, 94:
However, the voice of conscience has always clearly recalled that there are truths and moral values \u200b\u200bfor which one must be willing to give up one's life .
Although undoubtedly there are many faithful Catholics who raise their voices to proclaim their faith and to protest against the progress of evil, the sad reality is that the silent majority, some for human respect, others by fear, and others-more-for the saddest of reasons: simple indifference.
again is why John Paul II writes in his encyclical Christifideles Laici, 34:
"The religious indifference and the total irrelevance of God to solve practical problems, including serious, life, remain cause for concern and distressing that atheism declared. "
Indeed. What difference is there between the indifferent and the atheist? In practice, no. Both silent before the attacks on the Church of the Holy Father, against the Doctrine, against the Magisterium and against the most precious gift God has given us: life.
know that with regard to the laws governing a country and its consequent legal system, the election of the president and members of parliament or congress is a decisive factor, for better or for worse.
However, when it comes to deciding who will govern the destiny of a country, are consistent with our faith, or uprooted?
Lest we be no doubt about our duty and grave responsibility in this regard, consider what it tells us the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in its "Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics Conduct in Political Life, "published on January 16, 2003:
In this context, we must add that well-formed Christian conscience does not permit one to the actual vote for a political program or the adoption of a particular law containing alternative proposals or contrary to the fundamental contents of faith and morals.
When political activity is concerned with moral principles that do not support exceptions, exemptions or commitment, is when the Catholic commitment becomes more evident and laden with responsibility.
Given these fundamental and inalienable ethical demands, in fact, Christians must recognize that at stake is the essence of the moral, which concerns the integral good of the individual.
This is the case with laws concerning abortion and euthanasia (not to be confused with the renunciation of aggressive treatment, which is morally legitimate), which must defend the basic right to life from conception to natural end.
Similarly, we must insist on the duty to respect and protect the human embryo.
Similarly, it should be safeguarded and the promotion of family based on monogamous marriage between people of opposite sex and protected in its unity and stability in the face of modern laws on divorce.
A family can not be legally equated other forms of cohabitation, or they can receive, as such, legal recognition.
Likewise, the liberty of parents in the education of their children is an inalienable right recognized also by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Finally, in what must be our daily proclaim the truth in a world dominated by a particular confusion of values \u200b\u200bthat are manifested in the midst of a profound spiritual darkness, remember what he taught us the Pope Pius XII in encyclical "Humani Generis", 6:
It has become customary to speak, and rightly so, about human rights like the right to health, home, work, family and culture. Anyway, this is false and illusory if not defended with maximum determination the right to life as the first and front right condition for all other rights of the individual.
Let us not therefore be confused by the inconsistency of relativism that prevails in our world and keep ourselves firm in preaching the truth that Jesus taught us and asked us to proclaim.
Just before ascending to heaven, Jesus entrusts them to his disciples a very important mission: to go around the world preaching the Gospel.
And we, are we really his disciples? "We preach the teachings of our Lord?
John Paul II in his encyclical letter "Chritifideles Laici" 33, reminds us:
lay faithful, precisely because they are members of the Church, have the vocation and mission of proclaiming the Gospel: they are prepared for this task the sacraments of Christian initiation and by the gifts of the Spirit Ghost.
Now we must ask ourselves if we are really fulfilling the mission that Jesus entrusted to us in person or have we become indifferent to the mission, which includes within itself the most valuable to the Lord, that by giving his life: salvation of souls.
The world is experiencing a time of profound moral decay, in which is no longer respected or even the right to life of the most defenseless human beings, as are unborn babies, the elderly and disabled patients. They attack all the moral foundations of society and scorn and derision is more sacred than our faith are increasing instances of desecration and events vandalism against churches and symbols of our religion, hate against
Fe
Thus, today more than ever, to proclaim our faith, witness it, give your life for it if necessary, has returned to the true Christian moral imperative.
This reminds us of John Paul II in his Encyclical Veritatis Splendor, 94:
However, the voice of conscience has always clearly recalled that there are truths and moral values \u200b\u200bfor which one must be willing to give up one's life .
