Mission Statement

To pray, fast and peacefully witness for an end to intentional destruction of all innocent human lives, especially those most in need.

Monday, May 25, 2015

Too many open hours on Tuesday & Wednesday, Abortion Days

2 Turn-aways in this past week!  This past week we had one confirmed turn-away on Thursdayand one confirmed turn-away on Friday!  In both instances, God used our prayer warrior/sidewalk counselors to send young women over to the Women's Care Center instead of Planned Parenthood!  Praise God!
Come to the sidewalk this week and see how God can use you!

OPEN HOURS

Tuesday, 5/26 - Only 38% filled on this Abortion Day - 1 person needed at 11a; 2 people needed at 12p; 2 people needed at 1p; 2 people needed at 2p; 2 people needed at 3p and 1 person needed at 4p.

Wednesday, 5/27 - Just 45% filled on this Abortion Day - 2 people needed at 8a; 2 people needed at 9a; 2 people needed at 11a; 1 person needed at 12p; 2 people needed at 4p and 2 people needed at 5p.

Thursday, 5/28 - Just 56% filled on this busy day at Planned Parenthood - 2 needed at 9a; 2 needed at 10a; 1 needed at 11a; 1 needed at 12p; 1 person needed at 3p and 1 person needed at 4p.

Friday, 5/29 - Just 50% filled - 1 needed at 1p and 1 needed at 2p.

To sign up for hours go to:  vigilforlife.org/calendar/monthview or e-mail info@vigilforlife.org or call Gwen at (608)393-8545.
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The Pill Kills Event  will take place at 1p on Wednesday, 6/10/15 on the sidewalk outside of Planned Parenthood, Madison. 

The birth control pill and other birth control products have a lower dose of estrogen, which increases the chance of breakthrough ovulation and thus increases the likelihood of chemical abortions occurring. Even with the lower dose, the pill still has other dangerous side effects such as blood clots, breast cancer, stroke, cervical cancer, infertility, weight gain and much more. 

There is a direct relation between the use of birth control pills and abortion.  Not only that the pill can cause an early abortion but also that when the pill fails (which it often does) abortion is considered. 

More event details to come...
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2015 Awakening Hope Youth Retreat sponsored by Pro-Life Wisconsin - July 24-26- St. Vincent Pallotti Retreat Center, Elkhorn, WI  - for teens aged 13-17.


For more information, contact Emma Scuglik at escuglik@prolifewisconsin.org
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Mark your calendars: Pro-Life Wisconsin's Annual Auction Dinner featuring Abby Johnson at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee on October 17. 
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Litany of the Holy Ghost
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. 
Father all powerful, have mercy on us
Jesus, Eternal Son of the Father, Redeemer of the world, save us.
Spirit of the Father and the Son, boundless life of both, sanctify us.
Holy Trinity, hear us 

Holy Ghost, Who proceedest from the Father and the Son, enter our hearts.
Holy Ghost, Who art equal to the Father and the Son, enter our hearts. 

Promise of God the Father, have mercy on us.
Ray of heavenly light, have mercy on us
Author of all good, have mercy on us
Source of heavenly water, have mercy on us
Consuming fire, have mercy on us
Ardent charity, have mercy on us
Spiritual unction, have mercy on us
Spirit of love and truth, have mercy on us
Spirit of wisdom and understanding, have mercy on us
Spirit of counsel and fortitude, have mercy on us
Spirit of knowledge and piety, have mercy on us
Spirit of the fear of the Lord, have mercy on us
Spirit of grace and prayer, have mercy on us
Spirit of peace and meekness, have mercy on us
Spirit of modesty and innocence, have mercy on us
Holy Ghost, the Comforter, have mercy on us
Holy Ghost, the Sanctifier, have mercy on us
Holy Ghost, Who governest the Church, have mercy on us
Gift of God, the Most High, have mercy on us
Spirit Who fillest the universe, have mercy on us
Spirit of the adoption of the children of God, have mercy on us 

Holy Ghost, inspire us with horror of sin.
Holy Ghost, come and renew the face of the earth.
Holy Ghost, shed Thy light in our souls.
Holy Ghost, engrave Thy law in our hearts
Holy Ghost, inflame us with the flame of Thy love.
Holy Ghost, open to us the treasures of Thy graces
Holy Ghost, teach us to pray well.
Holy Ghost, enlighten us with Thy heavenly inspirations.
Holy Ghost, lead us in the way of salvation
Holy Ghost, grant us the only necessary knowledge.
Holy Ghost, inspire in us the practice of good.
Holy Ghost, grant us the merits of all virtues.
Holy Ghost, make us persevere in justice.
Holy Ghost, be Thou our everlasting reward. 

