Thursday, March 20, 2014

Novena for a Reversal of HHS Mandate

Prayer is the foundation of all we do in the pro-life movement, and we invite you to join tens of thousands of others who are offering, each day, a prayer of commitment to build a culture of life. 



From Father Frank Pavone, National Director
Priests for Life

On March 25, the Supreme Court will hear a case against the HHS Mandate on behalf of a for-profit business, and Priests for Life will likely know by the end of the month if the  Supreme Court will review its challenge to the Mandate.

In light of this, we are asking you once to pray a nine day Novena for a Reversal of the HHS Mandate. Prayers for Day 1 are listed below.  Prayers for the next 8 days can be found using this link.

Novena to Reverse HHS Mandate -- Day 1

Lord God,
You are the Author of Life and Freedom.
In your Spirit, we have the freedom of the children of God,
And in your Name, we promote the freedom of all
To seek, embrace, and live the truth of your Word.

In that freedom, Lord, we your people stand with Life
And reject whatever destroys life
Or distorts the meaning of human sexuality.

In that freedom, Lord, we your people live our lives
In a way that advances your Kingdom of Life,
And we refuse to cooperate in what is evil.

At this moment, therefore, when our government has decided
To force us to cooperate in evil,
We pray for the grace to be faithful to you
And to oppose the unjust laws and mandates
That have been imposed upon us and our institutions.

We pray for the conversion of those in civil authority
Who fail to appreciate the demands of conscience.
We pray for the complete reversal of all policies
That permit the destruction of life
Or coerce the cooperation of your people
In practices that are wrong.

Bring us to a Culture of Life.

We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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