Prayer to the Spirit of Truth Prayer to the Spirit of Truth

Holy Spirit, You are the promised Spirit of Truth, constantly Holy Spirit, You are the promised Spirit of Truth, constantly revealing the splendor of truth to Your people, and leading us revealing the splendor of truth to Your people, and leading us deeper into the Mysteries of our Faith.deeper into the Mysteries of our Faith.

Come to us today, and deepen in our minds and hearts the truth Come to us today, and deepen in our minds and hearts the truth about life: its greatness, its dignity, its reflection of the eternal God. about life: its greatness, its dignity, its reflection of the eternal God. Make us appreciate ever more the truth that life is always a good, Make us appreciate ever more the truth that life is always a good, and that every life is of equal dignity, despite all the different and that every life is of equal dignity, despite all the different characteristics people have, or the different circumstances under characteristics people have, or the different circumstances under which they come to be.which they come to be.

Come, Spirit of Truth. Free all Your people from the falsehoods that Come, Spirit of Truth. Free all Your people from the falsehoods that lead to the evil of abortion. Free them from the false and harmful lead to the evil of abortion. Free them from the false and harmful ideas which make a god out of their own choices, or which fail to ideas which make a god out of their own choices, or which fail to recognize the right to life of children in the womb.recognize the right to life of children in the womb.

Come, O Holy Spirit, and as You immerse us in Your truth, so make Come, O Holy Spirit, and as You immerse us in Your truth, so make us effective witnesses of that truth within our families, among our us effective witnesses of that truth within our families, among our friends, and to all the world. Amen.friends, and to all the world. Amen.

AbortionAbortionA Right or a Crime?

HistoryHistory

Has abortion always been legal in the Has abortion always been legal in the United States of America?United States of America?

When and how did it become legal?When and how did it become legal?

What happened to Jane Roe?What happened to Jane Roe?

StatisticsStatistics

# of children dead by abortion throughout # of children dead by abortion throughout the world per year?the world per year?

42,000,00042,000,000 # of children dead by abortion throughout # of children dead by abortion throughout

the world per day? 115,000the world per day? 115,000

# of abortions performed by day in the # of abortions performed by day in the United States?United States?

3,7003,700

# of abortions performed per hour?# of abortions performed per hour?

155155

How many abortions per second?How many abortions per second?

1 every 24 seconds1 every 24 seconds

Point #1Point #1

We are in the mind of God We are in the mind of God before Conceptionbefore Conception

"Where do we come from?" "Where do we come from?" "Where are we going?" "Where are we going?" "What is our origin?“"What is our origin?“ "What is our end?“"What is our end?“ "Where does everything that exists come "Where does everything that exists come

from and where is it going?" from and where is it going?"

Jeremiah: 1:4-5 Jeremiah: 1:4-5 Psalm 139Psalm 139Matthew: 1:20-25Matthew: 1:20-25

Point #2Point #2

God is the source God is the source

of all of all

human lifehuman life

Catechism says…Catechism says…

282: Catechism of the Catholic Church282: Catechism of the Catholic Church; ; "In (God's) hand is the life of every living "In (God's) hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind" (Job thing and the breath of all mankind" (Job 12:10). 12:10).

Genesis:  4:1-2Genesis:  4:1-2 Genesis  25:21Genesis  25:21 Exodus  34:19Exodus  34:19 1 Samuel 2:61 Samuel 2:6 2 Maccabees2 Maccabees Job:  1:21Job:  1:21 John:  1:3John:  1:3

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Point #3Point #3

Human kind is Created Human kind is Created in the image of Godin the image of God

Cathechism says…Cathechism says…

355: Catechism of the Catholic Church355: Catechism of the Catholic Church; ; "God created man in his own image, in the "God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and image of God he created him, male and female he created them". Man occupies a female he created them". Man occupies a unique place in creation: (I) he is "in the unique place in creation: (I) he is "in the image of God"; (II) in his own nature he image of God"; (II) in his own nature he unites the spiritual and material worlds; unites the spiritual and material worlds; (III) he is created "male and female"; (IV) (III) he is created "male and female"; (IV) God established him in his friendship.God established him in his friendship.

356: Catechism of the Catholic Church356: Catechism of the Catholic Church; ; Of all visible creatures only man is "able to Of all visible creatures only man is "able to know and love his creator" He is "the only know and love his creator" He is "the only creature on earth that God has willed for creature on earth that God has willed for its own sake," and he alone is called to its own sake," and he alone is called to share, by knowledge and love, in God's share, by knowledge and love, in God's own life. It was for this end that he was own life. It was for this end that he was created, and this is the fundamental created, and this is the fundamental reason for his dignity.reason for his dignity.

2319: Catechism of the Catholic 2319: Catechism of the Catholic ChurchChurch; Every human life, from the ; Every human life, from the moment of conception until death, is moment of conception until death, is sacred because the human person has sacred because the human person has been willed for its own sake in the image been willed for its own sake in the image and likeness of the living and holy God.and likeness of the living and holy God.