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Send us Thy Holy Ghost. 

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, pour down into our souls the gifts of the Holy Ghost. 

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, grant us the Spirit of wisdom and piety. 

V. Come, Holy Ghost! Fill the hearts of Thy faithful, R. And enkindle in them the fire of Thy love. 

Let Us Pray
Grant, 0 merciful Father, that Thy Divine Spirit may enlighten, inflame and purify us, that He may penetrate us with His heavenly dew and make us fruitful in good works, through Our Lord JesusChrist, Thy Son, Who with Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, liveth and reigneth forever and ever. R. Amen.
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Monday, May 18, 2015

MANY open hours this week

Last week we had:  Two confirmed turn-aways (where our sidewalk counselors were able to direct young women to the Women's Care Center instead of Planned Parenthood) and One confirmed very positive counseling session with a young Dad on the sidewalk.  In all three of these scenarios, had there not been any prayer warriors or sidewalk counselors there God would not have been able to use us to offer compassion and give out information about alternate options.
Your peaceful, prayerful witness is needed on the sidewalk this week!

OPEN HOURS

Monday, 5/18 - 75% filled - 1 needed at 9a

Tuesday, 5/19 - Only 31% filled on this Abortion Day - 1 needed at 9a; 1 needed at 11a; 2 needed at 12p; 1 needed at 1p; 2 needed at 2p; 2 needed at 3p and 2 needed at 4p.

Wednesday, 5/20 - Just 60% filled on this Abortion Day - 1 needed at 8a; 2 needed at 9a; 1 needed at 11a; 2 needed at 12p; 1 needed at 4p and 1 needed at 5p.

Thursday, 5/21 - Just 61% filled - 1 needed at 9a; 1 needed at 10a; 1 needed at 11a; 2 needed at 12p; 1 needed at 3p;1 needed at 4p and 1 needed at 5p.

Friday, 5/22 - Just 50% filled- 1 needed at 1p and 1 needed at 2p.

To sign up for hours go to: vigilforlife.org/calendar/monthview
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The Pill Kills Event  will take place at 1p on Wednesday, 6/10/15, on the sidewalk outside of Planned Parenthood on Orin Rd. in Madison.  

The birth control pill and other birth control products have a lower dose of estrogen, which increases the chance of breakthrough ovulation and thus increases the likelihood of chemical abortions occurring. Even with the lower dose, the pill still has other dangerous side effects such as blood clots, breast cancer, stroke, cervical cancer, infertility, weight gain and much more.  

There is a direct relation between the use of birth control pills and abortion.  The direct relations is this: Not only can the pill can cause an early abortion but also when the pill is being used and when it fails (which it often does) abortion is considered.  

More event details to come...
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2015 Awakening Hope Youth Retreat sponsored by Pro-Life Wisconsin - July 24-26- St. Vincent Pallotti Retreat Center, Elkhorn, WI  - for teens aged 13-17.


For more information, contact Emma Scuglik at escuglik@prolifewisconsin.org
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Mark your calendars: Pro-Life Wisconsin's Annual Auction Dinner featuring Abby Johnson at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee on October 17.  
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Prayer for Life
from: Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers

Father and maker of all,
you adorn all creation
with splendor and beauty,
and fashion human lives
in your image and likeness.
Awaken in every heart
reverence for the work of your hands,
and renew among your people
a readiness to nurture and sustain
your precious gift of life.

