The defense of life and the promotion of human dignity in every stage and condition are preeminent concerns of the Knights of Columbus and the entire Church. From December 1st through December 9th,, we are inviting all Knights and fellow parishioners to join us daily as we pray the Novena for Life from your own home when you have a little quiet time
Pray a decade of the rosary, followed by
O Mary,
bright dawn of the new world,
Mother of the living,
to you do we entrust the cause of life:
look down, O Mother,
upon the vast numbers
of babies not allowed to be born,
of the poor whose lives are made difficult,
of men and women
who are victims of brutal violence,
of the elderly and the sick killed
by indifference or out of misguided mercy.
Grant that all who believe in your Son
may proclaim the Gospel of Life
with honesty and love
to the people of our time.
Obtain for them the grace
to accept that Gospel
as a gift ever new,
the joy of celebrating it with gratitude
throughout their lives
and the courage to bear witness to it
resolutely, in order to build,
together with all people of good will,
the civilization of truth and love,
to the praise and glory of God,
the Creator and lover of life.
St. John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae
"Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God's creation"
Message of support from His Holiness Pope Francis for the human life to Catholics in Ireland, Scotland and England and Wales, July 7, 2016
