Diocese Of St. Petersburg issued the following announcement on Oct. 29.
The Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization could impact the fate of millions of unborn children and their mothers. Join Catholics and Protestants nationwide in prayer and fasting for a just outcome! Learn more about the case and how to sign up for the prayer bellow
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PRAY FOR THE CASE THAT COULD OVERTURN ROE V. WADE
A national ecumenical prayer campaign has been scheduled to pray and fast for a positive outcome in the U.S. Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
The case revolves around the grave matter of abortion. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up Dobbs, which addresses the constitutionality of a 15-week abortion ban passed into law in Mississippi. Mizelle says one of the outcomes could be the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision which made abortion legal in all 50 states.
“This is one of the best opportunities that we have had to overturn the Roe versus Wade decision from 1973 that has resulted in the death of so many innocent children in the womb,” said Bishop Parkes.
“Dobbs is fundamentally about whether the Constitution enshrines a right to abortion for all women. If the U.S. Supreme Court says that it does not, what that essentially means is that states and local communities are free to regulate the issue of abortion. So, states are going to make the policies, states are going to decide the issue,” said Chad Mizelle, a local lawyer and parishioner of Christ the King Catholic Church in Tampa.
Dobbs could give people the right to decide what the abortion rules are going to be in their state.
“It takes it from the Supreme Court and hands this very, very important issue to the people,” said Mizelle.
Dobbs is important on both a legal and a faith-based perspective. Abortion is one of the grave moral evils that is occurring in our society and Mizelle says we have an obligation to courageously live our faith and do everything we can, to correct that by creating and living a prolife culture.
“I think that means through prayer, it might mean through donations, it might mean through opening up your home, opening up your life to a new member of your family through adoption, to somebody who needs help,” said Mizelle.
Catholics and Protestants are asked to unite in prayer for the National Pray for Dobbs Prayer Event, Thursday, November 18th, at 8:00 PM (EST).
To join in the prayer, visit https://www.prayfordobbs.com and to get involved and to learn how your parish can register for the national prayer event visit, https://us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_A_nrSvCbQF2U2J8Aabw0Jg
Adapted from “Pray for the Case That Could Overturn Roe v. Wade,” by Katie Camario at GulfCoastCatholic.com
Original source can be found here.
Source: Diocese Of St. Petersburg
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