THE DAILY GROTTO

THE FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT

O God,
as light comes from this candle,
may the blessing of Jesus Christ come to us,
warming our hearts and
brightening our way.
May Christ our Savior bring life
into the darkness of this world,
and to us, as we wait for his coming.

HAVE A BLESSED THANKSGIVING!

A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Lord God,
On this day of Thanksgiving,
we ask your blessings on our family,
our friends, our home, our health-
and on the food we are about to eat.

We thank you for this time
together and the many gifts that
you have given us.

Help us to remember in this time of bounty
those less fortunate.
And may your love consume
us all that we might share in
your glory.

Amen

- Glenmary Home missioners

A loss of life........

I am deeply saddened to have to tell all of you good prayer warriors that Brianna went through with the abortion on Thursday, November 20th. Little "John" as named  by his grandmother is now safely in the Lord's arms. However, his life was unnecessarily and tragically ended by a brutish act.

Let us continue to pray for Brianna who acts out of ignorance, for her mother, and for sweet baby "John" whose precious life will not be with us on this earth.

Many, Many people prayed for Brianna. Thank you so much for those prayers. She has a very strong will and we all know that even God does not interfere with our own free will.

However, a day will come when Brianna may truly realize what she has done. It will be a very sad day for her. It may even be a lifetime of sadness. Please continue to pray for her.

Let us all who prayed for Brianna go to "Little John" for his  intercession in our abortion battlefield. Let us ask him to help us fight the continuous battles that we will face.
 

Thank you!

Dear friends,

Thank you to all that prayed for my daughter Hayley this past weekend. She had a great time at the Speech tournament and learned so much. While she didn't make it to the final rounds; she did get to Mass, had a safe weekend, made new friends, and was challenged to work even harder at the next event. What more could parents hope for?

I appreciate all of your prayers. I might me leaning on you all alot when my little sweetie goes off to college in 2010.

God Bless!

PRAYERS FOR HAYLEY PLEASE!

 

 

My 16 year old daughter, Hayley, is attending a speech tournament out of town for the weekend with her  high school speech team.

This is her first away event and a highly competitive-prestigious one at that.   I have my reservations for having her attend for several reasons but she is gifted in this area; so I do not want to keep her from experiencing something that will help her improve her skills. 

She took 3rd and 2nd in Oratory these past two weeks at day events; so she has a good chance of doing well.   She will be rooming with a lifelong friend from church; but I will be leaving her in the hands of a teacher who will take her to Mass. Basically a stranger ( but a parishioner ) so I am a bit nervous.

It is also an intense weekend so she needs lots of prayers.  

Thank you visitors any prayers that you could give her.

  God Bless!  

URGENT PRAYER NEED TO SAVE A BABY!

Please pray for a friend of mine from church whose granddaughter is seeking an abortion. She is only 16 and will terminating this dear baby's life in less than two weeks. Please join in with me prayer warriors to save this baby! Please pray for "Brie"; that she be open to life and explore adoption possibilities instead. Let us all pray that this baby be placed in a loving home.

Let's help to end abortion one baby at a time!

THANK YOU!

Thank you to all of you that prayed for my Mom. She came out of the colonoscopy fine and the doctor thought that things looked okay. He took a biopsy and we should be finding out the results soon.

Thank you!

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP END ABORTION

The following ideas are taken from the Priests For Life website. Can you try to do at least two things from this list this week?

1) Pray daily for an end to abortion.  Join the ongoing novena to end abortion at www.prayercampaign.org.  Pray for women tempted to have abortions, for doctors and nurses, for legislators, for clergy, for those who work in the movement, and for those who do not realize how wrong abortion is. Form pro-life prayer teams or prayer groups in homes or parishes.

2) Read! Be more informed about abortion from such books as Abortion: Question and Answers, by Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Willke (Available from Hayes publishing 513-681-7559.)

3) Wear pink and blue ribbons as a sign of support for pre-born boys and girls. Put the ribbons on cars, trees, etc.

4) Wear the "Precious Feet" pin that shows the baby’s feet at 10 weeks after conception. (Order from Heritage House 1-800-858-3040, www.hh76.com.)

5) Use pro-life pins, decals, envelopes, bumper stickers, T-shirts, posters, etc. (Order from Heritage House). Place posters and literature on public bulletin boards in supermarkets and other facilities.

6) Take part in First Amendment activities such as Life Chains (National Life Chain (CA), 530-671-5500), prayer vigils (Helpers of God’s Precious Infants (NY), 718-853-2789), literature distribution, pickets, and sidewalk counseling. Attend the Annual January 22 March for Life in Washington DC (202-Life-377). Place pro-life yard signs on your property.

7) Use checks which carry a pro-life message. Contact Promise Checks, 1-800-977-6647.

8) Send letters or articles to newspapers, to your elected officials, and other persons, institutions, and publications regarding respect for life. Have a group of people willing to sign letters that others write. For samples, visit www.priestsforlife.org/letters.

