Saturday, May 28 - Respect Life Mass with Bishop Loverde will be at 8:30 a.m. at St. James Church, 103 N. Spring, St., Falls Church, VA, followed by the rosary led by the Bishop at the abortion facility at 900 S. Washington St., Falls Church.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
The 40 Days for Life Manassas Slide Show
The slide show is up on YouTube at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9493tAxWoY8
It is also linked to our website photo and video gallery at: http://40daysforlife.com/manassas/index.cfm?load=page&page=186
Great job by Mike Baldwin putting it together!
Tim Jackson
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life-Manassas
Building a culture of life, one prayer at a time
Some Additional Accounts, Spring 2011: Part Three
Hello Everyone!
Isn't this the most beautiful pro-life vigil you have ever seen?
While Liam and I were standing outside of the abortion clinic praying on Friday, we noticed a few kids passing by and slowing down. We asked if they were here to pray... and to our surprise, they said yes. Then many more kids came, with their moms. Then the Sisters of St. Joseph joined us too. They were all from Queen of Apostles Church in Alexandria, VA. It turns out, there were 40 of us at the vigil. You'll see 39 of us in the picture, since Liam took it. We prayed together for about an hour. They were very good kids!
Happy Palm Sunday, and a Blessed Holy Week.
Marie
Marie
Some Additional Accounts, Spring 2011: Part Two
Yesterday while at the vigil, I was feeling a little down by the recent news that the Senate did not vote to defund Planned Parenthood. I also didn't have a sign or my rosary, so I wasn't feeling all that prepared to stand vigil. I did have my 40 Days for Life t-shirt on and Christian prayer book :). While praying, a man stopped in his car and I said hi, and thought I had talked to him before, but he said no, this was his first time to talk to us. He asked what we do there. I said we're praying to end abortion in front of two abortion clinics. He said he is Muslim and it's terrible that these kinds of things happen. He said he sees us standing there a lot and asked if we accept donations. I said well, yes, for our material. As I fumbled through my bag, I found a 40 Days for Life leaflet and when I looked up to give it to him, he was handing me $20. I was so touched... and I still am. I said thank you and asked for his name. He said "Ali," and please pray for his son, who is in intensive care. He drove off and I waved goodbye, a bit teary-eyed. I could not help but thank the Lord for the encouragement He brought me through that man, and for the support we have in this battle for Life.
Maria relieved me from the vigil and I asked her to give you the $20. So, you probably know about the story, but I thought I'd recount it again.
God Bless, Jacinta. Never lose faith, hope, or love.
Marie
Marie
Some Additional Accounts, Spring 2011: Part One
Jacinta,
Here is my account of what happened on Tuesday:
I arrived at the Duke Street clinics at 11:30 just as the rain stopped and the sun came out. No one was there which surprised me because throughout the 40 days I have always been there with someone. I was holding my sign when a large white van turned into the parking lot and the driver waved at me. He was a young man with more braids than Bob Marley! A few minutes later I turned around and saw the driver and his friend walking toward me. "I saw your sign. Is there an abortion clinic here." he asked. "Yes, there are two," I said. "Oh, that is terrible," he said. He then told me he had dropped off a 16-year-old girl at the clinic. He was to wait for her. He asked me if he could stand with me. He said, "Do you have another sign?" I went to my car, grabbed another sign and some literature for him to give to the girl. We talked some more. The driver is Jerry. His friend is Jeffrey. Jerry said, "I am off on Fridays. Could I come here then and will someone have a sign?" I said that we would love to have him, his friend and anyone else join us. I told him that 40% of all black babies are aborted; he was shocked. I asked for his phone number which he wrote on one of our pro-life pamphlets.
Since that meeting I have talked with Jerry twice. He does not know what the girl will do but he did give her the literature. He is planning to come to the vigil site tomorrow around 10 o"clock. Unfortunately, I can't be there tomorrow but I told him I would meet him on Good Friday at 10 o'clock and any Friday thereafter. He was enthusiastic about the suggestion. I have contacted Liam and he will look for Jerry tomorrow as will Debby whom I just met today. Mary Ellen suggested that we invite Jerry to the Sunday celebration. That would be great.
I should have known that something good would happen when the sun appeared from the clouds. I am so glad I was on the sidewalk with my sign.
Gail
Here is my account of what happened on Tuesday:
I arrived at the Duke Street clinics at 11:30 just as the rain stopped and the sun came out. No one was there which surprised me because throughout the 40 days I have always been there with someone. I was holding my sign when a large white van turned into the parking lot and the driver waved at me. He was a young man with more braids than Bob Marley! A few minutes later I turned around and saw the driver and his friend walking toward me. "I saw your sign. Is there an abortion clinic here." he asked. "Yes, there are two," I said. "Oh, that is terrible," he said. He then told me he had dropped off a 16-year-old girl at the clinic. He was to wait for her. He asked me if he could stand with me. He said, "Do you have another sign?" I went to my car, grabbed another sign and some literature for him to give to the girl. We talked some more. The driver is Jerry. His friend is Jeffrey. Jerry said, "I am off on Fridays. Could I come here then and will someone have a sign?" I said that we would love to have him, his friend and anyone else join us. I told him that 40% of all black babies are aborted; he was shocked. I asked for his phone number which he wrote on one of our pro-life pamphlets.
Since that meeting I have talked with Jerry twice. He does not know what the girl will do but he did give her the literature. He is planning to come to the vigil site tomorrow around 10 o"clock. Unfortunately, I can't be there tomorrow but I told him I would meet him on Good Friday at 10 o'clock and any Friday thereafter. He was enthusiastic about the suggestion. I have contacted Liam and he will look for Jerry tomorrow as will Debby whom I just met today. Mary Ellen suggested that we invite Jerry to the Sunday celebration. That would be great.
I should have known that something good would happen when the sun appeared from the clouds. I am so glad I was on the sidewalk with my sign.
Gail
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