Although undoubtedly there are many faithful Catholics who raise their voices to proclaim their faith and to protest against the progress of evil, the sad reality is that the silent majority, some for human respect, others by fear, and others-more-for the saddest of reasons: simple indifference.
again is why John Paul II writes in his encyclical Christifideles Laici, 34:
"The religious indifference and the total irrelevance of God to solve practical problems, including serious, life, remain cause for concern and distressing that atheism declared. "
Indeed. What difference is there between the indifferent and the atheist? In practice, no. Both silent before the attacks on the Church of the Holy Father, against the Doctrine, against the Magisterium and against the most precious gift God has given us: life.
know that with regard to the laws governing a country and its consequent legal system, the election of the president and members of parliament or congress is a decisive factor, for better or for worse.
However, when it comes to deciding who will govern the destiny of a country, are consistent with our faith, or uprooted?
Lest we be no doubt about our duty and grave responsibility in this regard, consider what it tells us the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in its "Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics Conduct in Political Life, "published on January 16, 2003:
In this context, we must add that well-formed Christian conscience does not permit one to the actual vote for a political program or the adoption of a particular law containing alternative proposals or contrary to the fundamental contents of faith and morals.
When political activity is concerned with moral principles that do not support exceptions, exemptions or commitment, is when the Catholic commitment becomes more evident and laden with responsibility.
Given these fundamental and inalienable ethical demands, in fact, Christians must recognize that at stake is the essence of the moral, which concerns the integral good of the individual.
This is the case with laws concerning abortion and euthanasia (not to be confused with the renunciation of aggressive treatment, which is morally legitimate), which must defend the basic right to life from conception to natural end.
Similarly, we must insist on the duty to respect and protect the human embryo.
Similarly, it should be safeguarded and the promotion of family based on monogamous marriage between people of opposite sex and protected in its unity and stability in the face of modern laws on divorce.
A family can not be legally equated other forms of cohabitation, or they can receive, as such, legal recognition.
Likewise, the liberty of parents in the education of their children is an inalienable right recognized also by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Finally, in what must be our daily proclaim the truth in a world dominated by a particular confusion of values \u200b\u200bthat are manifested in the midst of a profound spiritual darkness, remember what he taught us the Pope Pius XII in encyclical "Humani Generis", 6:
It has become customary to speak, and rightly so, about human rights like the right to health, home, work, family and culture. Anyway, this is false and illusory if not defended with maximum determination the right to life as the first and front right condition for all other rights of the individual.
Let us not therefore be confused by the inconsistency of relativism that prevails in our world and keep ourselves firm in preaching the truth that Jesus taught us and asked us to proclaim.
ECUMENICAL PRAYER
O Lord, to Thee we trust the cause of life:
look, Father vast numbers of babies
who be born,
of the poor whose is made difficult,
of men and women who are victims of brutal violence,
elderly and sick killed
because of indifference or out of misguided mercy.
Let those who believe in your Son may proclaim with firmness and love
men of our time the Gospel of life.
Obtain for them the grace to accept as a gift ever new,
the joy of celebrating it with gratitude throughout their existence
and courage to bear witness to it resolutely,
to build together with all men of good will,
the civilization of truth and love,
to the praise and glory of your name.
Amen
PRAYER FOR LIFE
Oh Mary, bright dawn of a new world
Mother of the living,
to you we entrust the cause of life:
Mother looks the vast numbers of children
who be born,
of the poor whose lives are made difficult,
of men and women victims of brutal violence,
elderly and sick killed
because of indifference or out of misguided mercy.
Let those who believe in your Son may proclaim
with honesty and love to men
our time the Gospel of life.
Obtain for them the grace to accept as a gift ever new,
the joy of celebrating it with gratitude throughout their existence
and courage to bear witness to it resolutely,
to build, together with all people of good will,
the civilization of truth and love,
to praise and glory of God the Creator
and lover of life.
Amen
John Paul II
encyclical, Evangelium Vitae on value and Inviolability of Life
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