Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one’s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches the fire of lust, and kindles the true light of chastity.

St Augustine

Fasting is the support of our soul: it gives us wings to ascend on high, and to enjoy the highest contemplation … God, like an indulgent father, offers us a cure by fasting.

St John Chrysostom

God hides the prize of Eternal Glory
in our mortifications.

St Jane Frances Chantal

Eucharistic Procession . VID

March for Life Around the Nation . VID

Why we March . VID

For Babies whose only crime is existing
We March

For their Mothers who struggle both alone and afraid
We March

For Fathers who regret never meeting their son or daughter
We March

To bring about a Culture of Life
where parents are supported, children are cherished
and Life can flourish.

We March

This will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning: My country, ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims’ pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. … From every mountainside, let freedom ring. – MLK