Culture Of Life Report
Rally for Religious Freedom / Walk for Religious Freedom / Fortnight for Freedom
Brothers and families, there are (3) upcoming events in which we should participate, if at all possible.
1. On Friday June 8 at noon on the west steps of the State Capitol will be a Rally for Religious Freedom. I encourage you to go and listen to the speakers. The local rally is only one of about 140 similar rallies occurring all over the nation. The more people who attend these rallies, the more likely that local and national media will bring attention to our concerns. More info on the Rally can be found at http://standupforreligiousfreedom.com/locations/.
2. On Saturday June 8, Bishop Soto will lead a Walk for Religious Freedom following the 5pm vigil mass. This walk will be a Eucharistic procession from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe through the streets of Downtown Sacramento. Bishop Soto is encouraging as many people as possible to participate. More info on the Walk can be found at www.diocese-sacramento.org.
3. The US Bishops are calling on all American Catholics to observe a Fortnight for Freedom the vigil of the feasts of St. John Fisher & St. Thomas More, to July 4. Concretely, they are calling for a “special period of prayer, study, catechesis and public action” to emphasize “our Christian and American heritage of liberty.”
To learn more about the efforts to defend religious liberty, go to http://usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/ and www.stophhs.com.
Pray for our nation, candidates, officials & judges
It is probably not repeated enough in this election year, but please remember to include in your prayers the good of our nation, the candidates who are seeking office, all current office holders, and all judges. You can even pray for them by name and there are a few saints whom you might ask to intercede for them including St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More among others. If we pray for God’s will for our country, our officials, and judges, then we won’t be disappointed.
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“To claim the right to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia, and to recognize that right in law, means to attribute to human freedom a perverse and evil significance: that of an absolute power over others and against others. This is the death of true freedom: “Truly, truly, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a slave to sin” (Jn 8:34).” – Evangelium Vitae, 20 – Blessed John Paul II
Dominic Ielati
Culture of Life Director
prolife(at)kofc953(dot)org