ROCKY RIVER – Fred Sokol, Chair – Stop Abortion in Rocky River Committee invites all to pray the ‘Holy Rosary for Life’ with him.  Rosary recitation is Saturday April 4^th at 4:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Angels Church 3644 Rocky River Drive - Cleveland, Ohio 44111. [click here for directions to O.L.A.]  

 

• Sokol a Rocky River resident yet a Cleveland O.L.A Catholic parishioner will lead this Rosary for Life with his fellow parishioners.

 

• Sokol regularly leads the Most Holy Rosary at Our Lady of Angels Church every other week.  He shares the honor of leading the recitation of the Most Holy Rosary with a fellow parishioner.

 

• “Following the recitation of the Most Holy Rosary for Life I ask all to stay and attend the ‘Saturday Vigil’ Palm Sunday Holy Mass starting at 5:00 p.m. immediately following the recitation of the Holy Rosary”, says Sokol.

 

THE ROSARY FOR LIFE

 

• Let us pray for our Pastor Fr. Cregan, for all priests, religious and parishioners here and who could not come today.  For all the people of the World born and unborn.

 

• We also pray for The Rosary For Life Group and the Stop Abortion in Rocky River Committee whose prayer and meditations we will use tonight.  Who stand, pray and protest abortion at Rocky River Health Center [Planned Parenthood].   We also pray for ourselves and for our loved ones. 

 

THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES

 

THE FIRST JOYFUL MYSTERY – THE ANNUNCIATION

 

• “As Mary accepted with faith her unexpected pregnancy and trusted God to work things out, may all women today accept the life within them and trust God to help them work through their problems.

 

THE SECOND JOYFUL MYSTERY – THE VISITATION

 

• “As Mary and Elizabeth ministered to each other and shared their joy together, may we serve pregnant mothers who are in need.

 

THE THIRD JOYFUL MYSTERY – THE BIRTH OF CHRIST

 

• God came to us at Bethlehem in the form of a baby.  May God come to each father and mother who conceives a child.  May the love they learn to have for their baby open their hearts for receiving the love of God.  King Herod sought the death of Jesus, we pray that governments will recognize and respect the humanity of the unborn.

 

THE FOURTH JOYFUL MYSTERY – THE PRESENTATION

 

• Mary and Joseph presented the child Jesus in the temple, in accordance with the prescriptions of Jewish law.  May we never fail to observe the moral prescriptions of our Church in our lives.

 

THE FIFTH JOYFUL MYSTERY – FINDING JESUS IN THE TEMPLE

 

• Mary and Joseph were distressed to have lost Jesus in the temple.  May those who have lost, or never found Christ, open their hearts to him.

 

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE [PATRONESS OF THE UNBORN]

 

Holy Mother, Lady of Guadalupe, your “yes” began God’s redemptive plan which made us brothers and sisters of Jesus and your children.  Please ask your son, Jesus, to guide us in this work He has chosen for us.

 

We want to cherish and protect all God’s children: the unborn and expectant parents.  We ask special intercession for women and men wounded by abortion who seek healing and wholeness.

 

Keep us, dear Lady, in the crossing of your arms, in the folds of your mantle.  Guide and support our uncertain steps as you once did for your divine Child, Jesus. 

 

Pray for us, dear Mother, that more workers will be sent into this vineyard and that all of us will be united in His love.

 

Heavenly Mother, Patroness of the Unborn, with confidence in your dedication we offer all our pro-life efforts to you.  Mother of the Americas, return our beloved country to respect all human life from conception until natural death. 

 

We ask this in the name of your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns for ever and ever.  Amen.

[adapted from Respect Life Dedication of Diocese of Joliet, Illinois]

 

Jesus, protect and save the unborn.

 

IN CLOSING

 

• All are welcome to join in prayer as we pray for all human life both born and unborn and as we pray for a respect for all human life both born and unborn … Saturday afternoon April 4^th at 4:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church.

 

FINALLY

 

• As we who are imperfect pray to God Who is perfect … praying the Holy Rosary and attending Holy Mass is an effective way to ask God to protect and save the born and unborn of mankind.  

 

A PRAYER FOR LIFE! [LORD HELP US!]

 

"Dear Lord Help Us To Love Life and To Reject Death of Your Creation, Mankind. 

 

To do that, I ask You Lord to help us make You known, loved and embraced by everyone that we will meet in our life.  For Lord, Your Reign is of Love and of Life, and it is Here, Now and Amongst Us.  Help us to make that known to others.

 

Help us also to show others 'Your Presence' by being there for them in their time of happiness, joy and yes in their time of sorrow.  As You Lord did when You walked among us … during Your Ministry on Earth.

 

Help us also to bring support, love and hope to others where they did not have it before in their lives.  For You Lord, even needed and accepted help from Simon of Cyrene when You were not able to Carry Your Cross. 

 

Finally, as You Lord, brought us life through Your death on a tree.  Help us through our life [that You have given us] to take away the death of hopelessness, sadness and misery from your people, Who You love so much. 

 

Then one day as we finish our 'life race' serving ‘the least of Your brethren’.  We shall all be one with You, the Author and Source of All Life, Happiness and Peace.  I ask this in Jesus Name. 

 

Praise God The Father, Praise God The Son Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and Praise The Holy Ghost!  Amen!     

 

- Fred Sokol  

 

MEDITATION: DO NOT DESPAIR, GOOD OVERCOMES EVIL

 

God certainly hears our prayers and good will overcome evil ... it always does. 

 

I wish I could walk and pray with all good pro-life advocates. 

 

Yet I can only join with all in spirit and in prayer in front of Rocky River Health Center [Planned Parenthood].  As we come closer to remembering again Christ's main reason to be among us ... that is to die on Good Friday, to rise on Easter Sunday and to open the gates of Heaven to us all.

 

We and surely all fellow pro-life advocates have been blessed with miracles in our pro-life prayer movement.  God has been good to us with such an outpouring of spiritual and prayerful support. 

 

Yes the American Abortion Holocaust will be defeated one day … by God sending Satan who is behind the abortion industry ... back to where he was cast originally.  Through our determined prayers and trust in God it will happen sooner rather than later.  Yet it will happen.

 

In closing, I thank and praise God for calling everyday people to serve Him to protect and to save the unborn from death by abortion.  Surely there have been some who were called but they declined God's Calling to save His Creation.  We pray for them.

 

Finally, to all in Rocky River rest assured of our continued prayers for you.  That you too hear and respond to God's Call to protect and to save the unborn.  As we stand, pray and protest abortion in front of Rocky River Health Center [Planned Parenthood] in Rocky River, Ohio.

 

 - Fred Sokol