Thursday, July 30, 2015

Planned Parenthood VP Says Fetuses May Come Out Intact. More $$$ for them.

Planned Parenthood VP Says Fetuses May Come Out Intact, Agrees Payments Specific to the Specimen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

#PPSellsBabyParts PLANNED PARENTHOOD VP SAYS FETUSES MAY COME OUT INTACT, AGREES PAYMENTS SPECIFIC TO THE SPECIMEN

Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains VP & Medical Director Savita Ginde Discusses Contract Details, Aborted Body Parts Pricing, and How to Not “Get Caught”

Contact: David Daleiden, media@centerformedicalprogress.org, 949.734.0859

DENVER, July 30–New undercover footage shows Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains’ Vice President and Medical Director, Dr. Savita Ginde, negotiating a fetal body parts deal, agreeing multiple times to illicit pricing per body part harvested, and suggesting ways to avoid legal consequences.

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM) is a wealthy, multi-state Planned Parenthood affiliate that does over 10,000 abortions per year. PPRM has a contract to supply aborted fetal tissue to Colorado State University in Fort Collins.

In the video, actors posing as representatives from a human biologics company meet with Ginde at the abortion-clinic headquarters of PPRM in Denver to discuss a potential partnership to harvest fetal organs. When the actors request intact fetal specimens, Ginde reveals that in PPRM’s abortion practice, “Sometimes, if we get, if someone delivers before we get to see them for a procedure, then we are intact.”

Since PPRM does not use digoxin or other feticide in its 2nd trimester procedures, any intact deliveries before an abortion are potentially born-alive infants under federal law (1 USC 8).

“We’d have to do a little bit of training with the providers or something to make sure that they don’t crush” fetal organs during 2nd trimester abortions, says Ginde, brainstorming ways to ensure the abortion doctors at PPRM provide usable fetal organs.

When the buyers ask Ginde if “compensation could be specific to the specimen?” Ginde agrees, “Okay.” Later on in the abortion clinic’s pathological laboratory, standing over an aborted fetus, Ginde responds to the buyer’s suggestion of paying per body part harvested, rather than a standard flat fee for the entire case: “I think a per-item thing works a little better, just because we can see how much we can get out of it.”

The sale or purchase of human fetal tissue is a federal felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison or a fine of up to $500,000 (42 U.S.C. 289g-2). Federal law also requires that no alteration in the timing or method of abortion be done for the purposes of fetal tissue collection (42 U.S.C. 289g-1).
Ginde also suggests ways for Planned Parenthood to cover-up its criminal and public relations liability for the sale of aborted body parts.

“Putting it under ‘research’ gives us a little bit of an overhang over the whole thing,” Ginde remarks. “If you have someone in a really anti state who’s going to be doing this for you, they’re probably going to get caught.”

Ginde implies that PPRM’s lawyer, Kevin Paul, is helping the affiliate skirt under the fetal tissue law: “He’s got it figured out that he knows that even if, because we talked to him in the beginning, you know, we were like, ‘We don’t want to get called on,’ you know, ‘selling fetal parts across states.’”

The buyers ask, “And you feel confident that they’re building those layers?” to which Ginde replies, “I’m confident that our Legal will make sure we’re not put in that situation.”

As the buyers and Planned Parenthood workers identify body parts from last fetus in the path lab, a Planned Parenthood medical assistant announces: “Another boy!”

The video is the latest by The Center for Medical Progress documenting Planned Parenthood’s sale of aborted fetal parts. Project Lead David Daleiden notes: “Elected officials need to listen to the public outcry for an immediate moratorium on Planned Parenthood’s taxpayer funding while the 10 state investigations and 3 Congressional committees determine the full extent of Planned Parenthood’s sale of baby parts.”

Daleiden continues, “Planned Parenthood’s recent call for the NIH to convene an expert panel to ‘study’ fetal experimentation is absurd after suggestions from Planned Parenthood’s Dr. Ginde that ‘research’ can be used as a catch-all to cover-up baby parts sales. The biggest problem is bad actors like Planned Parenthood who hold themselves above the law in order to harvest and make money off of aborted fetal brains, hearts, and livers.”

Do you hug a pope?

Do you hug a pope? U.S. lawmakers seek etiquette tips for visit

By Billy House, Bloomberg News Bloomberg

July 29th 2015

WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are used to a slew of rules about how to conduct themselves, and now they're anxiously awaiting edicts of another type: how to behave around the pope.

Pope Francis will visit the nation's Capitol Sept. 24 as part of his three-day stop in Washington, becoming the first pontiff to address the Senate and House.