9) Speak up with courage and charity in defense of pre-born babies.

10) Encourage your priest, minister, or rabbi, to speak out against abortion.  Priests for Life has resources (1-888-PFL-3448, ext. 237).

11) Book announced Masses for the intention of an end to abortion, and write such intentions on the prayer intention cards that various organizations may mail to you.

12) Take part in local projects and pro-life activities. For information, contact your parish or local pro-life group. Join in pro-life Scripture or rosary services or prayer groups.

13) Leave pro-life literature wherever you can: in public places, at restaurants, as inserts in the mail you send, on cars, etc. Give literature to friends. Send it also in prepaid business reply envelopes that come in the mail. Include it in cards you send for Christmas, birthdays, and other occasions.

14) Get on the mailing list of pro-life organizations. Donate to them. Volunteer for them. See links to many organizations on this website.

15) Find out whether candidates running for public office support abortion, and tell others. Send pro-abortion politicians the US Bishops' document "Living the Gospel of Life." Help with voter registration and distribution of voter guides. Become involved, as citizens, in political campaigns. Vote in such a way that will advance the protection of life.

16) Use paid advertising, in the Yellow pages and elsewhere, to spread pro-life information.

17) Encourage mothers who have been harmed by abortion to bring suits against the abortion industry. For advice, call 1-800-U-CAN-SUE (Legal Action for Women).

18) Donate pro-life books to your local libraries, schools, colleges, and Churches. Request such books at your libraries and bookstores.

19) Get pro-life programs onto local cable TV stations.

20) Promote adoption. For information, call the National Council For Adoption in Alexandria, VA (703-299-6633) or the Catholic Counseling Services at 1-800-BABY-DUE.

21) Publicize pro-life events that groups are holding.

22) Keep informed of national legislative efforts by calling the National Right to Life legislative hotline in Washington DC at 202-626-8800 x120. Visit www.nrlc.org.

23) Fly the flag at half-mast in respect for the babies killed by abortion.

24) Conduct fundraising efforts for pro-life groups: car-washes, bake-sales, raffles, dinners, penny drives, etc.

25) Run a pro-life booth at fairs, rallies, conventions.

26) Establish a memorial stone to the preborn in a local cemetery or on Church grounds.

27) Do pro-life work on a full-time basis. Inquire at Priests for Life, 888-735-3448.

28) Do not use the terms, "going to be a mother (or father)", "expecting a child" or "a child on the way" when speaking of pregnancy. The child is already there in the womb!

29) Attend annual pro-life conventions, such as March for Life (202-LIFE-377) or National Right to Life (202-626-8800). Sponsor a student to attend such conferences. Recommend speakers to other groups and invite them to your community organizations.

30) Get to know reporters and producers in the media. Inform them. Call in to radio and TV talk shows, and ask questions of the pro-life speakers so as to give them more chance to talk.

31) Gather friends in your home and show pro-life videos, such as "Life Talk" from Life Dynamics (1-800-800-LIFE), the "Be Not Afraid" Holy Hours provided by the Apostolate for Family Consecration (Ohio) 800-77-FAMILY, or videos from Priests for Life (888-735-3448). Show these videos to your children's friends.

32) Do scholarly study and research.

33) In graduation ceremonies, include a remembrance of those who would have been graduating but were aborted.

34) Use the Internet to spread the message. Put a pro-life signature on your emails. Send pro-life messages to your email lists. Visit and learn from pro-life websites. Start a pro-life website.

35) For more ideas, see the books, Closed: 99 Ways to Stop Abortion (available through the Pro-Life Action League, 6160 N. Cicero Ave., Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60646, 773-777-2900, www.prolifeaction.org).

Become a "Missionary of the Gospel of Life!"  These are our lay associates of Priests for Life!  Whatever pro-life work you do, you can do it in union with the Church.  Join to learn and practice the spirituality of the pro-life movement. For more information visit www.MissionariesoftheGospelofLife.org

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For free pro-life literature call 1-888-735-3448 x237

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A PRAYER NEED!

My mother is going in for a colonoscopy on Monday, November 10th. I am asking for prayers for the procedure to go well and that hopefully they won't find anything serious. She suffers from diverticulitis and IBS. She is a wonderful and kind woman who is so good to others. Please pray for her to relax and not worry.  Thank you so much!

PRAY TO END ABORTION

 

Priests for Life Call to Prayer to End Abortion

Prayer to End Abortion
 Lord God, I thank you today for the gift of my life,
And for the lives of all my brothers and sisters.
I know there is nothing that destroys more life than abortion,
Yet I rejoice that you have conquered death
by the Resurrection of Your Son.
I am ready to do my part in ending abortion.
Today I commit myself
Never to be silent,
Never to be passive,
Never to be forgetful of the unborn.
I commit myself to be active in the pro-life movement,
And never to stop defending life
Until all my brothers and sisters are protected,
And our nation once again becomes
A nation with liberty and justice
Not just for some, but for all,
Through Christ our Lord. Amen!

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