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Reminder: 40 Days for Life kicks off September 25th

We've excerpted this from the NY Archdiocese Respect Life Office - a message from Bishop Byrne and local sites with contact info -

Come Holy Spirit! 

40 Days for Life begins September 25th!

Let the graces flow!

As 40 Days for Life approaches, we are readying our hearts to be united with you in prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. 40 Days for Life is a light in the darkness. Many women tempted to abortion have received the grace to give life to their children from your peaceful witness, sidewalk counseling, prayers, and fasting. On behalf of those women with whom we have the privilege to live and serve, we thank you.

We leave you with a message from Bishop Peter J. Byrne, capturing the importance of this upcoming 40 Days for Life Campaign in our Archdiocese at this time.  

After the premier of the movie Unplanned this Spring—depicting the conversion story of Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood manager—and in the aftermath of the devastating law permitting abortions until the moment of birth, many parishioners have expressed a desire to pray and witness to the sanctity of human life outside abortion clinics. I am inspired by the zeal of those moved to prayer because of the contempt for human life within our culture. As the Auxiliary Bishop charged with overseeing pro-life initiatives, I am writing to ask you to encourage that zeal within your parishes through an important initiative within the archdiocese:

40 Days for Life
September 25 - November 3, 2019

40 Days for Life consists of 40 days of prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigil at abortion facilities. Why participate? Because it works. According to Abby Johnson, “When [pro-life] people show up outside the clinic, the no-show rate goes up to almost 75%.” Many abortion-minded women in our archdiocese have turned around from abortion facilities during 40 Days for Life thanks to parishioners witnessing outside the clinics and services provided by the Sisters of Life and our pregnancy centers.

I ask for your renewed effort in making 40 Days for Life and pro-life intentions a focus of your parish prayers and works of mercy this October, when we celebrate Respect Life Month together as a Church. I am most grateful for your attention to this matter.
     

Gratefully, in Christ,
   Most Reverend Peter Byrne

Bronx

Location:        Bronx Abortion

                        2070 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY (Public right-of-way outside)

Contact:         Thomas (347) 316-3728; [email protected]

 

Manhattan

Location:        Planned Parenthood

                        26 Bleecker Street, NY, NY (Public right-of-way across the street)

Contact:          Laurie Jones; [email protected] 

White Plains

Location:        Planned Parenthood

                        175 Tarrytown Road, White Plains, NY (Public right-of-way outside)

Contact:          Gerald Yeung (914) 837-7008 [email protected]

 

Spring Valley

Location:      Planned Parenthood
                       25 Perlman Drive, Spring Valley, NY (Public right-of-way outside)
Contact:        Eileen Peterson (845) 492-6709 [email protected]

Former Planned Parenthood manager Abby Johnson, on O'Reilly Factor

Go here -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxgx-7EHMmk

Kathryn Jean Lopez: "Planned Parenthood's Misery Index"

 A look at Abby Johnson's book Unplanned.

Planned Parenthood’s Misery Index - While my sisters gently weep

And then a “client” left the clinic: a woman who had just had an abortion.

The religious sister “fell to her knees and wept with such grief . . . that I couldn’t help but think to myself, She feels something far deeper than I ever will . . . this grief at knowing that client had an abortion.” Sister Marie Bernadette would be back, every week, on the days the clinic performed abortions. And, Johnson writes, “We could continue to see that she was deeply and personally grieved by abortions.”

The weeping sister affected Johnson: “I tried to shake it off but couldn’t get past the fact that a nun was grieving over what was happening inside my clinic.” Johnson asked herself, “How many other people cry outside my workplace because of the work I am doing?”

21,613 were on the "Unplanned" webcast to hear former PP'r Abby Johnson

This is an email from 40 Days for Life -

Last night 21,613 people jammed onto the "Unplanned"
webcast to hear former Planned Parenthood clinic
director Abby Johnson reveal what she experienced
inside the abortion business -- and why she resigned
her job and joined the pro-life movement.

The positive comments are still pouring in!

We know some people had a hard time getting on due to
the high demand, so we rushed to get the recording of
the event online for you. You can listen now at:

http://instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=16864185 

The webcast served as a sneak preview for TODAY'S
release of Abby's tell-all book, "Unplanned," which
is being published in an historic arrangement between
Tyndale House, Focus on the Family, and Ignatius
Press, and endorsed by dozens of prominent leaders
and respected organizations.

You can download and read Chapter 1 of "Unplanned,"
along with many of the endorsements, for FREE (as a
PDF document) at:

http://40daysforlife.s3.amazonaws.com/chapter1.pdf

You won't be the same after reading that chapter!

During the webcast we announced that Ignatius Press
has published a special edition of "Unplanned" with
exclusive bonus content, including:

* Foreword by Fr. Frank Pavone, national director 
   of Priests for Life

* Introduction by David Bereit, our 40 Days for Life
   national director, on the power that prayer played
   in Abby's conversion (you will LOVE this!)
  
* Publisher's Note from Fr. Joseph Fessio, student
   and friend of Pope Benedict XVI, and founder of
   Ignatius Press, on the monumental impact that he
   expects to see due to Abby's book
  
To make things even better for the webcast, Ignatius
Press slashed prices on the "Unplanned" special
edition by 35% -- their very best pricing!

Unfortunately, the flood of orders -- combined with
what appears to be a vicious, orchestrated "denial of
service" attack by those who don't want you reading
Abby's book -- caused the Ignatius web server to
crash during our webcast, and many people could not
get their copies of "Unplanned."

But are we going to let abortion advocates win the
day? NO!!

Instead, let's use this opportunity to send Planned
Parenthood and the abortion industry a message.

DAY ONE is the most important day of sales for a new
book. Let's rally together TODAY to set sales records
and send "Unplanned" up the bestseller charts on the
first day it is available.

That will send shock waves through the abortion
business, and will get the attention of the secular
media -- helping to spread this message far and wide!

Now, let me be totally transparent ... 40 Days for
Life is not being compensated a single nickel for
promoting this book. We just believe in it 100% and
want to share it with everyone we know!

With that said, Ignatius Press worked late into the
night fortifying their web servers -- and now they're
ready! Go grab copies of "Unplanned" for yourself,
friends, family members, people at church, and other
pro-lifers at:

http://www.UnplannedBook.com

But make sure to do it TODAY, if at all possible, so
it counts toward DAY ONE totals.

Let's make this a tipping point moment in our efforts
to end abortion!

For Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

P.S.- As you read "Unplanned" you will be in awe to
discover the vital role 40 Days for Life played in
Abby's conversion -- underscoring the importance of
your prayers and efforts! Prepare to be blessed as
you read this book:

http://www.UnplannedBook.com

P.P.S.- The next 40 Days for Life campaign will be
conducted from March 9 - April 17. Many people have
asked when their city can apply to participate in
that campaign. The answer: starting next Monday,
January 17! Stay tuned for more details.