Respect Life Overview

The Respect Life Office serves the Church of Worcester by striving to build a culture of life, and upholding and promoting the dignity of human life from the moment of conception to natural death. We work to implement the guidelines of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities, in which we are called upon as Church, with our resources, our people, our services and institutions, to pursue the cause of life with renewed energy and commitment. Through prayer, education, pastoral care, and public policy advocacy, we work to proclaim the Gospel of Life in our midst throughout all ages and stages of life. By working together diligently, prayerfully, and courageously in the Lord’s service, the culture of death that surrounds us today will one day be replaced with a culture of life.
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The annual Respect Life Program is published by the USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities offering new resource materials to call attention to numerous human life issues. These materials are especially helpful for priests, parish groups, schools, and other organizations.The program begins anew each year on Respect Life Sunday (the first Sunday in October) and continues to be utilized throughout the year and beyond.

This year's theme:  "BE NOT AFRAID"
                                                    

All of the articles and other resources are available in English and Spanish and are accessible in multiple formats.  CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE RESPECT LIFE PROGRAM.

Be sure to register for our upcoming special workshop on "Using the  Respect Life Program in your Parish" taking place on Sept. 27!  Go HERE for details.

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The annual Mass for Life was held on April 9, 2018, the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord.  Read more in this article from the 4/13 edition of The Catholic Free Press.
 

Congratulations to this year's awardees: 
Fr. Walter Riley, Martha Dolan, Corinn Dahm, and Elinor Reilly


TO WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE MASS CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW:

Learn more about praying for LIFE all year long!  Find a variety of prayers and liturgical resources HERE.  

Join Catholics across the country in praying for a special intention for the Culture of Life every Friday - learn more about the USCCB's "Call to Prayer" and how you can receive weekly intentions by email or text message by visiting HERE.


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"Working for a culture of life and love, we know that we can rely on the help of God,
for whom nothing is impossible."

~  St. Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, n. 100
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