Questions abound. Is it out of line to hug the pope when he enters the House chamber, or shake his hand, or touch him at all? Is applause allowed when he speaks, or perhaps an "amen?"

"I'm told that directives are going to go out about that," said Patrick Conroy, a Jesuit priest who as U.S. House chaplain coordinates the appearances of guest pastors who give the chamber's opening prayers.

The worry is understandable. Joint meetings of Congress in the House chamber -- including the annual State of the Union address by the president -- can be full of ceremony, yet also indecorous.
Perhaps the most notorious moment in recent years was when Rep. Joe Wilson, R-South Carolina, shouted "You lie!" during President Barack Obama's September 2009 speech to Congress after the president said his health-care plan wouldn't cover undocumented immigrants.

No one is expecting that kind of outburst directed to the pope. But he won't exactly be preaching to the choir, either. The Pew Research Center estimates that about one-third of members of the 114th Congress identify as Catholics.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, a Catholic, extended the invitation to Pope Francis to speak at the Capitol. The pontiff also will appear at a White House welcoming ceremony, and he will celebrate Mass at the Catholic basilica in Washington.

Given the need for protocol tips, Conroy met last week with Boehner's chief of staff, Michael Sommers, and said he was assured that guidance for lawmakers will be sent out soon.

"For a lot of members -- they're Americans, you know, and appropriate courtesy is not necessarily their cup of tea," said Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Florida. He noted that some lawmakers arrive in the House chamber hours before presidential speeches to grab aisle seats so they can be spotted for a few seconds with the commander in chief.

So then what is proper behavior for a lawmaker? Based on the advice of Catholic church experts and past State Department protocol guidance, here is some advice to lawmakers about the pope's visit.

_ Appropriate dress. The rules are basic: Wear dark colors. For women, sleeves should cover the shoulders and elbows, and hems should fall below the knees.

_ Touching the pope. Is it allowed? No one is supposed to approach him without an invitational gesture. But experts say it's unlikely he'll enter the center aisle without reaching out to some lawmakers.

_ What to do if the pope approaches you? Previous State Department advice suggests that when greeted by the pope, one should either shake his hand, or if you are Catholic and want to do so, kiss the pope's ring -- worn on his right hand.

_ What to call the pope. This is pretty clear: He should be addressed as "Your Holiness," or "Holy Father." President George W. Bush was criticized during a visit to the Vatican in 2007 for calling Pope Benedict XVI "sir" several times.

_ Standing ovations. These are a staple of State of the Union addresses. Still, for the pope's speech, standing and clapping would be viewed as tacky.

"If I were asked, my advice would be to please sit respectfully, as if you were in church -- and as if you were in Catholic church. We in the Catholic tradition don't go 'Amen brother!' We don't do that," Conroy said.

_ Expressing displeasure with the speech. Not a good idea. Booing, shouting or waving a banner is discouraged. Lawmakers should sit still and keep quiet during the speech.

Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, a Catholic, said he is optimistic that the pope's visit to Congress will be incident-free.

"The House may be an inherently cantankerous institution," said Schweikert, yet he added that "when it's time to step up and follow protocol, for the most part, we do a pretty good job."

Anticipation for the visit is building. Demands for tickets are pouring into legislative offices.

Lawmakers, though, were told earlier this month that they would have just one ticket to distribute to a guest for a gallery seat during the speech and two tickets each to hand out for an additional appearance by the pope on the West Front outside the Capitol.

Hastings said he's already promised his House gallery ticket to the archbishop of south Florida.

On the House floor itself, extra seats are likely to go to members of the Supreme Court and Cabinet officials, although Boehner's office didn't confirm who will attend.

Previous speeches by world leaders in the House chamber -- as well as State of the Union addresses -- have produced a range of memorable moments.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress in March was marked by partisan cheers mostly from Republicans as Netanyahu slammed the nuclear deal Obama was negotiating with Iran. The day's drama included Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, throwing her hands up in exasperation.

Other cringe-producing episodes include former Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, grabbing Bush's shoulder, planting a big kiss on his cheek, and then hanging on as he sought to make his way out of the House chamber following his 2007 State of the Union speech.

A Vatican official, who didn't want to be identified so that he could speak candidly, said U.S. bishops are probably helping Boehner's office develop guidelines for U.S. lawmakers. The rules are more strict when someone comes to the Vatican, he said.

The Vatican official said he expects the pope's visit will be well-choreographed, and a major aim -- in part for security reasons -- will be to keep things moving.

