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- Mother’s Day Resources
Mother’s Day is a wonderful moment to celebrate the vocation of motherhood and the gift of life! Click here for ideas on how to celebrate in your parish.
- Sunday of Divine Mercy Resources
The Action Guide for the Sunday of Divine Mercy on April 24th is available here and contains many ready to use resources for helping parishes highlight the gift of human life!
- Diocesan Mass for Peace in Ukraine and Russia March 25th 7 PM
Please join Bishop Matano on Friday, March 25th at 7 PM at Sacred Heart Cathedral for a Mass for Peace in Ukraine and Russia. Bishop Matano has also requested that all the faithful pray the Memorare for this same intention for the nine days leading up to the Mass. For more information, please read the ...
- Catholic Relief Services Accepting Donations to Aid Ukraine
There is great risk of additional suffering both within Ukraine and for those who are fleeing to neighboring countries for safety. CRS and their partners need immediate support to meet both ongoing needs as the situation intensifies.
Years of conflict along the eastern border have already displaced 1.3 million people from their homes and claimed 14,000 ...
- Bishop Matano Offers Prayers, Solidarity with the Ukrainian Church
Bishop Matano offers prayers and solidarity with the Ukrainian Church. Read his letter here: https://catholiccourier.com/articles/rochester-bishop-offers-prayer-solidarity-with-ukrainian-church/
- Webinar: Fighting Assisted Suicide Coast to Coast, March 11th 2022
Fighting Assisted Suicide Coast to Coast:
The Big Picture in the States, Federal, and Judiciary
Friday, March 11th 2022
4:00pm to 5:30pm EST
The Patients’ Rights Action Fund and their allies, including the USCCB, fight the legalization of assisted suicide public policy, which is dangerous and discriminatory. You are invited to attend a webinar for a complete update on ...
- Novena to St. Joseph: For Those on the Path of Adoption March 10-18, 2022
Novena to St. Joseph: For Those on the Path of Adoption
March 10-18, 2022
Invoking the intercession of St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, we pray for all whose life stories include adoption. Each day includes short Scriptural passages and prayers and focuses on a different group of people who are involved in the adoption process.
For more ...
- Join the Monthly National Prayer Call
Pray for Dobbs holds monthly National Prayer Calls in support of the upcoming Supreme Court decision on the Dobbs v Jackson’s Women’s Health. To join, or to find out more information on this important case before the Supreme Court, go to https://www.prayfordobbs.com/monthly-highlights
- Urge the Senate to Support the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. To read more about the bill, and to connect with Senator Gillibrand, please click here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1065
- Repeal the Federal Death Penalty
Until recently, Congressional repeal of the federal death penalty was not thought politically viable. But in January 2021, lawmakers introduced The Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act (H.R. 262/S. 582) which would abolish the federal death penalty.
Now over a year since its introduction, national decision-makers from both sides of the aisle need to hear that ending ...
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