Voting Pro-Life

If you know Catholics who believe it is okay to vote for pro-abortion politicians, you may want to share what some of the U.S. Bishops have stated regarding the necessity to vote for LIFE, www.gospeloflifeinstitute.org/BishopsProlifeVoting.pdf

May God bless those Bishops who “stand up fearlessly against the agents of death.” (Bishop Finn)

This Video is Powerful

HT: Trina

Elizabeth Marie's Baptism

On Saturday, October 25, 2008, Elizabeth was baptized by Father Gerard Saguto, FSSP at Holy Family in West Seattle. She was the first baby to be baptized in the newly formed parish of the North American Martyrs. The baptism was filled with the beauty and richness of our Catholic faith. It reminded me in many ways of Catherine's Dominican rite baptism several years earlier. We are truly blessed to have the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter in the Archdiocese of Seattle. May God bless Fr. Saguto and our little Elizabeth.

Incredible Brother

Presenting Elizabeth Marie

TRUE LOVE

October 19, 2008

Weight: 8 lbs 10.6 oz
Length: 20 inches

Thank you to Our Blessed Mother Mary and St. Elizabeth for bringing me so much comfort and peace. Thank you, dear God, for blessing us with Elizabeth Marie.

Vote NO on I-1000

Washington state does not want physician-assisted suicide.

My children and I have been going door-to-door distributing vote NO on I-1000 literature. The few people to whom we have directly given the information have been very thankful to receive it. If you live in Washington state, please vote NO on I-1000. For more information about this dangerously deceptive and deadly initiative, please visit http://www.noassistedsuicide.com/ If you would like to help defeat I-1000, please make a donation to the Coalition Against Assisted Suicide, https://ssl22.pair.com/stshore/contribute_suicide.html Finally and most importantly, please pray that I-1000 does not pass.

10 Days

10 days to pray for a fast, easy, and safe delivery.
10 days to pray to St. Gerard and St. Anne.
10 more days to say the Memorare each time baby moves.
10 more days to pray, "St. John Bosco, pray for us!"
10 days for me to pack my bags.
10 days for me to get the car seat ready.
10 days for me to catch up on laundry and ironing.
10 days for me to decide on a girl's name (my husband already has a boy's name picked out).
10 days of hearing the children counting down the days.
10 days until my due date.

And if this baby is late, then I will have even more days to do the above.

Paddington Bear's 50th Anniversary

I first met Paddington Bear when I was 7. Today, I enjoy reading the books to my children and they like listening to them. Somehow, I never knew that there were Paddington Bear cartoons.

Perpetual Novena to the North American Martyrs

The Perpetual Novena to the North American Martyrs is different from the novena that I posted previously. We will start praying the Perpetual Novena to the North American Martyrs on Sunday. Please join us in doing so.

Perpetual Novena to the
North American Martyrs

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us, Christ hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
Our Lady, Queen of martyrs,
Pray for us.
St. Isaac Jogues,
Pray for us.
St. John de Brebeuf,
Pray for us.
St. Gabriel Lalemant,
Pray for us.
St. Charles Garnier,
Pray for us.
St. Anthony Daniel,
Pray for us.
St. Noel Chabenel,
Pray for us.
St. Rene Goupil,
Pray for us.
St. John Lalande,
Pray for us.

Let us pray. O God, Who by the preaching and blood of Thy sainted martyrs, Isaac and John and their companions, didst consecrate the first fruits of the Faith in the vast regions of North America, graciously grant that by their intercession, the flourishing harvest of Christians may everywhere be increased. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in union with the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

O God, who didst inflame the hearts of Thy sainted martyrs with an admirable zeal for the salvation of souls, grant us, we beseech Thee, what we now implore: (Here privately form your petitions.) so that the favors obtained through their intercession may make manifest before men and power and glory of Thy name. Amen.