RESPECT LIFE OVERVIEW

The Respect Life Office serves the Church of Worcester by striving to build a culture of life, and upholding and promoting the dignity of human life from the moment of conception to natural death. We work to implement the guidelines of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities, in which we are called upon as Church, with our resources, our people, our services and institutions, to pursue the cause of life with renewed energy and commitment. Through prayer, education, pastoral care, and public policy advocacy, we work to proclaim the Gospel of Life in our midst throughout all ages and stages of life. By working together diligently, prayerfully, and courageously in the Lord’s service, the culture of death that surrounds us today will one day be replaced with a culture of life.

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This year's Respect Life Program theme is "I Came So That They Might Have Life", (John 10:10), highlighting the importance of Christ’s living presence in the Eucharist as we begin the third year of our national Eucharistic Revival, the Year of Mission.

 The print materials from this year's Respect Life Program were mailed to all parishes, Catholic schools, and college campus ministries in the Diocese of Worcester in early September. All of the materials are available in both English and Spanish and additional resources can be found at the USCCB's dedicated webpage. 

Some things your parish can do to celebrate
 the Respect Life theme all year long:

Thank you for speaking out in opposition to physician-assisted suicide!        

The Massachusetts legislative session ended on July 31, 2024 with no additional movement on this legislation. The next legislative session begins in Jan. 2025. The Massachusetts Catholic Conference continues to be vigilant on this issue.  If action is needed in the future, information will be available at www.macatholic.org, publicized in parish bulletins, and sent through the Respect Life Office's email list. (To subscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line.)

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If your parish would like to host a presentation on what the Church teaches on end-of-life issues, please contact the Respect Life Office
 at 508-929-4311 or email [email protected].
We look forward to serving you!

 

The National Catholic Bioethics Center's Jozef Zalot interviews
diocesan pro-life leaders Allison LeDoux(Worcester, MA) and Fr. Peter Ascik (Charlotte, NC) to discuss the opportunities provided by, and the challenges facing, the Catholic Church in the post-Dobbs world. They also address the Church’s ongoing efforts to promote the culture of life in the United States.

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE.
 

CLICK THE LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION
 
 Annual Respect Life Program
 
 Physician Assisted Suicide in Massachusetts
 
 COVID Vaccine Information Page
 

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"Working for a culture of life and love, we know that we can rely on the help of God,
for whom nothing is impossible."

~ St. Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, n. 100
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