Today, March 20th, which would have been my mother's 89th birthday, I remembered her in prayer as my husband, my 19-year-old daughter, myself, and a "very" pro-life friend [Jerry] of my daughter's, joined Pro-Life Action League's, Eric Scheidler, and his dedicated group of some 75 prayer warriors for his monthly protest 4 Life at the Planned Parenthood in Aurora, IL. A couple street-side counselors continually shouted out as the women exited their cars with their boyfriends, fathers, and mothers, and walked towards the door that no one ever leaves the same from, "Please, we have information for free ultrasounds. Take a pamphlet. Have an ultrasound before you abort," and so on, as the prayers of the Sorrowful Mysteries continued right outside PP's doors, and the "escort service" dressed in bright green, made sure the victim reached her destination-for-death and a lifetime-of-regret, safely. "It's so sad, mom. They don't understand what they are doing; they are young, some were even younger than me, and they have no knowledge. Their parents haven't taught them well and their 'friends' are lying to them," my daughter said. "If they saw the baby in an ultrasound, with its little heart beating, most of them wouldn't go through with it. I know they wouldn't."
Sometimes it feels hopeless, until you see the determination on the faces of others, who come in 20-something degree weather (at the end of March nonetheless), snow pelting their faces, all to try to save the Life of one little human being, and the mother from never-ending sorrow.
Jerry mentioned to Eric's friend that the huge photo of the decapitated fetus (on the road entering PP) could be replaced next time with the enlarged printed words "FREE ULTRASOUNDS" to see if that might be helpful.For those who haven't read them yet, I repeat the words of Fr. John A. Hardon when he said (in 1996),
"Let me repeat in the clearest words in my disposal. I would restate our thesis in two propositions. Proposition #1 There is no stopping abortion without an ocean of grace from Jesus Christ. No way will human means stop abortion. Proposition #2 The principle source of this grace is the Holy Eucharist."Pray, march, protest, fast, and take part in the Sacraments to abolish abortion 4-ever from this earth. Online Rosary