Grant this through our Lord
Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in 
the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever.
Amen.
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Monday, May 11, 2015

URGENT need for Prayer Warriors this week

Have you heard this statistic?: 75% of appointments are not kept at abortion facilities that have people witnessing for life outside of them.
This is only one reason why our presence outside of Planned Parenthood on Orin Rd. in Madison is so important! We need your peaceful, prayerful presence! 
Please sign up for one or two hours this week!
OPEN HOURS
Tuesday, 5/12 - Only 50% filled on this Abortion Day - 1 needed at 11a; 1 needed at 12p; 1 needed at 1p; 2 needed at 2p; 2 needed at 3p and 1 needed at 4p.
Wednesday, 5/13 - Just 65% filled on this Abortion Day - 1 needed at 8a; 2 needed at 9a; 1 needed at 10a; 2 needed at 11a; 1 needed at 1p.
Thursday, 5/14 - Only 56% filled on this busy day at Planned Parenthood - 1 needed at 9a; 2 needed at 10a; 1 needed at 11a; 1 needed at 12p; 1 needed at 4p and 2 needed at 5p.
To sign up for hours go to:  vigilforlife.org/calendar/monthview or e-mail info@vigilforlife.org or call Gwen Finnegan at (608)393-8545.
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Mother Angelica's Prayer for Mothers Considering Abortion
Lord God, we ask for something
that only you can give.
We know this woman's
great pain, uncertainty, shame,
humiliation and fear.
We ask that You touch her, Lord,
and let the child within her grow,
come to light, and one day see you
face-to-face.
Take away her fears. Take away
everything that makes her uncertain.
And Lord, we ask you to heal the
relationship between family members
who have so much tension at this point
and confusion.
Lord, we put this wonderful family
in Your hands and ask You to heal
them, that they may present a child
one day to the world. We ask Mary
our Mother to pray with them
and bless them.
Amen.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Lots of OPEN HOURS ON WED., AN ABORTION DAY

A long & sad but beautiful read!  The story of a mother's selfless love. We all need to hear stories like this.  Every mother is capable of this kind of selfless love; they just don't all know it yet.

The brave mother who gave up her life to save her baby
by BECKY MORRIS, Daily Mail

WHEN Cheryl Anderson was diagnosed with cancer at 32, her one concern was for the unborn child she was carrying. She even refused to take any painkillers except paracetamol, in case they harmed the baby. Her daughter Taylor was born two months ago - tragically, Cheryl died the same day. Here, her husband Leigh, 36, talks to BECKY MORRIS about his courageous wife. . .

TAYLOR ANDERSON was born on August 23 and, in years to come, her birthday, like any much-loved little girl's, will be marked with cakes, streamers and a pile of presents.

But it will also be a day of sorrow for Taylor and her family. For her birthday is also the day that her mother, Cheryl, died, just hours after she'd used up the last vestiges of her strength in bringing her tiny daughter into the world.

Cheryl, who was only 32, was diagnosed with cancer in May when she was two months pregnant. Her response was utterly selfless, inspired by the strength of the maternal bond. She refused an abortion and even went without pain relief in case it damaged the baby.

Cheryl lived with crippling pain in a desperate race against time, hoping she would stay alive long enough for her baby to be born safely.

At six months, doctors felt time had run out, and performed an emergency Caesarean. Cheryl came round from the anaesthetic for long enough to hear the news that her daughter had survived the traumatic delivery. Hours later, Cheryl slipped away in her husband's arms.

Today, her husband Leigh, 36, the manager of a construction company, sits in his immaculate house in Newport, South Wales, surrounded by photographs of his wife and their elder daughter, Georgia, four.

'Cheryl and I had been together for 13 years and I never quite realised how much she did to make Georgia and I happy until she was gone,' he says.

'I never felt particularly spiritual before, but now I feel her presence strongly in the house, reassuring me and helping me keep cheerful for the children's sake.

'The worst time is at night when I feel so overwhelmed, as though I can't face another day.' His voice trails away.

He and Cheryl were, he says, 'just an ordinary family with very ordinary hopes and fears'.

HE ADDS: 'We were very much in love, even after all those years together, and were so excited about the prospect of having a second child to complete our family. And then this happened - and suddenly life was terrifying.'

