“Our hearts must become strong, to make the divine heartbeat into the law of life again.” – Fr. Alfred Delp  

I would add that our hearts that are broken because of all of the lives lost due to abortion can only be healed if we let the divine heartbeat become our own heartbeat!  Come, Lord Jesus, please make our hearts like unto thine! Come, Lord Jesus, come!

Please join us for our annual Christmas Caroling event called Peace in the Womb Caroling.  It will take place on Thursday, 12/20 at 10:30 a.m. outside of Planned Parenthood, 3706 Orin Rd., Madison, WI.  In the midst of all the spiritual, cultural and political battles tearing apart our society over the past year, one idea around which all Americans can unite is the Christmas hope for “Peace on Earth.”  In Madison, local pro-life advocates want to see that same hope extended to every member of the human family, including unborn children.

We hope to see you there!!

Also, we still have two open hours for tomorrow, Friday, 12/14: 1 needed at 9a and 1 needed at 10a.

To sign up go to: vigilforlife.org/calendar/monthview

Genesis 9:5-6: “For your lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning; of every beast I will require it and of man; of every man’s brother I will require the life of man. Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image.”

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Good Evening, Friends of Life!

We still have some open hours for tomorrow (Thursday, 11/29) and Friday, 11/30:

Thursday, 11/29 – 1 needed at 9a; 1 needed at 10a; 1 needed at 12p; 1 needed at 1p and 1 needed at 2p.

Friday, 11/30 – 1 needed at 1p and 2 needed at 2p.

To sign up for hours go to: vigilforlife.org/calendar/monthview or email info@vigilforlife.org.

Today we mourn the loss of our dear Shepherd, His Excellency Bishop Robert C. Morlino.  We were so blessed to have him lead our diocese for 15 years.  He was such a bright light in the present darkness, always leading us and others to Christ. Bishop Morlino was very supportive of our witness for Christ and for LIFE in Madison.  We will be forever grateful for that support and for his life that he lived by trusting in God. Please pray for the repose of Bishop Morlino’s soul.  We will miss him dearly.

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families this week, keep in prayer all of those young mothers who may have found themselves in a crisis pregnancy.  Pray for them to see their baby as a blessing and a new life for which to be thankful.

Wednesday, 11/21 – 2 needed at 12p; 1 needed at 1p; 2 needed at 2p and 2 needed at 3p.

“Freedom is a serious thing. It is responsibility. If you were to throw your child from the balcony, you’d suffer the consequences legally, but especially humanly. The ache would haunt you every day of your life. You’d have to learn to live with it, and if you didn’t learn to forgive yourself (a long, arduous, difficult journey), it would wear you down to the bone. If you do the equivalent when the child is in your womb, you can avoid the legal consequences (prison), but humanly, the pain weighs down every fiber of your being …  The fact that it is legal is like an anesthetic: you have a pain in your soul, you anesthetize it socially, so you’re better. But it is just asleep: the pain is there, and remains temporarily anesthetized inside you, but your conscience awakens it from time to time, and it’s excruciating, frustrating, and in some cases devastating.

“Today, I who killed my child want to say: Legalization of abortion? It’s a huge deception. Our sacred freedom, which has life and death consequences, is being deceived: ‘Do what you want, your life is yours alone.’ [It’s] is a huge lie in this case, because there are actually two lives involved (three, really, because there is a father) and one of the three is totally innocent; and supposedly that “life” is yours. “Death” is yours, I should say… oh, what a deception, now that I see, now that I understand; it’s a deception disguised as progress, as false freedom.

“Millions of anesthetized women are wandering the world when they could have enjoyed a single kiss with their sweet baby: maybe he would be sick or disabled, maybe healthy … but each baby is the expression of a truth that nobody can misunderstand … life is always life … I am so grateful to the pope who says — speaking about abortion — “Is it right to rent a hitman to take someone out? Is it right?” This question should be shouted out and I want to cry out too: “Women, do not put your children in the hands of a hitman! They will die, and you will die with them, day after day … I did it and I am still dying. Don’t do it!”

Good Evening, Friends of Life!

We are rescheduling our 40 Days for Life closing prayer vigil on Sunday, Nov. 4th to 5 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monona.  We will combine it with our closing potluck which is also at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monona.

In regards to the potluck, Vigil for Life will provide the entree.

Many blessings,

The Team at Vigil for Life

Yesterday the Madison International Socialist Organization came out to protest our 40 Days for Life campaign from 11a.m. – 1 p.m.  Really, what they were doing is throwing a BIG temper tantrum.  They want us to agree that “abortion is health care” and “abortion is a right” yet, of course, we cannot do that.  We say “No, abortion is not healthcare. No, abortion is not a right.” They don’t like being told, “No”, so they throw a BIG temper tantrum.  As parents, we have all dealt with temper tantrums.  Some ways to deal with them include: 1. Ignore it and say, “I can’t hear you when you are throwing a temper tantrum.”  2. Remove the child to another room/location until the child is finished. 3. Remain silent – Wait it out and stand by patiently until the child is finished.

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