40 days for life

[Perpetua]

What do you all think about the campaign "40 days for life"? Would you go pray outside an abortion clinic with your little ones?

[Kaesekopf]

I've done it before in the wee hours of the night with my Knights of columbus council. 

I'd do it again, just not coordinated enough.

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[Daniel]

I wouldn't because I've done it in the past, years ago, and the atmosphere was just too NO. Too much so-called "conservative" Catholicism, too much Divine Mercy devotion, too much interest in non-approved private revelation, and I'd say the whole event was too "charismatic" in general. In some cases the prayers were improvised and lead by Protestants and probably constitited an act of false worship.

That said, for the most part we were just chitchatting or praying the rosary. So I suppose it could depend on who's running it and how much non-Catholic stuff they choose to allow. But there's no guarantee it'll be entirely Catholic.

edit - There is one essential problem though, and that's that the event itself had a set of 40 pre-written prayers/reflections (a different one for each day), and, if I recall, some of those prayers/reflections carried the Vatican II spirit.

[Greg]

I've done it in the past.

[Kaesekopf]

I wouldn't because I've done it in the past, years ago, and the atmosphere was just too NO. Too much so-called "conservative" Catholicism, too much Divine Mercy devotion, too much interest in non-approved private revelation, and I'd say the whole event was too "charismatic" in general. In some cases the prayers were improvised and lead by Protestants and probably constitited an act of false worship.

That said, for the most part we were just chitchatting or praying the rosary. So I suppose it could depend on who's running it and how much non-Catholic stuff they choose to allow. But there's no guarantee it'll be entirely Catholic.

edit - There is one essential problem though, and that's that the event itself had a set of 40 pre-written prayers/reflections (a different one for each day), and, if I recall, some of those prayers/reflections carried the Vatican II spirit.

The Catholics I prayed with thought the 40 days for life prayers were pretty faggy and we didn't bother with them. 

[Chestertonian]

I have gone to such things, but I would not bring young children.  Ourchildren do not know what an abortion is and I'd like to keep it that way for as long as possible.

[TradGranny]

We say the rosary on the day they do late-term abortions. Most of them are N.O. (they know we don't say the lumimous, so sometimes they leave it out.)

[christulsa]

What do you all think about the campaign "40 days for life"? Would you go pray outside an abortion clinic with your little ones?

The Diocese keeps their land across the street very tame.

You should be good going to the FSSP Tulsa coordinated hours. 

There used to be a billboard overlooking that abortion mill that said "Dr. Pepper for Life."

[Carleendiane]

Just a note. Our energies are sucked up in the preservation of tradition. This is our mission. Many prolifers complain the traditionalists do not participate in their scheduled events. I say many are giving freely their time in adoration,  praying their rosarys, raising their large families, facilitating the old Mass, and all that entails. Should they be marching? Maybe, but the need for workers in the traditional movement keeps us very busy.

[Perpetua]

Thank you for your input! Nobody seemed interested in this around here and I wondered why. I'm having mixed thoughts about it and agree with both the pro's and con's. I do have enough on my plate and I don't want my children growing up knowing what an abortion is. I don't want anything to do with the Protestant/NO prayers either. When I've gone I've just remained silent.

[Innocent Smith]

Just a note. Our energies are sucked up in the preservation of tradition. This is our mission. Many prolifers complain the traditionalists do not participate in their scheduled events. I say many are giving freely their time in adoration,  praying their rosarys, raising their large families, facilitating the old Mass, and all that entails. Should they be marching? Maybe, but the need for workers in the traditional movement keeps us very busy.

And these are indeed the better things. I'd rather be a "Mary" than a "Martha" any day of the week.

The Pro Life Movement made too many of us political activists. I eschew it and throw this snake off of my neck. I have been tempted, and have succumbed. But I just don't see it as the office of a Catholic.

[Gardener]

Just a note. Our energies are sucked up in the preservation of tradition. This is our mission. Many prolifers complain the traditionalists do not participate in their scheduled events. I say many are giving freely their time in adoration,  praying their rosarys, raising their large families, facilitating the old Mass, and all that entails. Should they be marching? Maybe, but the need for workers in the traditional movement keeps us very busy.

Then those in the NO milieu need to look harder, or perhaps schedule things in a method which allows people the ability to get there.

Both FSSP parishes in CO are HIGHLY involved in pro-life work. Heck, when Abp Aquila in Denver did a walk around Planned Parenthood doing the minor exorcisms, it was with an FSSP priest he did so -- because that priest says Mass outside PP regularly and often does the minor exorcisms each time.

The FSSP priest is the one who started celebrating the Mass and the Diocesan priests started doing it as well:
http://www.courageouspriest.com/priest-offers-tlm-planned-parenthood-make-demons-quake

https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/over-2400-catholics-process-with-eucharist-at-planned-parenthood

"Following the procession, Fr. Joseph Hearty, FSSP, celebrated the Traditional Latin Mass across the street from the abortuary."

In COS, the parish is much smaller, but there is still a big contingent of pro-life work being done in relation to the size.

[TradGranny]

Just a note. Our energies are sucked up in the preservation of tradition. This is our mission. Many prolifers complain the traditionalists do not participate in their scheduled events. I say many are giving freely their time in adoration,  praying their rosarys, raising their large families, facilitating the old Mass, and all that entails. Should they be marching? Maybe, but the need for workers in the traditional movement keeps us very busy.

And these are indeed the better things. I'd rather be a "Mary" than a "Martha" any day of the week.

The Pro Life Movement made too many of us political activists. I eschew it and throw this snake off of my neck. I have been tempted, and have succumbed. But I just don't see it as the office of a Catholic.

God calls some of us in different directions as we seek to know, love and serve Him. When babies are being murdered, of course it is part of being Catholic to stand up to evil. That doesn't mean that you have to become "political." Standing up to evil may mean being "political," or it may mean praying in front of an abortion clinic or doing sidewalk counseling or folding envelopes for a pro-life group, or it may mean raising a big Catholic family.

[Non Nobis]

I've prayed with 40 days for life a (very) few times. Yes, they do say NO prayers; I just remain silent during them. Without a family to raise and with a SSPX chapel that has few people or activities I probably ought to go more often (and the local FSSP does pray with 40 days too).

They are Catholic and while I wouldn't go to their Mass I don't feel guilty praying with them when I'm only committing to publicly praying for the unborn (I don't socialize much afterwards).  I think it continues to be a good cause, no matter how poorly the Pro-Life movement has handled it (if that is the case).

[Kaesekopf]

For what it's worth, just today I was involved in a procession in my hometown from a park, down the sidewalk, in front of the abortion mill, and then back down to the park.  Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance, canopy, thurifer, crucifer, and two (very solid and very young) priests were the organizers/pushers for this.  It was part of the 40 Days for Life.  (We were also a little ecumenical as the Orthodox had a cleric there, although he just processed in his black clothing). 

No idea how proper or 'licit' or approved this was, BUT ...  nothing like a Eucharistic procession in front of a demonic place.