It was one day in May this year that Cheryl asked her GP to check out a small lump on the side of her neck. Both she and Leigh were so confident that it was harmless, that they took Georgia along to the local hospital to pick up the biopsy results.

'We realized it might be bad news when we noticed several nurses milling around and sensed a strange atmosphere. And when two of them very directly led Georgia away to find a balloon, Cheryl and I looked at each other and at once registered alarm.

'The specialist came straight to the point. He sat us down and said: "There's no easy way to say this. I'm afraid we found cancer in the biopsy.î

Leigh pauses to compose himself. 'We both sat there, utterly stunned. Cheryl was barely out of her 20s - it was the last thing we expected to hear. Yet her reaction was absolutely typical of the way she lived her life. She didn't think of herself for a second. Her first words were: "But what will happen to my children?î

Cheryl couldn't have chemotherapy because it would harm her baby - and neither would she consider an abortion, not for religious reasons but because she wanted another child so much. She had such a powerful sense of duty towards the baby that was growing inside her.

Instead, she underwent a major operation that month in which the rapidly growing tumor was removed from her neck.

She then refused all pain relief - she was convinced there would have been a risk, even though doctors told her it was probably safe - apart from four paracetamols a day and then battled through 30 exhausting doses of radiotherapy to prolong her life so that she could give Taylor the best possible chance of survival.

Whereas chemotherapy is given intravenously and would be toxic to a developing baby, radiotherapy, an external treatment, allowed for the baby to be shielded from harmful rays.

In the following months, Cheryl was strong enough to care for Georgia and live a fairly normal life. And with every passing week, the hope that her baby would survive grew stronger.

By August, though, Cheryl was growing weaker and was succumbing to the cancer which was spreading through her body.

'The last two weeks of her life were very, very hard,' says Leigh. 'She was at home but getting more tired and weak by the day.

BUT she'd smile when I asked how she was and say she was "not too badî. One day she admitted her back was painful. I know now that, with cancer in her spine, she must have been in absolute agony.

'She knew that every day she could keep Taylor in her womb, the safer she would be,' said Leigh. 'And so she fought with all her might to keep going.'



OPEN HOURS

Tuesday, 5/5/15 - only 63% filled on this Abortion Day (it was 88% filled then five hours were cancelled just 30 min. ago) - 2 needed at 11a; 1 needed at 12p; 1 needed at 1p and 2 needed at 3p.

Wednesday, 5/6/15 - only 45% filled on this Abortion Day - 1 needed at 9a; 1 needed at 10a; 1 needed at 11a; 2 needed at 12p; 2 needed at 1p; 2 needed at 2p and 2 needed at 3p.

Thursday, 5/7/15 - just 61% filled on this busy day at Planned Parenthood - 2 needed at 9a; 2 needed at 10a; 1 needed at 11a; 1 needed at 12p and 1 needed at 5p.

Friday, 5/8/15 - just 50% filled - 1 needed at 1p and 1 needed at 2p.

To sign up for hours go to: vigilforlife.org/calendar/monthview or e-mail info@vigilforlife.org or call Gwen at (608)393-8545.

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National Day of Prayer – Thursday, May 7
8-5 p.m. – Prayer Room – 411-South
12-1 p.m. – Gathering at King Street-East Lawn Entrance (inclement weather-Room 411
South)

Contact Person:
Joleen Helbig
WI National Day of Prayer State Coordinator
P.O. Box 1086, Cumberland, WI  54829
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Gratitude for Mothers

Dear Lord, 

Today I turn to you to give you thanks for mothers. With your own gift of life, they bear children in their wombs and give them life. They tenderly, patiently care for their children and teach them to walk and to talk. They read to their children and make them laugh. No one delights in their children's successes more; no one comforts their children better in their failures. We are so grateful for how our mothers mother us and mentor us, and even discipline us. 

Please bless all mothers, Lord, and comfort them. Help their loving hearts to continue to love and give selflessly to others. Strengthen them when they are down and give them hope when they are discouraged. 

Most of all, Lord, please give mothers the graces they most need. We ask you this, in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior, forever and ever.  Amen.




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