Catholics for Life
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Keep the prayers coming!
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St. Joseph's joined Catholics across the country in Eucharistic Adoration from 6pm Nov 30 - 7am Dec 1. In the overnight hours before the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the landmark pro-life case, Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health, over 50 people prayed before the Blessed Sacrament.
Our pastor, Fr. Al, opened Adoration in prayer which continued throughout the night concluding at 7am with Benediction, blessing, Mass and Litany with Fr. Les.
Please continue to pray that God's will be done and lives are saved and healed!
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40 days - downers grove vigil
St. Joseph's Parish is looking to fill the Sundays of the 40 Days for Life 2022 Spring Campaign. Please consider signing up for 1 hour of prayer on any or each Sunday.
- Location - 1700 75th St. (40 Days DG location)
- Sign up at www.40daysforlife/downersgrove.com
- Questions - Call Chick Briner (630) 204-5072
- We are in special need to fill the 2-3, 3-4 and 4-5 hours
Thank you for your prayerful support of the women, men and unborn children in need of God's love and healing.
Learn more about 40 Days for Life
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Promoting the Culture of Lifethrough Prayer, Education & Action
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The Catholic Church has a wealth of teaching on life issues.
Catholics for Life strive to pass on the beauty of these teachings
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Mission Statement
As Catholics for Life we:
- Entrust to Mary, bright dawn of the new world and Mother of the living, the cause of life
- Vow to proclaim the Gospel of Life with honesty and love to the people of our time
- Accept the Gospel of Life as a gift ever new
- Celebrate the Gospel of Life with gratitude throughout our lives, and
- Bear witness to the Gospel of Life resolutely, in order to build, together with all people of good will, the civilization of truth and love.
All this we do to the praise and glory of God, the Creator and lover of life.
(Adapted from Evangelium Vitae, Saint John Paul)
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QUOTES
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The profound moral question is not, "Do they [murderers]
deserve to die?" but
"Do we deserve to kill them?"
~ Sister Helen Prejean ~
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"A person's a person, no matter
how small."
~ Dr. Seuss, Horton Hears a Who ~
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Any country that accepts abortion
is not teaching its people to love,
but to use violence to get
what they want.
That is why the greatest
destroyer of love and peace
is abortion.
~ Blessed Mother Teresa ~
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abortion in illinois
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Extreme Abortion Bills In Springfield
Can’t believe that the abortion bills in Illinois are all that bad? You’re sure that it’s just hype, and everything will be fine? Read the HB2495 bill for yourself at http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB2495lv.htm and decide if you agree with this summary:
All restrictions on abortion are removed. Only the "pregnant individual" (they removed "mother" and "woman" from the definitions!) can decide (at any age--parental notification is revoked), all abortion statistics are now secret (no FOIA requests), doctors can't be disciplined for abortions on women who aren't even pregnant, and coroners can't investigate deaths at abortion clinics (women or children).
House Bill 2467 & Senate Bill 1594- Repeals Illinois Parental Notification of Abortion Act. This current law requires a parent or legal guardian be notified when a minor seeks an abortion.
House Bill 2495 & Senate Bill 1942
- Repeals the current state ban on partial-birth abortions.
- Defines abortion as a fundamental right.
- Removes abortion clinics from regulations for serious medical procedures.
- Removes the requirement that only doctors can perform abortions.
Links for Parishioners
More information!:
- See the Supporting Document above left: Spring 2019 Illinois Abortion Bills
- Go to the Pro-Life Action League website
- Go to the Illinois Right to Life website
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Supporting documents
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