_ With assistance from John Follain in Rome.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Bishop Robert Vasa: Congress Must Investigate "Evil" Planned Parenthood

Creative Minority Report

Tuesday, July 28, A.D. 2015 10:19pm

This is great to see. A strong statement from Bishop Vasa of the Diocese of Santa Rosa in California concerning the videos released by the Center for Medical Progress about Planned Parenthood.

In the footage recorded by the Center for Medical Progress, a phlebotomist says, “For whatever we could procure, [Planned Parenthood] would get a certain percentage. The main nurse was always trying to make sure we got our specimens. No one else really cared, but the main nurse did because she knew that Planned Parenthood was getting compensated.”

Said Bishop Vasa, “Each week for three weeks now, we have been exposed to one heinous video after another, each one more shocking than the last. This nurse’s biggest concern in aborting these tiny babies was getting quality body parts because ‘Planned Parenthood was getting compensated.’

“While the very thought that we as taxpayers are complicit with Planned Parenthood in the provision of abortion at all is very disturbing to me, these recordings show an even more grizzly side to the abortion industry.

“It is unconscionable that this land of the free and home of the brave not only tolerates but actively supports such perversity. Congress needs to thoroughly investigate these accusations immediately.

“No public funds should be provided to organizations promoting abortions especially if involved in the marketing of human body parts. An organization committed to such gruesome evil should not get a dime from taxpayers.”

Saturday, July 25, 2015

Women Betrayed Rally at noon July 28th, sponsored by Portland Community College Student for Life

Women Betrayed Rally for Oregon at 12 noon, July 28th, in front of Beaverton Planned Parenthood sponsored by PCC Students for Life.

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Planned Parenthood: Beaverton Center

12220 SW First St, Suite 200, Beaverton, Oregon 97005

What We are Doing and why

On July 14th and July 21st, the Center for Medical Progress released undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood executives casually discussing the harvesting and sale of baby body parts. It was sickening. It was horrifying. In both videos, the abortionists filmed - Dr. Deborah Nucatola, Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Senior Director of Medical Services and Dr. Mary Gatter, the President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Medical Directors’ Council - candidly discuss the harvesting and selling the body parts of aborted babies and the haggling of prices for these baby body parts.

The abortion giant claims they care about women but they don’t – just look at their actions. Planned Parenthood gets over $500 million a year in our taxpayer money and makes more than $100 million in profit, all while having abortion quotas. The organization has been caught covering up statutory rape, double-billing taxpayers, aiding and abetting sex traffickers, scheduling sex-selective abortions and accepting money to abort African American children.

Women have been betrayed by Planned Parenthood. Families have been deceived. And the smallest among us have been the ultimate victims of Planned Parenthood's horrific business schemes. Quite frankly, we've had enough. It’s time to relieve Planned Parenthood of our taxpayer dollars. Join pro-lifers across the nation on Tuesday, July 28th to call on state and federal officials to investigate and defund Planned Parenthood, now!

Dear Friends,

Here is some great news for AFTER the rally!

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Following the rally, from 1 to 2:30, we will be hosting a FREE networking lunch-in, at St. Cecilia’s near the Planned Parenthood, to hear the latest news, listen to more amazing speakers, and learn what steps we can take next to keep this momentum going!

If you want to come, RSVP to Caleb.knezevich@gmail.com with subject line “RSVP”: the number of people that are coming.

If you are interested in bringing food, and/or helping with set-up or clean-up, please Email Caleb (above).

For LIFE!

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From Washington.

Across the nation in scores of cities, concerned folks are speaking out against abortion giant Planned Parenthood and its depravity, crying out for an end to taxpayer funding (over $500 million per year in federal taxes) of this highly profitable business.

See www.WomenBetrayed.com. Undercover videos have exposed horrific revelations regarding Planned Parenthood and its sale of aborted baby body parts. It's also known to help human traffickers and abusers by aborting babies of exploited girls.

Several states have called for investigations, and some have stopped funding Planned Parenthood with taxpayer dollars, but not Washington State.

We must stand up and show that we're sick of being forced to fund this abortion machine. Our local “Women Betrayed” rally is in conjunction with Pro-Life Future and Students for Life of America at 12:45 to 1:15 Tuesday, July 28, in the small gazebo near Slocum House.

For more information contact Ann Makar at 910-1907 (amakar1@gmail.com)

Friday, July 17, 2015

NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS for Archdiocese of Portland

Brother William Dygert, CSC is a Brother of the Congregation of the Holy Cross
the same order at the University of Portland.

