Rally for Life: 1st JULY 2023 : DUBLIN.

Published on May 9, 2023

Some devastating news broke in the last month. According to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly, over 8,500 abortions took place in our country last year, which is more than a 25% increase from 2021. This is utterly appalling and heart-breaking. We are aborting our future – killing babies and harming women and from the video above, the Minister can hardly contain his enthusiasm.

Thats why the Rally for Life is so important, to stand against the further dilution of the right to life and the abandonment of vulnerable women and children.

First, make sure you SAVE the DATE for Saturday 1^st July at 1.30pm, at the Garden of Remembrance on Parnell Square in Dublin city centre.

Second, if you are able to help us out yourself by handing out leaflets, putting up posters in your local parish or community, or by organising a local bus, please get in touch and contact us on [email protected] or call 01 8730465. www.rallyforlife.net

Reflection

The Gift of the World

Today, the Church celebrates Pentecost Sunday, a very special day for Christians. We honour this day with great solemnity and festivity. Unfortunately, for two years in a row, we could not properly celebrate this wonderful feast. A year ago, nobody could have imagined what we would experience daily due to Covid-19. This unexpected pandemic has thrown us into an unwelcome ‘new normal’, drastically re-shaping our ordinary lives. For those struggling at society’s margins, its impacts are devastating. As the darkness has gradually engulfed lives, it has become more evident that life has changed into something far different from the normal we remember.

The biblical witnesses show us that the most robust hope emerges out of times of traumatic suffering. The Acts of the Apostles and John’s Gospel today is a good example of a biblical witness when the Spirit came amidst painful reality. The story of Pentecost in both readings pictures the Spirit animating the disciples who have been “cocooning” behind closed doors in the Upper Room, empowering them not only to talk in a variety of languages, but also to continue the vocation of Jesus in increasingly wider fields of ministry. Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me so I send you. (Jn 20:21).