"Trust all things to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and to Mary, Help of Christians, and you will see what miracles are!" - St. John Bosco.   Link to a Perpetual Adoration Chapel.  
Dear God, you chose Mary to be the mother and help of all Christians.  Through her intercession, grant us health in mind and body, freedom from sorrow, hope in despair and peace in our lives.  We ask this through Christ our Lord.  Amen.  
A letter from Lisa Hall, Director Family/Respect Life
Dear Pro-life Coordinators/Friends,
We have received many, many calls and emails in the wake of the passage of the horrendous abortion expansion bill, the so-called Reproductive Health Act.
People want to know what they can do.  Here are some suggestions:

1) Pray - join the rosary group at your parish.  Ask if the group would consider offering their rosaries in 2019 for the defense of all human life.  Offer a Holy Hour for Life and regular prayer petitions for life at every Mass.  More prayers, blessings, etc are available at: http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-devotions/prayers/prolife-prayers.cfm

2) Provide life-affirming options for women facing unexpected pregnancies.  Please see the attached for a comprehensive list of pregnancy care options in our diocese.  These can be reproduced and placed in every parish.

3) Provide compassionate help for those who regret their involvement with abortion.  Please see the reverse side of the attached pregnancy care sheet.  It provides several options to assist those who are suffering.

4) Express your approval or disappointment to your legislators regarding their votes about abortion expansion in NYS.  Go to: https://www.nyscatholic.org/2019/01/legislative-votes-on-abortion-expansion/  to see how your legislator voted and to send a pre-written message to your state officials.

5) Join the quarterly Lifeline newsletter mailing list for pro-life resources and information in the Syracuse Diocese.  Email familyrespectlife@syrdio.org to subscribe.

May God abundantly bless you for cherishing and protecting the gift of life!
Lisa

Lisa Hall, Director
Office of Family/Respect Life Ministry
Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse
240 E. Onondaga St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
315.470.1418
lhall@syrdio.org
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Spiritual Warfare

 Gideon sounded the trumpet (Judges 7).   We are in Spiritual Warfare and need to prepare and protect ourselves in this battle.
We need to regularly pray protection over ourselves, our loved ones and our possessions.   Moreover we go on the offensive by praying as a family, and by living a life pleasing to God.  This combination will help bring others to Christ.  Here are some things we can and should do.

Conversion

Conversion is a basic message in all prophecy.,,It is not a message of fear or threat, but God's loving plan to bring each person into his kingdom...God wants to renew our hearts, to fill them with his Spirit of Love, to change the whole world.  
Rosary for Life.pdf                              Rosary for Life.jpg

EWTN Pro Life Page

​​Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary Video Mother Angelica
Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary Video Mother Angelica
Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary Video Mother Angelica
​Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary Video Mother Angelica

Rosary on Catholic TV

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy on Catholic TV

For those unable to attend daily or Sunday Mass see EWTN schedule or Catholic TV for Mass times and replays.

Click here to access a Special Edition from the Diocese of Syracuse about the passing of the RHA legislation.

Read the Bishops of NYS statement regarding the Reproductive Health Act​
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An excerpt from the pastoral letter from Rev. John Manno, Pastor of Holy Family Church, Fairmount NY.   We will link out to their initiatives so all will be informed of what events and activities Holy Family will be offering...."I am happy to share with you that we are rolling out a new initiative here at Holy Family called, OUR HEARTS BEAT FOR LIFE.  This initiative will allow us to promote all that we do at Holy Family to promote Pro-Life issues from conception until natural death.  This initiative will also allow us the opportunity to offer more PRAYER, ADVOCACY, and ACTION on behalf of life.  

You will be seeing our logo that reflects our new initiative (attached to this email) and you will be seeing and hearing about the various opportunities for prayer, advocacy, and action to make sure people in our state and beyond will know a culture of life!..."

Pray for Life!

January 25, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, we pray for the conversion of hearts for our Executive and Legislative branches of government in states and the Nation.  St. Paul of Tarsus, intercede for the hearts of men to be turned to protect the sanctity and dignity of life.  Help to end the persecution of the unborn and promote the education and conversion of those who do not know...Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.  Amen.
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St. Thomas Aquinas, bless us with your desire for fervent prayer and help guide us to know and teach right from wrong so we may create and follow laws to protect life at all stages.   Amen.  (See St. Thomas Aquinas Saint of the Day)
Fatima Prayer -DECADE PRAYER
O My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. 
The Angelus - Here is an historical prayer to pray for the intention of life and it honors Mary and the Annunciation of the Angel to her.  Pray the Angelus daily at Noon.  

Prayer

+Sign up to pray for life daily with the USCCB.
+Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much.  I ask you to spare the life of the unborn baby I have spiritually adopted, who is in danger of abortion.  Amen.  (Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen) 
+The Chaplet of the Holy Face
+Pray to your Guardian Angel to help the Guardian Angel of the Governor of NYS and all the legislators who voted in favor of this bill be converted and see the true meaning of abortion.
+St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.   Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.   May God rebuke him, we humbly pray and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God cast into hell satan and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.   Amen.

Intercessors
​St. Paul the Apostle, conversion
St. Marianne Cope
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
St. Teresa of Calcutta "How can there be too many children?  That is like saying there are too many flowers."
​Pope St. John Paul II
St. Angela Merici, foundress of the Ursulines whose goal was to elevate family life through Christian education for women.  One of her favorite sayings was, "Disorder in society is the result of disorder in the family."  Her full story 
​ Pro Life Organizations
Live Action - they have a video link to abortion procedures for those who don't understand what abortion really is
Joseph House for Women - a true viable alternative to saving the lives of babies and their mothers
Diocese of Syracuse        Family/Respect Life Office
Friends for Life
Syracuse Right to Life
​Birthright
New Hope Family Services
​40 Days for Life
USCCB.org

Pro Life Activities and Events

National March for Life, Washington D.C.
Syracuse Right to Life March
40 Days for Life
Friends for Life Breakfast
New Hope Dinner
​Life Chain