He comes to the Archdiocese of Portland with twenty-three years of experience as a Catholic school superintendent, serving most recently in the Diocese of Paterson, N.J. Prior to Paterson, Brother William served as superintendent in the dioceses of Peoria, Providence, Tyler and Beaumont. He also served as a high school assistant principal as well as a middle school president.

In addition to holding a Bachelor's Degree adn three Master Degrees, he received a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Dayton, Ohio in 1998. Besideshis administrative experience, he taught English at both the high school and college level.

For nine summers, Brother William has taught a graduate course in the Remick Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Leadership Program at the University of Notre Dame.

He has served on a number of boards and committees, in connection with both his religious congregation as well as Catholic schools, including a consulting role with the USCCB Committee on Education, from 2005-2008. He has presented and published on a wide range of school-related topics, including governance, strategic planning and standards. Most recently, he was recognized by the University

Thanks to the Catholic Sentinel for the information.

Welcome Brother Dygert. God Bless you.

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Ongoing Pro-Life Prayer Gatherings at Abortion Mills in Oregon and Washington

Summer is the right time to get our children involved in the pro-life movement. The world is trying to take them from Christ. Praying for Life fortifies them for the fight. Take them once, it could start a lifetime of rewards and memories.

Beaverton:

Planned Parenthood Beaverton Center 12220 SW First St., two blocks North of SW Hall Blvd., one block South of SW Farmington Rd., near the Beaverton Library. Nearby school: Beaverton High School. Sponsored by St. Cecelia Catholic Church.
Contact : Marie Barzen : barzenm@frontier.com

Fridays – 8:00 to 10:30 AM

Every Saturday Pro Life Rosary at 8:50 AM

Portland:
Lovejoy Abortion Facility
922 NW 25th Ave. at Lovejoy St. Park on the neighborhood streets. Three blocks from Good Samaritan Hospital. Nearest church: St. Mary’s Cathedral.

2^nd Saturday of the month— 9:00 3-4 people

4^th Saturday of the month—around 9:00 1 person

Some/most Thursdays and Fridays, 6:30 to 10-ish. Let me know if you want to be contacted about these (somewhat random) days.

· Currently, all 40 Days for Life campaigns are held at this location.

· 40 DFL occurs twice/year. Once in late Sept (~23^rd) and again during Lent

· Contact: Therese Ruesink 503 997 1884

Planned Parenthood SE 50^th:
3231 SE 50th Ave., two blocks north of SE Powell Blvd. Nearby school: Franklin High School. Nearest churches: St. Ignatius Catholic Church; St. Stephen’s Catholic Church; Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.
Wednesdays – 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Sunday mornings – 9 a.m. Hispanic rosaries and prayers

Contact: Janice Donahue 503 475 3646

Planned Parenthood N.E. MLK Jr. Blvd
3727 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Cross street NE Beech St., one block North of NE Fremont St. Nearby school: Jefferson High School. Closest Churches: Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church; Holy Rosary Catholic Church; Life Change Christian Church.

Wednesdays – 7:30 am – 11:30 am and 1:00 to 5:00 PM

Contact: Therese Ruesink 503 997 1884

** Planned Parenthood in Vancouvar Center, Vancouvar Washington

5500 NE 109^th Court, Suite A

Vancouvar Washington, 98662

Larry (?) is at PP in Vancouver Monday through Friday from 8am to ~ 5pm.

On Thursday the prayer group takes turns from 7:30am to 5 pm.

On Saturday from 10:15am to 11 am.

Peggy Girard heads the prayer group. She doesn't have email. Her phone number is (360) 696-2940.

** This info might not be current.

SALEM AREA

From David:

I would like to add the following (excerpted from the bulletin of St. Joseph Church in Salem):

PRO-LIFE PRAYER for an end to abortion (outside Planned Parenthood facility,corner of Coral and Wolverine NE) every Friday, 9:00 a.m. and 2nd Saturdays 8:00 a.m.(Prayer Group), as well as 1st Saturdays 9:00 a.m.(Knights).

If you know of other opportunities to Stand for Life please let us know.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Catholic dioceses nationwide hold teachers to faith and moral standards.

Good news. Look at the West Coast Archbishop/Bishops who are standing for the Church. God Bless them. They need our prayers.

June 26, 2015 (CardinalNewmanSociety) -- In two eye-opening reports, education reform experts at The Cardinal Newman Society have compiled and analyzed employment documents from more than 125 Catholic dioceses in the United States, showing evidence in the Church of a broad and substantial movement toward high standards for Catholic school teachers with regard to faith and morals.

