Rose Petals

Note from Judith Aliciatore: This poem came to me after the first time I saw pictures of aborted babies. God took the horror and grief I felt and gave me these words. Thank You, Lord.

by Judith Alciatore

They pull the petals from the rose

With hearts of steel and stone

Not caring how the flower grows

For it is not their own

One by one, with practiced pride

They crush the flower’s head

Regarding not the life inside

The mother’s flower bed

Now the flower fades and dies

In silent agony

Only God will hear the cries

Of spirits soon to be

Fragile flowers of our hearts

To Heaven you are bound

In memory as your souls depart

Rose petals on the ground

Judith Alciatore is a life-long cradle Catholic. She first joined 40 Days for Life while living in Iowa; and also joined the local RTL group there. 

Since moving back home to Texas, Judy has continued as a member of 40 Days for Life. She has prayed in front of the local abortion mill, and has written several pro-life poems, which God has freely given her, and which she freely shares. 

Judy states that if one life is saved by any of these poems, then they have served God's Purpose.

An Invitation from Legacy of Life Foundation of Yardley, PA

Legacy of Life Foundation, an organization which raises funds for Women’s Centers where Life-Centered Counseling helps a woman in crisis make the one right choice for the life of her unborn child, is pleased to announce their summer tour of their Bucks County, PA center.

• Join Marie Joseph and her talented crisis pregnancy center counseling staff for a very special, uplifting and engaging tour of one their centers. 

• Journey step-by-step through the extremely charitable process that has empowered over 600 women and counting) in unplanned pregnancies to be freed from fear and isolation and choose LIFE! 

Discover through compelling firsthand accounts of lives saved and radically changed through the effective, highly professional, and unique approach of the women's centers.
                                                                   

Learn about their three year "STAR" support program that is transforming women's lives and the communities they serve.  Hear about their exciting plans for growth in 2015 and beyond.

The next tour dates are scheduled for  July 13th and August 27th for their Bucks County Center.  For address and details, please RSVP to Tobey via e-mail at Tobey@legacyoflifefoundation.org or by phone at 215-788-4051. 

The Legacy of Life Foundation supports  two crisis women’s centers in Bucks County and Philadelphia, by fundraising to support the financial needs of these two life-sustaining centers.

The unique mission of the centers they fund is the counseling approach used to empower women in an unplanned pregnancy to be free from fear and isolation so that they can freely choose life. 

For more information about this organization or learn how to become involved, please use this link.

If you would like to help them with a tax-deductible contribution, click on the button below.