Good morning All Saints,
For the next nine-days we will be praying a Novena to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary for the Life of the Unborn and in hopes of defeating Proposition 1. We will be sending out an email everyday with the daily novena prayers.
We will also be meeting every evening at 7 pm at All Saints in front of the "Life is Sacred" plaque to pray together as a community starting Thursday, September 29th and ending on Thursday, October 6th (on Friday, October 7th we will join St. Joseph's Parish in Modesto for their Family Rosary Rally at 6:30 pm featuring Patricia Sandavol, an Internal Pro-Life Speaker).
Please help us make this Novena extra special by bringing pictures or writing the names of women who are pregnant, sonograms of current babies in the womb, and names/pictures of babies who have been miscarried or who's life has been lost through abortion. We will be keeping them in our hearts and prayers especially during this time.
We will be praying the whole rosary so if you would like to sit, please make sure to bring a lawn chair with you. Thank you & we look forward to praying with you, God Bless!
October 5 – Feast of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
- Theme: Prayerfully embrace suffering for the greater good, trusting in the divine mercy.
- Decade of the Rosary: Sorrowful Mystery
Daily Novena Prayer:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, ✠ and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Our dearest Mother Mary, behold us, your children, as we humbly come in prayer before you. In you, the Author of Life assumed the fullness of human nature, redeeming us by sacrificing his life for our salvation, obtaining for us participation in eternal life through the Holy Spirit.
With you, we treasure every human life created in God’s image, and we grieve for any action or social structure that undermines that dignity. We come before you today, led by the Holy Spirit and united as one family in your Son, to offer this Novena as a spiritual bouquet, with confidence in the power of your intercession before our Almighty God and Father.
May he hear and grant our earnest request that the hearts of voters in our state be moved to reject and defeat Proposition 1, and may we be guided by the Holy Spirit to rebuild and strengthen a culture of life in the hearts and minds of all we encounter.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
(Pray three Hail Mary’s for an increase of the virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity) Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of death. Amen.
All Glory Be
All Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Intention: “We seek Blessed Mother’s protection over the unborn."
The First Sorrowful Mystery: The Agony in the Garden
Meditation: Let us pray for mothers and fathers who are in agony because they are tempted to abort a child. May they be given the good news that there are alternatives, and may they make use of the help that is available.
Prayers: Our Father... (10) Hail Mary’s... All Glory Be… O my Jesus … Jesus, protect …
Intention: “We pray for guidance for all involved in the abortion industry and mothers considering abortion."
The Second Sorrowful Mystery: The Scourging at the Pillar
Meditation: As Christ’s flesh was torn by the instruments of those who scourged Him, so the bodies of babies in the womb are torn by the instruments of the abortionists. Let us pray that abortionists may repent of these acts of child killing.
Prayers: Our Father... (10) Hail Mary’s... All Glory Be… O my Jesus … Jesus, protect and save the unborn.
Intention: “We pray for the conversion of anyone who supports abortion.”
The Third Sorrowful Mystery: The Crowning With Thorns
Meditation: Jesus suffered the pain of thorns in His Head, and did so silently. We pray for the mothers and fathers of aborted children. So many of them suffer deep grief and regret over a choice they can never reverse. So many suffer in silence, because others tell them it’s no big deal.
Prayers: Our Father... (10) Hail Mary’s... All Glory Be… O my Jesus … Jesus, protect and save the unborn.
Intention: “We pray for government leaders who support abortion."
The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross
Meditation: Jesus was not condemned by the power of wicked people. He was condemned because of the silence of good people. Silence always helps the oppressor, never the victim. Let us pray that we may never be silent about abortion, but rather will clearly speak up to save babies from death.
Prayers: Our Father... (10) Hail Mary’s... All Glory Be… O my Jesus … Jesus, protect and save the unborn.
Intention: “We pray for any religious leader who does not speak out against abortion."
The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion
Meditation: As we ponder the death of Christ, let us remember the many women who have died from so-called “safe, legal” abortions. Let us ask forgiveness and mercy for them. May their memory save other women from making this tragic mistake.
Prayers: Our Father... (10) Hail Mary’s... All Glory Be… O my Jesus … Jesus, protect and save the unborn.