God bless Bishop Aquila!
I have often commented that one of the most powerful pro-life activities we can undertake is to pray in front of abortion clinics. It takes the battle to the heart of darkness and exposes the light of Christ on it. So I am very pleased to see that Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo, North Dakota is encouraging his priests to schedule time for such activities in the coming month:
A bishop already known for his pro-life activism is taking the further step of exhorting his priests to pray outside the state’s sole abortion clinic.
“The 40 Days for Life North Dakota campaign will soon begin again, running from Sept. 22 through Oct. 31,” Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo wrote in a recent letter to priests. “I know what a busy time this is for you in the parishes, yet I ask that you schedule one more very important thing on your calendar: your hour of prayer outside the abortion facility. I encourage you to tell your parishioners when that hour will be so that they may join you, or pray in union with you from wherever they may be at that time.”
Read his letter to priests here.
Let us all make an effort to go to an abortion clinic soon and pray in front of it. Also, be sure to pray for Bishop Aquila and all bishops!
Bishop Swain prays as well outside of our abortion clinic in Sioux Falls. What great witnesses we have in our Shepherds on the Plains.
I had the pleasure of working in his dioscese this past summer. It was lovely! Soo many good priests there. I wish I would have had the time to meet with him personally, but I was rather low on the totem pole.
Our bishop would never do this. Hope N Dakota knows how lucky they are!
In the heartland of America we give thanks for the witness of Archbishop Naumann of K.C.,Ks and Bishop Finn of Kansas City Mo and St. Joseph Mo. and many of our Pastors.
Bishop Kevin Vann of the Diocese of Ft. Worth, TX leads his flock in praying outside the local abortion clinic.