For details on events or to acquire a prayer partner, email our pastorate’s Respect Life Coordinator, at pnoeller@comcast.net
Save your seat on our St. Agnes bus, using the link above. We will be physically and spiritually joining the 52nd National March for Life. Read more on the home page of this website.
Pro-Life Resources
First Tuesdays' Respect Life Holy Hour: Every Tuesday, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place after the 8:00am Morning Mass until ending with 5:45pm Benediction. On First Tuesdays, the 4:45 - 5:45pm hour is devoted as a Respect Life Holy Hour, as we continue to pray for our nation and how to best share Christ’s and His Church’s message regarding the dignity and rights of every human being.
The link for the prayer sheets can be found here:
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The link to sign up for Adoration can be found on our home page.
Respect Life Coordinator Reflections
A library of Respect Life Holy Hour Reflections by our parish's Respect Life Coordinator can be found here. The links to a printable PDF of each are included, as to those for some supplemental information. If you want to join in our Respect Life Ministry or if you have any questions about events, reflections, or getting set up with a prayer partner, please email pnoeller@comcast.net
A NEW YEAR’S REFLECTION: CHOICES
Originally written for our pastorate's January Respect Life Holy Hour, this reflection grew into something else… a reflection on not only how Adam and Eve’s choice (or decision) led to the Fall, but how our choices and their consequences impact not only our lives but the lives of those around us and the culture in general.
It’s not just about ME…
FEBRUARY RESPECT LIFE HOLY HOUR REFLECTION
The January Respect Life Holy Hour reflection was on original sin. For February, we delve a little deeper...
MARCH RESPECT LIFE HOLY HOUR REFLECTION
Continuing reflections on the theme of "Choices" ...
AS WE PREPARE FOR LENT
I can think of no better Lenten activity than praying, fasting and advocating for life!!! Here are some suggestions for ways you can incorporate critical Maryland issues into your Lent.
APRIL RESPECT LIFE HOLY HOUR REFLECTION
The title of this reflection references “God’s Timing” partly because the discussion on human dignity has changed dramatically in a short period of time, and partly because of how reading the document has impacted me personally.
JUNE RESPECT LIFE HOLY HOUR REFLECTION
We often talk rather casually about the dignity of the human person. However, should we? Isn’t our human dignity a gift from God, born out of His unfathomable and infinite love for us and bought at a terrible cost?
JULY RESPECT LIFE HOLY HOUR REFLECTION
In June we reflected on the concept and origin of our human dignity, deciding it was a gift from God. It was a gift from the God who created us in His image and likeness so that, despite the sin of Adam and Eve, we could one day share in the perfect communion of love found only in the Trinity. No other creature can claim such a distinction, can they?
AUGUST RESPECT LIFE HOLY HOUR REFLECTION
Unity of Body and Soul ... Food for the Journey. How counter-cultural Jesus was and still is!!! His incarnation was an act of pure self-gift, wasn't it? He established the Eucharist so we would never be alone. And His arms outstretched on the cross perfectly embodied His words of consecration at the Last Supper when He said, "This is my body which is given for you." Luke 22:19
SEPTEMBER RESPECT LIFE HOLY HOUR REFLECTION
This November, Marylanders will be asked to consider a "Right to Reproductive Freedom" amendment to the State Constitution. The language is very vague and ambiguous. Click on the link here for five reflections you might find helpful in discerning its meaning and significance.
OCTOBER HOLY HOUR for MARYLAND REFLECTION
Because this November's proposed amendment is on "Reproductive Freedom," our Respect Life Coordinator decided to check out Pope Benedict XVI’s take on “freedom”…. what it means… what limitations can be imposed on it, and who
has the authority to limit it, etc. Read more through the links here:
DECEMBER RESPECT LIFE HOLY HOUR REFLECTION
Prayer Intention: May this Advent and Christmas season teach us how to follow the example of the Holy Family when living our lives as individuals, as members of our biological family, as members of the Body of Christ… our Church family, and as members of our human family. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, pray for us!!!