Respect Life Office

Marian Eucharistic Congress

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.

Here is an excerpt from a March 2012 Real Presence Radio interview with Bishop Samuel Aquila regarding abortion.

Visitation Chapel is dedicated to prayer for an end to abortion

With the summer months upon us, please consider making a visit to the Visitation Chapel and join in praying for a fostering of the culture of life in our diocese. Located at 502 1^st Ave. N., Fargo, the Chapel is a sacred space dedicated to prayer for an end to abortion. Mass is offered every Wednesday, at 8 a.m., 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, contact Rachelle at (701) 356-7910 or email rachelle.sauvageau@fargodiocese.org. The Chapel will be closed July 4^th.

Bishops Vow to Fight Coercive HHS Mandate

On Feb. 10, the Catholic bishops of the United States called for a renewed effort to change the HHS imposed mandate that violates religious liberty. The USCCB has prepared a Bulletin Insert that addresses the Obama Administration's final HHS rule of Feb. 10.

Intercessory Prayers and Prayer for Protection of Conscience Rights in Health care can be found here.

More information can be found at www.usccb.org/conscience.

Link to North Dakota Catholic Conference website and resources.

You and your parish are invited to join the Sisters of Life and Knights of Columbus by participating in the National Prayer for Life Campaign

The nine month Novena for Life begins on the Solemnity of the Incarnation of our Lord, March 25, and continues through to Christmas Day 2012. We will be united each day in lifting up to Almighty God a great prayer for life so that we and the people of our time may see and respond to the incomparable dignity and value of every human being. More information on how you can participate and order the Novena prayer card can be found here.

40 Days for Life North Dakota

Sept. 26-Nov. 4: Days for Life is a community-based campaign that draws attention to the evil of abortion through the use of a three-point program: Prayer and fasting, constant vigil at the abortion facility, and community outreach. 40 Days for Life takes a determined, peaceful approach to showing local communities the consequences of abortion in their own neighborhoods, for their own friends and families. It puts into action a desire to cooperate with God in the carrying out of His plan for the end of abortion in America. Stay tuned for more information about our local fall campaign and plan to join us as we further the culture of life in our state. For more information, contact phc@polarcomm.com or visit www.40daysforlifend.com.

Walk with Christ for Life

Oct. 7: The annual diocesan Eucharistic procession, Walk with Christ for Life, will be held Respect Life Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Cathedral of St. Mary, 604 Broadway, Fargo. The day’s events will begin with Holy Mass at Noon, followed by a prayerful, peaceful procession to the state’s only abortion facility. A short prayer service will be held outside the abortion facility, then those gathered will return to the Cathedral for Benediction.

Youth called to March for Life!

Jan. 22: Youth in grades 9-12 from across the Diocese of Fargo are invited to participate in the 40^th annual March for Life in Washington D.C. on Jan. 25, 2013. The pilgrimage will begin in Fargo on Jan. 22and return Jan. 27. Father Kurt Gunwall, Vocations Director for the Diocese of Fargo, will be our spiritual director. In addition to participating in the March and the Vigil Mass for Life at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, youth will also travel to Emittsburg, MD to visit the Mother Seton Shrine, and see the sights of Washington, D.C. The cost for the 6-day pilgrimage is $825 and includes air and ground travel, lodging, meals and tour fees. Registration deadline is Oct. 22. Registration forms can be found here. For more information, contact Rachelle at (701) 356-7910, or email 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.

Rachelle Sauvageau
Respect Life Office Director
5201 Bishops Blvd, Suite A
Fargo, ND 58104
Phone: 701-356-7910

"Every human life, from the moment of conception until death, is sacred
because the human person has been willed for its own sake in the image and likeness of the living and holy God."
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2319.

Diocese of Fargo
5201 Bishops Blvd., Suite A
Fargo, ND 58104-7605
Phone: 701-356-7900
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