Prayer
Rosary Novena for Life and Liberty PDF (2012)
Rosary Novena for Life and Liberty
Prayer has always been central to the Church’s observance of Respect Life Month—prayer on behalf of human lives wherever they are threatened, prayer for our nation and our leaders and prayer for God’s mercy toward those who have taken innocent lives, promoted such killing or stood idly by, indifferent to the mounting toll of dead and wounded.
This year, believers have faced an unprecedented new threat. In the two centuries since the Bill of Rights was ratified, Americans had the assurance that the U.S. Constitution secured their God-given rights to religious liberty and freedom of conscience. But in 2011, a federal agency mandated that virtually all employers would be required to include sterilization, abortifacient drugs and contraceptives among the benefits covered in the healthcare plans they offer employees.
This “Rosary Novena for Life and Liberty” is a resource jointly offered by the Committee on Pro-Life Activities and the Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty. It is designed for parish use, as well as for family and individual use. In it, we highlight the courageous witness of the saints commemorated during these nine days—witnesses to our faith, to the sanctity of every human life and to religious liberty and conscience.