Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Unborn

Forty years ago today, the Supreme Court handed down the now famous Roe V. Wade decision which declared that abortion was strictly a matter between a woman and her doctor, opening the door to an estimated 55 million abortions since.  Dioceses in the United States have declared January 22 as a day of prayer for the legal protection of the unborn, and since 1974, groups have assembled in Washington, DC. to show the government and the nation that a large percentage of the nation support the right to life, and perhaps influence legislation to guarantee that right.  A group of students and teachers from Central Catholic will be part of the Archdiocesan contingent, led my Cardinal Sean, to the March for Life.   While all of us can't be in Washington, today and Thursday, Friday and Saturday could be days of prayer and fasting to be in solidarity with the marchers and with all who uphold the rights of the unborn.  The climate in the country, now certainly clear from the president's second inaugural address, is one of progressive liberalism, so the efforts of those who wish to protect the rights of the unborn, and of all living human beings, face greater challenge.  Prayer can do wonders, even the impossible, so let us join the Church in praying:
God our Creator, we give thanks to you, who alone have the power to impart the breath of life as you form each of us in our mother's womb; grant, we pray, that we whom you have made stewards of creation may remain faithful to this sacred trust and constant in safeguarding the dignity of every human life.  We make this prayer in the name of Jesus your Son. Amen.
Bro. Rene