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Elsa G. Rodriguez (November 22, 1932 - January 21, 2015) The Legion of Mary has been invited by the family of Elsa Rodriguez, who was a Legion of Mary active member, to pray the Scriptural Rosary on Monday, February 2 at 7:00 pm at Trinity Mortuary - 206 Kings Way.   May our beloved Sister in Christ rest in God’s Eternal, Joyful and Glorious Peace                                                                                                         ...

Letter to the Editor, Op-Ed Docudrama A slice of life from the 2015 March for Life   Cathi and Evan are first year college students attending Southern Desert State University (SDSU); they sacrificially saved to pursue their dream and one of the items on their bucket list, to attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C. The March for Life was held on January 22, 2015 and the theme was “Every Life is a Gift”. The March for Life in Washington, D.C., began as a small demonstration on January 22, 1974, the first anniversary of the now infamous January 22, 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe vs. Wade which legalized abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy.  The March for Life has rapidly grown to be the largest pro-life event in the world.  The peaceful demonstration that has followed on this somber anniversary every year since is an extraordinary witness to the truth concerning the greatest human rights ...

(Email received) Del Rio March for Life This is just a friendly reminder that the Del Rio March for Life will be tomorrow, Sunday, January 25, 2015, starting at 3:00pm. The march will begin at Star Park promptly at 3:00pm and proceed down Main Street and Ogden Street to Greenwood Park. Once at Greenwood Park we will hear from three speakers and conclude at approximately 4:30pm. Bring your own homemade Pro-Life sign and or wear your favorite Pro-Life! We can't wait to see you there! Blessings, Eddie Del Rio for Life

Greetings from Shalom Media USA! We are excited to announce the  NIGHT VIGIL  for February 2015. Night Vigil is a time for us to gather, reflect, pray, and worship. It is a night of miracles. It is a time for us to experience God healing us physically, mentally, and spiritually. Next month’s event will be held in San Antonio and the details are as follows: Date:  Friday, February 6, 2015 Time:  7.00pm – 11.00pm CST Location:  St . Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, 1710 Clower Street, San Antonio, Texas 78201 The evening begins with Holy Rosary. This month’s Inspirational Talk will be given by Reverend Father Will Combs, B.B.D. Night Vigil will culminate with Eucharistic Adoration and the celebration of Holy Mass, presided by Reverend Father Bob Hogan, B.B.D. Night Vigil will also be broadcast LIVE on our Catholic family channel,  SHALOM WORLD . Please encourage your family and friends around the country who will be unable to join us t...

Heavenly Father, in Your love for us, protect against the wickedness of the devil, those helpless little ones to whom You have given the gift of life. Touch with pity the hearts of those women pregnant in our world today who are not thinking of motherhood. Help them to see that the child they carry is made in Your image - as well as theirs - made for eternal life. Dispel their fear and selfishness and give them true womanly hearts to love their babies and give them birth and all the needed care that a mother can give. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Your Son, Our Lord, Who lives and reigns with You and Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever. Amen.

Lord God, Author of Life and Source of Eternal Life, Move the hearts of all our public officials and especially our President, to fulfill their responsibilities worthily and well to all those entrusted to their care. Help them in their special leadership roles, to extend the mantle of protection to the most vulnerable,  especially the defenseless unborn, whose lives are threatened with extermination by an indifferent society. Guide all public officials by your wisdom and grace to cease supporting any law that fails to protect the fundamental good that is human life itself, which is a gift from God and parents. You are the Protector and Defender of the lives of the innocent unborn. Change the hearts of those who compromise the call to protect and defend life. Bring our nation to the values that have made us a great nation, a society that upholds the values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all. Mary, ...

Hello Media Missionaries, EWTN has sent out several email pertaining to all the upcoming Pro Life activities. I have organized them according to date and central time. I hope this is helpful for you to send it out to your email contacts. Thank you for spreading the good news brought to us through EWTN. Debbie Felder Area Coordinator for Media Missionaries Tuesday, January 20, 5:30 pm –  NAPRO  – Documentary on woman’s reproductive and gynecological health. Wednesday, January 21, 10:00 pm  – 40  – Film focuses on the affects of legalized abortion in America (Encores 1/24 9:00 pm) Thursday, January 22, 8:00 am –  LIVE Coverage of the March for Life  (Encores 9 pm) Saturday, January 24, 1:30 pm –  LIVE Coverage of the Walk for Life West Coast Saturday, January 24, 10:00 pm –  The Sidewalk Chronicles –  Pro Life heroes who reach out to women in crisis pregnancies.

Website: March for Life 2015

Dear little handmaids and friends, Next Tuesday, January 27, 2015 , will be our Little Handmaids Cenacle for this month. It will be  from 5:30 until 7:30  in of the CCD classrooms at St. Joseph. At that cenacle we will begin a new plan for our spiritual growth, and next month we will increase the cenacles to twice a month: on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. At the cenacles, which are two hours long, we will spend the first half hour in Marian devotion, usually reading and reflecting on a paragraph from St. Louis de Montfort's  True Devotion to Mary.  After all, it is through Mary that we come into a deeper relationship with Jesus, so we approach our time with the Lord by nurturing our bond with Mary, His Mother and ours. For the rest of the two hours we will practice lectio divina, a means to listen to the Lord while we are reading and pondering Scripture. This is a method of contemplative prayer that I have practiced off and on for 15 years...

1. Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta (charity) 2. St. Agnes (chastity) 3. Pope St. John Paul II (diligence) 4. St. Joseph (humility) 5. St. Catherine of Sienna (kindness)  6. St. Monica (patience) 7. St. Augustine (temperance)

National Right to Life Congressional Action Alert U.S. House of Representatives to vote  January 22  on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act! WASHINGTON ( January 13, 2015 ) -- The Republican leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives indicates that it intends to bring a major pro-life bill to the House floor for a vote on  Thursday, January 22, 2015 . The bill is the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), which would extend general protection from abortion to unborn children nationwide beginning at 20 weeks fetal age, based on congressional recognition that by this point in development, if not earlier, the unborn child is capable of experiencing pain.   H.R. 36, sponsored by Reps. Trent Franks (R-Az.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tn.), is based on model legislation developed by National Right to Life that has already been enacted in 10 states. Please click  here   to visit the NRLC Legislative Action Cen...

“9 Days for Life,”  a period of prayer, penance and pilgrimage marking the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, will take place from  Saturday, January 17 – Sunday, January 25.  Each day’s content  (available in both English and Spanish)  includes a  different prayer intention, short reflection, supplementary article, and suggested actions.  Download an app or printable version of the  novena , or sign up for email or text messages at  www.9daysforlife.com.  Content will also be shared via a  Facebook event  and other social media with the hashtags  #9daysforlife  and  #9díasporlavida. Catholics are also encouraged to host or participate in local events such as Masses, blessings for pro-life pilgrims, or a parish holy hour for reparation and healing for all affected by abortion. Bilingual  “9 Days for Life”  leader resources and additional resources for observing January 22, the  Day of Prayer ...

Hi little handmaids and friends, This is a suggestion from one of our little handmaid sisters. I have already gone to the website, and St. Maria Goretti is the saint who was assigned to me to get to know this year. She is the saint whose name I chose for my Confirmation name. Imagine that! Love and blessings, Cami Hi great people! Here's a great idea for the New Year: go to the link attached and get yourselves a patron saint for the year, someone you will get to know and who will intercede for you. The saint's name generator by Jennifer Fulweiler will pick one for you at random. The question is, will it really be at random or will God have a finger in it? Bl Kateri is mine for this year and I just finished a moving book about a Native American (like Bl Kateri) Hmmm! This is a nice way to get to know a new friend in heaven. Peace, Ira http://jenniferfulwiler.com/saints/ --   Little Handmaids of Our Sorrowful Mother www.sorr...

Recent events remind Catholics of our commitment to engage in dialogue, not just with Muslims, but with all people of differing religious beliefs. In this 50th anniversary year of the Vatican II Declaration  Nostra Aetate , we remember our call to “recognize, preserve and promote the good things, spiritual and moral, as well as the socio-cultural values” found in other religions ( Nostra Aetate,  no. 2). In the wake of violence, Auxiliary Bishop Robert McElroy of San Francisco reminds us that “we continue to labor for greater understanding and mutual commitment to peace and religious freedom.” The  Bishops’ Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs  affirmed the teachings of  Nostra Aetate  in the document  “Dialogue with Muslims,”  released in  August 2014. The bishops expressed their conviction that “encounter and dialogue with persons different than ourselves offers the best opportunity for fraternal growth, enrichment, w...

DEL RIO • OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE •  Seven new active members were enrolled as Legionaries of Mary on Dec. 7.  They made the Legion of Mary promise to conform, unite and consecrate themselves to Our Lord Jesus Christ through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Legion of Mary of the Del Rio Catholic Community and Spiritual Director Father Antonio O. Moreno welcomed Maria Rosales, Angela Martinez, Dr. Irma Montemayor, Carmen Gutierrez, Leticia Martinez, Maria Berny and Marisella Urueta.  They each wore a blue corsage with the Miraculous Medal. SUBMITTED BY MARIAN CASILLAS, EdD

Letter to the Editor, HHS Mandate vs. HIS MANDATE Health and Human Services Mandate versus GOD’S MANDATE Who are the Little Sisters of the Poor and why are they being harassed and harangued by the United States Government? The Little Sisters of the Poor is an international Roman Catholic Congregation of Religious Sisters and as their website so eloquently states: “The Little Sisters of the Poor offer the neediest elderly of every race and religion a home where they will be welcomed as Christ, cared for as family and accompanied with dignity until God calls them to Himself; and they have been doing this for over 175 years because of their faith in God.” Currently, there are thirty homes in the United States and The Little Sisters serve more than 13,000 elderly poor people in thirty-one countries around the world. The Little Sisters adhere to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. In accordance with their faith, they uphold the unique, in...

ONE.  Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.  TWO.  Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.       THREE.  Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.       FOUR.  When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.      FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.      SIX.  Be engaged at least six months before you get married.       SEVEN.  Believe in love at first sight.      EIGHT.  Never laugh at anyone's dreams.  People who don't have dreams don't have much.      NINE.  Love deeply and passionately.  You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.   ...