Novena Against FOCA

This email came to me today, and I encourage any who want to, whether they be Catholic or not, to participate, and spread the word about this. Thank you.

Greetings,

Many of you are likely familiar with the details of the Freedom of
Choice Act (FOCA).  A short description is below.
More importantly is to put this matter to prayer as in the form of a
novena as suggested for January 11-20.  The novena prayer of
reparation can be found below and also on the Priests for Life website
(http://www.priestsforlife.org/novenas/prayer-of-reparation.aspx):

Prayer of Reparation

God and Father of Life,
You have created every human person,
And have opened the way for each to have eternal life.

We live in the shadow of death.
Tens of millions of your children have been killed
Thanks to the Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion.

Father, have mercy on us.
Heal our land
And accept our offering of prayer and penance.
In your love for us,
Turn back the scourge of abortion.

May each of us exult in hearts full of hope
And hands full of mercy
And work together to build a culture of life.

We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Additional suggestions on praying a rosary each day for this intention
and fasting for the period are also described below.

Thank you for this consideration and may you have a blessed upcoming weekend,

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The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) could be passed by Congress as soon
as January 21-22 of 2009. If signed by newly-inaugurated President
Obama and made into law, FOCA will remove all limitations on abortion:

1. All hospitals, including Catholic hospitals, will be required to
perform abortions upon request. If this happens, American Catholic
bishops have vowed to close down Catholic hospitals, more than 30% of
all hospitals in the United States.

2. Partial birth abortions will be legal without restriction.

3. All U.S. taxpayers will be forced to fund abortions.

4. Parental notification will no longer be required.

5. The number of abortions will increase by a minimum of 100,000 annually.

Perhaps most importantly, the passage of FOCA will place the issue of
abortion under government control. This could result in a future
amendment that would force women by law to have abortions in certain
situations (rape, Down syndrome babies, etc.) and might even regulate
how many children women are allowed to have.

Catholics and all Christians must stand as one against this menace. We
must stop this horrific act before it becomes a law.

The Plan:

To say a novena ( nine days of prayer ) with fasting, beginning
January 11th. For Catholics, the prayer of choice is the rosary, with
the intention to stop FOCA. Non-Catholics are encouraged to pray their
strongest prayers with the same intentions, also for nine consecutive
days. The hope is that this will branch and blossom to become a global
effort with maximum impact. There is very little time so we all must
act fast. Please do three things:

1. Pass this letter to five or more people.

2. Do it in three days or less.

3. Start the novena on January 11th, and pray with fasting for nine
consecutive days.


May God bless our efforts.