![[home]](/prolife/images/usccb_logo.gif){kind=logo}
June 1st SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
For every unborn child:
that the miracle of their life might inspire us
to preserve, protect, and nurture them;
We pray to the Lord:
June 8th PENTECOST SUNDAY
That the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit
might move all the sons and daughters of the Church
to defend the right to life of all God's children;
We pray to the Lord:
June 15th MOST HOLY TRINITY
That through our participation in the divine life,
the Holy Spirit might inspire within us
a growing love for the Gospel of Life;
We pray to the Lord:
June 22nd MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
That through the gift of his own Body and Blood
Christ might endow the Church with the grace she needs
to preserve and protect the life of all who are innocent and weak;
We pray to the Lord:
June 29th SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES
For Pope John Paul II,
that his unwavering witness to the dignity of life,
might remain a gift to the Church for many years to come;
We pray to the Lord:
"Particularly, among the fundamental rights of man, the Catholic Church claims for every human being the right to life as the primary right. She does it in the name of the truth about man and to protect his freedom that cannot be sustained without respect for the right to life. The Church affirms the right to life of every innocent human being and at every moment of his existence."
Pope John Paul II to the Pontifical Academy of Life (February 27, 2002)
June 2003: Bulletin Briefs
The unborn child is not something but 'someone' whose dignity is always to be honored and defended. — Bishop William Friend, Bishop of Shreveport, LA, Catholic Perspective on Stem-Cell Research and Use, speech at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, February 12, 2003
... Truth and solidarity are necessary if humanity is to succeed in building a culture of life, a civilization of love, a world of peace. — John Paul II, address to the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, March 25, 2003, in reference to World Communications Day, June 1, 2003 Judiciary Committee
Only when human life is valued and cherished will the safety and well-being of every person and family flourish. — Archbishop Brunett, Sept. 11, One Year Later, Origins, Vol. 32: No. 16, September 26, 2002
The church respects and supports scientific research when it has a genuinely humanist orientation, avoiding any form of instrumentalization or destruction of the human being and keeping itself free from the slavery of political and economic interests. — John Paul II, address on Biomedical Research: Benefits, Limits of Science, February 24, 2003
Every human being, no matter how small or young or de-pendent on others, possesses infinite value. — Standing for the Unborn, statement by the Jesuit Conference Board, March 25, 2003
Prepared by the USCCB Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities