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Although we are still early in February, the month of March is coming soon and with it, the recognition of Terri on the anniversary of her death. This is but the first of many articles in tribute and recognition of what Terri means to us all.

This first is from Father Pavone's "Priests for Life".

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Prayer Memorial Services and Masses Suggested Activities What will you do? Special Note Press Release The Case of Terri Schindler-Schiavo
	The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation, in collaboration with Priests for Life, announces the “International Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Terri Schindler Schiavo, and All of Our Vulnerable Brothers and Sisters,” which will be observed each year on March 31, the anniversary of her death.   We invite individual believers to spend time on that day learning about Terri, and praying for all whose lives are threatened in the same way that her's was.   We invite Churches to hold memorial services and to educate their people on the dignity of every human life, despite any disability or disease with which that life may be afflicted.   We invite educational institutions to help dispel the myths and inaccuracies about Terri’s life and death, and to contribute to our society’s debate regarding the rights of the disabled by providing accurate, factual information and mature reflection on the ethical demands of caring for the weak and vulnerable.   We invite all people to use the resources on this website and to help us continue to draw good out of the sad and tragic way in which Terri was treated.

 

 

 

Terri's Day - March 31st

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This is a companion piece featured in Life News and set in a thread by wagglebee. It features comments from Terri's sister, Suzanne, as well.

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St. Petersburg, FL (LifeNews.com) -- The family of Terri Schiavo and a leading Catholic pro-life group have released details about their plans for the first-ever Terri's Day. Observed on March 31, the day Terri succumbed from the painful 13-day starvation and dehydration death her former husband subjected her to, the day is one to honor her life and help others.

As LifeNews.com reported in December, Priests for Life and the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation announced the establishment of the "International Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Terri Schindler Schiavo, and All of Our Vulnerable Brothers and Sisters."

The purpose of the day, the groups told LifeNews.com on Thursday, is to foster education, prayer, and activism regarding discrimination against the disabled.

They hope to help other disabled patients like Lauren Richardson and others in situations similar to what Terri and her family faced.

"No family should ever have to witness what my family witnessed, watching a loved one slowly dehydrate to death," Suzanne Vitadamo, Terri's sister, told LifeNews.com.

"We want Terri's day to remind us all that persons with disabilities are never burdens and should be treated with nothing but our unconditional love and compassion," she added....................

Terri Schiavo's Family, Catholic Group Release Details About "Terri's Day"

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