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RESPECT LIFE OFFICE
The mission of the Respect Life Office is to proclaim and defend a fundamental truth of our faith: the God-given, inviolable dignity of every person. By utilizing the resources of the universal Church, this office strives to foster the Culture of Life by means of education and prayer. For our specific departments (post-abortion care, chastity education, natural family planning & end-of-life), please follow the navigation links.
Visitation Chapel is dedicated to prayer for an end to abortion The Visitation Chapel has been established in the Gibb Office Building, 502 1st Ave. N., Fargo, as a sacred space dedicated to prayer for an end to abortion. Every Wednesday, an 8 a.m. Mass is celebrated at the chapel, followed by Eucharistic Adoration at 8:30 a.m., which continues until 3:45 p.m. when Benediction takes place. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is recited at the Hour of Mercy, 3 p.m. Other prayer in the Chapel is intended for private devotion. Persons are needed to pray before the Blessed Sacrament on an hourly basis from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. To sign up for your hour of prayer or for more information, please contact Rachelle at (701) 356-7910 or via email at pray@fargodiocese.org. Read the New Earth story about the chapel. Priests are also able to sign up to offer Mass on Wednesdays at 8 a.m., or Benediction at 3:45 p.m. To schedule a date, please contact Rachelle at the number above or via email at rachelle.sauvageau@fargodiocese.org.
2012 Events February Feb. 16-19 (Thursday-Sunday): The Respect Life Office is hosting an Ignatian Retreat this Lent for women. Retreatants will be introduced to St. Ignatius Loyola’s methods of encountering Jesus Christ. The retreat will be directed by Father Andrew Jasinski and held at the St. Francis Convent and Retreat Center, Hankinson. Retreatants will be required to observe silence throughout the weekend. Cost: $250. Registration deadline is Feb. 10 and registration forms can be found here. For more information, contact Rachelle at (701) 356-7910 or e-mail: rachelle.sauvageau@fargodiocese.org. March March 8-11 (Thursday-Sunday): The Respect Life Office is hosting an Ignatian Retreat this Lent for men. Retreatants will be introduced to St. Ignatius Loyola’s methods of encountering Jesus Christ. Both retreats will be directed by Father Andrew Jasinski and held at the St. Francis Convent and Retreat Center, Hankinson. Retreatants will be required to observe silence throughout the weekend. Cost: $250. Registration deadline is March 2 and registration forms can be found here. For more information, contact Rachelle at (701) 356-7910 or e-mail: rachelle.sauvageau@fargodiocese.org.
Free Newsletter The Respect Life Office offers a weekly Email newsletter Lifetimes that provides timely news updates on pro-life issues, local events, legislative alerts and editorials from national venues. If you would like to be on the Email list to receive this newsletter, click here. Be sure to include your name, address and e-mail.
"Every human life, from the moment of
conception until death, is sacred
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