By Iris Hanlin
On the balmy Saturday morning of April 12, a crowd of 88
members of the pro-life movement gathered in the pews of St. Francis of Assisi
Catholic Church in Ann Arbor on E. Stadium Blvd. for a common purpose – to
participate in a peaceful, public procession of the Eucharist through the
streets of the city to the cul-de-sac of the Planned Parenthood at 3100
Professional Dr. as a witness of faith and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament,
and the belief in the Catholic doctrine that Jesus Christ is truly present in
the consecrated host.
“I wanted to participate in this powerful event, being in
the true presence of Jesus in the Eucharist on the streets of Ann Arbor,” says
Sally Vipperman, member of the 40 Days for Life Ann Arbor committee. “To show God’s love to Ann Arbor, joining my
voice with others who speak for the least of God’s people, a voice for the
voiceless,” she says, “as we pray for the end of legalized abortion.”
Pictures by Iris
“I wanted to participate in this powerful event, being in
the true presence of Jesus in the Eucharist on the streets of Ann Arbor,” says
Sally Vipperman, member of the 40 Days for Life Ann Arbor committee. “To show God’s love to Ann Arbor, joining my
voice with others who speak for the least of God’s people, a voice for the
voiceless,” she says, “as we pray for the end of legalized abortion.”
At 11:00 a.m., Deacon Rich Badics of St. Francis of Assisi
opened with prayer, and he with three members of the Knights of Columbus, led
the congregation on the 1.3 mile journey to Planned Parenthood. The voices of
those present rose as they recited the mysteries of the rosary, a prayer to Mary,
the mother of Jesus (patroness of the unborn), and upon their arrival to the
abortion facility, sang songs of praise and worship such as Amazing Grace, and How Great Thou Art.
For additional information regarding Eucharistic Processions
to Planned Parenthood, contact Sandie Weathers of the Pro-Life Action Network:
prolifeactionnetwork@gmail.com, 734-434-8447.
For updates on local pro-life events, visit
prolifeactionnetworkblog.blogspot.com, or
https://www.facebook.com/40daysforlifeannarbor
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Awesome, guys, awesome!
ReplyDeleteThe Eucharistic Procession was AWESOME. We plan to do this again in the fall. Stay tuned for more information late summer. God Bless!
DeleteHad hoped to participate but I had prior commitments at that time. Glad it was such a success. Teri
ReplyDeleteThe Eucharistic Procession was AWESOME. We plan to do this again in the fall. Stay tuned for more information late summer. God Bless!
DeleteThe Eucharistic Procession was AWESOME. We plan to do this again in the fall. Stay tuned for more information late summer. God Bless!
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