Genesis: 1:26-28Genesis: 1:26-28 Genesis: 9:6Genesis: 9:6 Ecclesiasticus: 17:1-4Ecclesiasticus: 17:1-4; ;

Point #4Point #4

Human kind IN MARRIAGE Human kind IN MARRIAGE SHOULD PROCREATESHOULD PROCREATE

Catechism says…Catechism says…

2367: Catechism of the Catholic Church2367: Catechism of the Catholic Church; ; "Called to give life, spouses share in the creative "Called to give life, spouses share in the creative power and fatherhood of God. Married couples power and fatherhood of God. Married couples should regard it as their proper mission to should regard it as their proper mission to transmit human life and to educate their children; transmit human life and to educate their children; they should realize that they are thereby they should realize that they are thereby cooperating with the love of God the Creator and cooperating with the love of God the Creator and are, in a certain sense, its interpreters. They will are, in a certain sense, its interpreters. They will fulfill this duty with a sense of human and fulfill this duty with a sense of human and Christian responsibilities.“Christian responsibilities.“

2371: Catechism of the Catholic 2371: Catechism of the Catholic ChurchChurch; "Let all be convinced that human ; "Let all be convinced that human life and the duty of transmitting it are not life and the duty of transmitting it are not limited by the horizons of this life only: limited by the horizons of this life only: Their true evaluation and full significance Their true evaluation and full significance can be understood only in reference to can be understood only in reference to man's eternal destiny."man's eternal destiny."

Genesis: 1:28Genesis: 1:28 Genesis 9:1Genesis 9:1 Genesis 28:3Genesis 28:3

Point #5Point #5

Intercourse is the natural and Intercourse is the natural and licit method to conceive childrenlicit method to conceive children

Genesis 4:17Genesis 4:17 Genesis 16:4Genesis 16:4 Ruth: 4:13-14Ruth: 4:13-14 1 Samuel: 1:19-201 Samuel: 1:19-20 2 Samuel 12:242 Samuel 12:24

Point #6Point #6

Scripture speaks of unborn Scripture speaks of unborn childrenchildren

Genesis: 25: 23-24Genesis: 25: 23-24 Exodus: 13:1-2Exodus: 13:1-2 Exodus 13:12Exodus 13:12 Tobit: 4:4Tobit: 4:4 Job 10:16Job 10:16 Psalms: 22:9-10Psalms: 22:9-10 Ecclesiasticus: 50:22-24Ecclesiasticus: 50:22-24 Isaiah: 49:1Isaiah: 49:1

Point #7Point #7

you shall you shall

not take innocent lifenot take innocent life

Catechism says…Catechism says…

2270 Catechism of the Catholic Church2270 Catechism of the Catholic Church; ; Human life must be respected and Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his conception. From the first moment of his or her existence, a human being must be or her existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a recognized as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable person - among which is the inviolable right of every innocent human being to life.right of every innocent human being to life.

2271 Catechism of the Catholic Church2271 Catechism of the Catholic Church; ; Since the first century the church has Since the first century the church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to moral law.contrary to moral law.

You shall not kill the embryo by abortion You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish.and shall not cause the newborn to perish.

God, the Lord of life , has entrusted to God, the Lord of life , has entrusted to men the noble mission of safeguarding men the noble mission of safeguarding life, and men must carry it out in a manner life, and men must carry it out in a manner worthy of themselves. Life must be worthy of themselves. Life must be protected with the utmost care from the protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes.infanticide are abominable crimes.

2261 Catechism of the Catholic Church2261 Catechism of the Catholic Church; ; Scripture specifies the prohibition contained in Scripture specifies the prohibition contained in the fifth commandment: "Do not slay the the fifth commandment: "Do not slay the innocent and the righteous". The deliberate innocent and the righteous". The deliberate murder of an innocent person is gravely contrary murder of an innocent person is gravely contrary to the dignity of the human being, to the golden to the dignity of the human being, to the golden rule, and to the holiness of the Creator. The law rule, and to the holiness of the Creator. The law forbidding it is universally valid: it obliges each forbidding it is universally valid: it obliges each and everyone, always and everywhere.and everyone, always and everywhere.

2258 Catechism of the Catholic Church2258 Catechism of the Catholic Church; ; "Human life is sacred because from its "Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end. God alone is the Lord of life from sole end. God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until its end: no one can its beginning until its end: no one can under any circumstance claim for himself under any circumstance claim for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent the right directly to destroy an innocent human being."human being."

Genesis: 6:11Genesis: 6:11 Exodus: 20:13Exodus: 20:13 Exodus: 23:7Exodus: 23:7 Deuteronomy: 19:13Deuteronomy: 19:13 Deuteronomy: 32:39Deuteronomy: 32:39 Ecclesiates: 4:1-4Ecclesiates: 4:1-4; ; Daniel: 13:54Daniel: 13:54 Matthew: 27:3-4Matthew: 27:3-4; ;

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