The City Of God

J.M.J.+
Dear Fellow Helpers,

I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 3rd of January, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us and take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings form 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers and fasting then.


Please click this link http://helperslibrary.info/documentinfo.helpers;jsessionid=69A202D4E22DF2D1641D0F0247E68E2C?helpersaction=infoScreen&obid=26&queryStamp=1228110816485&class=org.helpers.web.display.DocumentDO&qid=f11be4e7d1552da0013f903b0e6ea359&type=documentquery
to view Monsignor Philip J. Reilly’s address to the NY City council on the newly proposed clinic access law (Int. No. 826.) Please take the time to view the video as it so clearly shows the respect and love which is shown to the women who enter the clinics by those who gather to pray for them and their babies. It clearly defines the line between the culture of life and the culture of death.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry

Holy Virgin The Mother Of The Savior

J.M.J. +
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 27th of December, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to sing Christmas hymns and to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings form 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers and fasting then.

I have included a link to a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfpK6cNPF7Y (CONTENT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES). which beautifully depicts the faith and obedience to God Our Blessed Mother exemplified throughout her vocation of caring for Jesus as a child up unto His Passion. We know when we come out to pray at the abortion mill Mary stand with us at the foot of the Cross as we ask for her intercession. These tiny babies whose lives and innocent blood are shed are the very likeness of her Son who died to save us. We must not make the mistake of overlooking that there is an intimate connection between these babies whose innocent blood is shed now and the Innocent Blood which was shed once for all. As we welcome the baby Jesus this Thursday in great joy we must never forget as Mary never forgot our vocation as Christians…to stand by the foot of the Cross even when it hurts us the most. Mary remained faithful to Her Son indefinitely. She embraced the Cross even when it took the very life which she nurtured in her womb with such great love. Please prayerfully consider joining us this Saturday in great love and thanksgiving for the Birth of Our King and His most Holy Mother.

PS… For the 10 of you who came out in the snow on Saturday all I can say is that was some good Penance and thank you…these babies and mothers are so blessed to have you!

A Blessed and Holy Christmas to you and your family,
Mike and Kerry

No Room In The Inn

J.M.J+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 20th of December, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to sing Christmas hymns and to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings form 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers and fasting then. Thanks be to God and all those who came out to pray, the week prior, there was another woman who changed her mind and decided not to abort her baby.

As we approach the birth of our Savior who chose to come to us as a tiny babe, how can we refuse to acknowledge the importance of the sanctity of human life while these babies at Planned Parenthood and the Children’s Hospital at Yale are being killed right in our own neighborhoods and in front of our very eyes? Jesus said that whatever we do or do not do to the least of His brethren that we do unto Him. I cannot think of “smaller” or needier brethren of Jesus than the tiny babies who are taken into Planned Parenthood to be killed without ever knowing or feeling the love of another human being. We know we cannot save them all, but we can love them all by being there and praying for them. We can let them know the love of Christ by keeping vigil as they are sparred or more importantly as they are left alone to die. We know in consoling them we console the One who will be born on Christmas day, the tiny babe who became so small and vulnerable to save us.

It is easy to get wrapped up in the secular distractions of the Christmas season especially when we live in a world where “things” are depicted as a sure way to happiness. Excessive shopping and gift giving can take our focus off of the true meaning of Advent and Christmas. So many of us are looking for ways to help those in need especially at Christmas time and to celebrate Christ’s birth with authentic joy, that only can be found in the true offering of ourselves. As we draw closer this Advent to our Lord’s birth, we can contemplate on how Jesus, Mary, and Joseph celebrated the first Christmas. They were forced to travel further to a tiny stable because there was no room for them in the Inn. Can you picture the Holy Virgin sensing it was time for the baby Jesus to come, but there was no room, how similar to the tiny babies who have been rejected because there is no room for them in the Inn, of their mothers and family’s hearts. Can you imagine missing the very reality that the Savior whom you have long awaited was with you...the Emmanuel! That is what happened because they were too busy or distracted or tired to see Him.

