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Respect Life Program Packet for 2009-10 Now Available

August 11, 2009

WASHINGTON DC (MetroCatholic) – The 2009-10 Respect Life Program is now available in preparation for Respect Life Sunday, October 4.  This year’s theme—“Every Child Brings Us God’s Smile”—comes from a homily of Pope Benedict XVI (January 7, 2007, Feast of the Baptism of the Lord).  
           
The Respect Life flyer explores this theme and provides a fascinating timeline of fetal development along with photos showing the humanity of unborn children.
           
Topics addressed in this year’s Respect Life Program reflect the diversity of pro-life concerns:

  • the way ahead in building a culture of life (by Cardinal Justin Rigali)
  • the essence of human dignity
  • assisted suicide
  • facts about contraception
  • infertility 
  • same-sex marriage

Articles are available as printed pamphlets, on the Website of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities (www.usccb.org/prolife) and on the CD included in each packet.  In addition to the articles, poster, and flyer, the CD contains a liturgy guide, program models, memorable pro-life quotations and more, in both English and Spanish.

This year’s liturgy guide offers  Intercessions for Life, suggested preaching reflections for Respect Life Sunday and January 22, a “Litany to Mary, Mother of Life,” a Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, and a Holy Hour for Life.

Begun in 1972, the Respect Life Program brings Church teaching on the value and dignity of human life to the Catholic community and the wider public. The program combines education, prayer, service and advocacy.  Respect Life Sunday is observed in virtually all of the 195 Catholic dioceses in the United States.

NOTE: The Respect Life packets may be ordered from the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities by calling toll-free (866) 582-0943, or by faxing orders to (301) 779-8596.  Downloadable copies of Respect Life materials from 1996 onward are posted in English and Spanish on the Secretariat’s Website at www.usccb.org/prolife/programs/rlp.

Posted by George Vogt · Filed Under Pro-Life 

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