Bishop writes about Right to Life on anniversary

In his blog this week, Bishop Richard Lennon reminds us that we must be a people of life.  The Bishop on Friday will celebrate  Mass of Remembrance at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist at 7 p.m. and  again on Saturday morning at 10 a.m.  The Bishop writes:

We must remember that on January 22, 1973 the Supreme Court deemed abortion is a fundamental right under the United States Constitution. It was on that day that abortion through nine months of pregnancy became legal in our country. It is important for us, as Church, to remember.

We also remember on this date the almost 50 million lives lost to abortion since that day and the millions of people who have been harmed because of this sin. We must also remember all the good people who have worked tirelessly in our legal systems, in the political process, in healthcare, in social services, in families and in education to reverse, repair, repent and prevent the ills of this immoral law.

Pope John Paul II in the Gospel of Life said, "Through special initiatives and in daily prayer, may an impassioned plea rise to God, the Creator and lover of life, from every Christian community, from every group and association, from every family and from the heart of every believer." 

Click here to read his full column.