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Friends, we had a beautiful discussion on today's Women of Grace radio program about embracing our crosses.  One of our caller's shared this prayer by St. Francis De Sales, which I promised to post for you.  There is much in it to pray over and I am certain it will deepen our understanding of the mystery of the cross.

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Dear Friends,

I want to personally invite you to join me, Fr. Philip Scott, FJ and Dr. Peggy Hartshorn, President of Heartbeat International for our upcoming 7th Annual Women of Grace Retreat and Benedicta Leadership Institute. It is certain to be a time of grace and healing in which Our Lord will refresh you with His spirit and renew your zeal for the mission to which He has entrusted you. Here's a preview of what you will experience. Please pray about coming and if you feel prompted, give us a call or register online today.

 

Your sister in Christ,

Johnnette

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Pope Francis gave the world yet another glimpse into the profound charity of his Franciscan namesake when he gave a teen with Down Syndrome a ride on his Popemobile.

The Associated Press is reporting that 17 year-old Alberto di Tullio from Boiano, Italy got the ride of his life when Pope Francis spotted him in the crowd in St. Peter's Square yesterday.

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In anticipation of the August 1 implementation of the birth control mandate, the bishops of the United States are calling upon the faithful to fight this encroachment on the religious liberty of Americans by spending 14 days in prayer and faith-filled activities meant to remind us of how precious is this fundamental human right.

In a handout prepared by the bishops, the faithful are being called to mark the 2nd Fortnight for Freedom from June 21 to July 4, 2013.

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The Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has issued new texts that include the name of St. Joseph, husband of the virgin Mary, in the main Eucharistic Prayers at Mass.

According to a press release by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Vatican has provided Latin texts of the revised prayers as well as official translations in the major western languages, including English and Spanish.

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“I could not be happy without the Cross – I would not lay it down for all the world could give. With the Cross I am happy; but without it would be lost.”

                                                -Blessed Mary of the Cross MacKillop

 

For Reflection:  

How can our cross be an anchor to happiness?

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The Italian media is reporting that "Vatican sources" say the second miracle needed to canonize Blessed John Paul II has been approved by a board of theologians.

UCANews.com is reporting that the board of theologians of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints has approved the second miracle needed for the canonization of Blessed John Paul II.

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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday that will ban abortion of most pregnancies after 20 weeks.

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Another milestone has been reached in the field of posthumous assisted reproduction (PAR) with the birth of a child in Israel who was born to a surrogate mother who agreed to be artificially inseminated with a dead man's sperm in order to give his grieving parents a grandchild.

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A major pro-life victory was had in New York this week when a bill that would have elevated abortion to a fundamental right and permitted unlimited abortions was shot down in the state Senate because there were not enough votes to pass it.

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