If you want to grow in holiness and ever closer to Jesus this Christmas, make room for Him in your Inn…in your heart. Join us in peaceful prayer for the babies this Saturday and give the very best Christmas gift…the gift of life and love. Let us make a place for Him and His children in our hearts and pray for the opening of the hearts of others to spare the lives of these tiny and precious babes.

Wishing you and your family a very blessed and holy Christmas,
Mike and Kerry

Under The Mantle Of Our Mother

J.M.J. +
I am posting in regards to the strong desire to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe whose feast is coming this Friday, the 12th of December. Being she Is Our Mother, the Protectress of the Unborn, the patron of the Pro-life movement and of the Americas, many of us feel it important to honor her faithfulness and intercession on behalf of the Unborn. We will do this specifically by creating a strong prayer presence this Friday December 12th and by covering the hours the babies are scheduled to be killed from 8:00 am-6:00 pm at the 345 Whitney Avenue Planned Parenthood location. We are then asking for as many people as possible to either come back or join us at 6:00 pm for a candlelit vigil in the front of the Planned Parenthood Headquarters facing Whitney Avenue on the sidewalk. There we will peacefully join in prayer and song while creating a very powerful witness. We will honor Our Lady on her Feast and ask for her continued intercession for all the babies whose lives will be at risk of a horrendous death by abortion, specifically at the killing center 345 Whitney Avenue. We are most focused in covering 8:00 am till 12:00 pm noon, the time when the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion, and again especially at 6:00 pm for the candlelit vigil in hopes to create a peaceful and prayerful witness on the sidewalk adjacent to Whitney Avenue.
Please email me back as soon as possible to commit to an hour of prayer during the daytime abortion hours and/or to the Candlelit vigil time as a headcount is needed.
Thank you so much for your faithfulness and passion to stand vigil for your tiny brothers and sisters in the womb who cannot cry out for themselves, the tiny voices if we could hear them would be crying for mercy. It is an honor to know and pray with all of you.
Please do pass this message along to as many of your friends as you wish.
God bless you,
Mike and Kerry
Am I not here, who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not happily within my fold and under my arms? What else do you wish?”

Participating In God's Grace

J.M.J.+
I am posting in regards to our next peaceful prayer vigil which will take place on Saturday, the 6th of December, outside Planned Parenthood (345 Whitney Avenue New Haven) from 8am until 12 pm noon, the hours which the babies are scheduled to be killed by abortion. Please join us to to take an hour of prayer. Abortions also take place on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings form 8-12 noon. If you feel compelled please bring a prayer partner and offer your prayers and fasting then.

This past Friday a baby was spared the horrible death of abortion due to the humble and simple efforts of two pro-life men who came out to pray the Rosary. Neither of them knew one another or what God had in store for them that morning or for that blessed child in the womb, but they trusted God and that it was necessary for them to be there and to be faithful members of the Body of Christ to which each of us belongs. When the first man arrived, no one else was there praying so he felt the urge to stay in his vehicle however he overcame his fear, got out and shortly after he began to pray a stranger walked up to him on the sidewalk asking if he could join him in prayer. This young man had seen him as he was passing by, and felt compelled to join his prayerful efforts. They prayed for hours, two simple, humble, and obedient men and God spared the life of a baby who was inside the building and very close to being aborted. God is so awesome, mystical, so beyond our understanding and He can do anything. Why it is He allows us to participate in calling upon His saving grace remains a mystery to each of us, but He does and He is asking that of each of us. He is asking that of you. On Saturday there were two more babies saved from abortion due to the prayerful efforts which take place weekly. In a world where right is construed as wrong and wrong as right your witness is needed more than ever. Please join us this Saturday and allow God’s grace to work through you…again you won’t be sorry you did.

May God bless you,
Mike and Kerry


(Below this press release is a message from Patrick Benedict of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization.)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 3rd, 2008
CONTACT: Patrick Benedict
PatrickBenedict@rcin.net


'10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN
BABIES' GAINS SUPPORT


MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (December 3rd, 2008) - The January 13th - 21st, 2009 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES, an effort that is being coordinated by the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization, now has over 170 Masses scheduled to be offered for the protection of unborn human persons. This Novena of Masses may very well mark a pro-life first if the goal of 10,000 is met.

Masses will be offered in a variety of places, including: Saint Mary's Church/Upper Coomera(Australia); Our Lady of Humility at Casa Santa/Rome(Italy); a Carmelite Monastery(U.S.A.); Saint Mary College Chapel/Port of Spain(Trinidad); Saint John Bosco Catholic Church/Bududa(Uganda); and, Church of the Holy Family/Toronto(Canada). At least 3 priests will offer a Mass on each day of the Novena(a total of 27 masses).

"We still have a long way to go to reach the goal of 10,000, but the support already received is very encouraging," said Patrick Benedict, president of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization and a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in the Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee.

People who want to be a part of the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES may do so by asking a priest to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for the protection of unborn human persons(of course, priests may do this on their own). The Mass needs to be offered on one of the following days: January 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, or 21st. Once the Mass is scheduled, then the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization should be contacted and told the date and location of the Mass. (A count of the total number of Masses scheduled to be offered is periodically updated on the homepage of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization's website which is www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org.)

The contact information for the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization is as follows: email: PatrickBenedict@rcin.net; mailing address: P. O. Box 41257; Memphis, Tennessee 38174; U.S.A.

The Revised Edition of the BALTIMORE CATECHISM(#2), called A CATECHISM OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE(Copyright, 1941, by Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) gives the following information about the Mass:

" The Mass is the sacrifice of the New Law in which Christ, through the ministry of the priest, offers Himself to God in an unbloody manner under the appearances of bread and wine."

" The principal priest in every Mass is Jesus Christ, who offers to His heavenly Father, through the ministry of His ordained priest, His body and blood which were sacrificed on the cross."

" The Mass is the same sacrifice as the sacrifice of the cross because in the Mass the victim is the same, and the principal priest is the same, Jesus Christ."

"I know the following is obvious, but I think it needs to be said: The unborn babies can not have Masses offered for themselves. But, we can," continued Benedict. "For the love of God and for the love of His precious unborn babies, I hope many people will take part in this effort that is seeking to protect the innocents from those who would kill them.

" The father of the Culture of Death is Satan himself. To combat this 'liar' and 'murderer', one must engage in spiritual warfare. I plead to members of the Church Militant throughout the world: Have the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass offered for the protection of unborn human persons," concluded Benedict.
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To: Supporters of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization
From: Patrick Benedict

1) Thanks so very much if you are one of the priests who will be offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as part of the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES.

2) Thanks to each of you who has asked a priest to offer one or more Masses for the protection of unborn human persons.

3) Also, thanks very much to each of you who has made a donation to the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization.

4) Please consider doing one or more of the following:

a) Forward the press release(above) to your diocesan/archdiocesan
newspaper and ask that it be printed;

b) Contact 5 or more priests and let them know about the
10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES(you may want to forward
this email to them with a short note).

c) Ask that your parish(and, perhaps, one or more other parishes) include
the following announcement in the parish bulletin:

The 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES is scheduled for January
13th - 21st, 2009. During this Novena, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
will be offered for the following intention: For the protection of unborn
human persons. Persons wanting to help with this effort may do the
following: Ask a priest to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as part
of the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES(of course, a person
may ask that more than one Mass be offered); and, 2) Register the
date and location of the Mass with the Saint Michael the Archangel
Organization(P. O. Box 41257; Memphis, Tennessee 38174; U.S.A.).
Or, a person may send an email to PatrickBenedict@rcin.net. The
website is www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org.

d) Pray one Hail Mary for the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES.

Please contact me if you need to.

Sincerely,

Patrick Benedict
Saint Michael the Archangel Organization