In the past year, several dioceses have announced new “morality clauses” and other improvements to teacher contracts, handbooks and other employment documents, ensuring that teachers are aware of expectations that they model Catholic values and beliefs both inside and outside the classroom. A firestorm of criticism has engulfed Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone in San Francisco, who proposed similar changes to local teacher agreements.

But an important study by The Cardinal Newman Society’s Dr. Jamie Arthur, released a couple days ago, shows that Archbishop Cordileone and his fellow bishops have only been implementing standards that the Vatican has required for several decades, wholly consistent with the Church’s vision for Catholic education.

And now two new reports from the Newman Society—authored by Dr. Denise Donohue and Dr. Dan Guernsey, deputy director and director respectively of the Society’s K-12 education programs—clearly demonstrate that the several bishops whose updated teacher standards have been reported by news media are not alone in their efforts. Instead, there appears to be a national consensus among Catholic bishops that faith and morals clauses are needed in teacher agreements.


Archbishop Cordileone, San Francisco

“The work of these researchers provides valuable support to Archbishop Cordileone and the whole Church,” said Patrick Reilly, president of The Cardinal Newman Society. “Not only do these reports dispel false claims that the bishops who are implementing strong teacher standards are out of touch with the rest of the Church, but these reports also will help bishops and school leaders engage in a national conversation about the essential role of faithful Catholic teachers and collaborate in strengthening the Catholic identity of America’s Catholic schools.”

In their reports, Drs. Donohue and Guernsey find much diversity in how dioceses articulate their faith and morals standards, and with what sort of employment documents the standards are presented to current and prospective employees in Catholic schools. But some dioceses have been collaborating on specific language, and there are clear themes that run through the standards, with apparent concern for hot-button moral issues that are most likely to cause friction between Catholic schools and teachers who do not fully embrace Catholic values.

The Newman Society authors identify and analyze several outstanding examples of diocesan policies in their paper, Faith and Morals Language in Catholic School Teacher Employment Documents: Best Practices Brief. “Best practice in invoking a faith or morals clause involves ensuring the teacher understands and participates in the school’s religious mission and is aware of areas of potential moral concern,” write Drs. Donohue and Guernsey.

The “best practices brief” draws upon a much longer, 67-page compilation of sample language from more than 125 dioceses in the United States.

Among the model documents is the “pre-application statement” for teachers in the Diocese of Sacramento, chosen because it includes “a narrative on the mission of the Church and the expectation of employees to share in that mission and give public witness to the Catholic faith through their life choices,” the authors explain.

Provided to prospective teachers before they even apply for a Catholic school position, the Sacramento statement is very specific about Church teaching on issues like marriage—an especially important point given the redefinition of marriage in California and the Supreme Court ruling on marriage expected tomorrow or Monday.

The Diocese informs applicants that “the notion of ‘gay marriage’, and the adoption or placement of children in anything other than a traditional family setting, secularism, the paring back of religious freedom rights, or the restriction of… liberty of conscience, anti-Catholicism, or anti-Catholic biases, [and] the abuse of alcohol or the use of illegal narcotics or other controlled substances” are opposed to Catholic morality and faith. Anyone who is unwilling to “authentically witness the Catholic faith by their lives may wish to reflect and seek pastoral guidance before applying for employment or ministry in the Church,” the Diocese warns.

Other examples of teacher employment documents include stand-alone faith and morals statements, witness statements, belief statements and oaths, employee handbook policies and “safe environment” policies that protect against child abuse but also require teachers’ moral behavior in other respects.
Drs. Donohue and Guernsey note that in addition to explaining particular points of moral concern for the Church, many dioceses will also instruct teachers to consult the Vatican-approved Catechism of the Catholic Church on all moral and faith questions.

“Direct reference to the entire Catechism is a best practice, because it not only solves the potential legal question of where to find authoritative, clearly articulated, and binding theological and moral norms for use in adjudication, but also has the added benefit of addressing a much broader scope of possible flashpoints in a deeper context than can be addressed in an employment document,” the authors advise.

“This helps clarify two important legal questions in a termination related to morality clauses,” they write. “Was the employee aware of what was expected (did they know that their behavior violated expectations), and how is immorality defined or understood in particular instances so as to avoid an arbitrary enactment of the clause by the employer?”


Bishop Vasa, Santa Rosa

The Newman Society authors also have praise for the Code of Ethics for the Teacher in a Catholic School issued by Bishop Robert Vasa of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, because while it is necessary that such documents be “legalistic,” Bishop Vasa takes great care to also ensure “pastoral sensitivity, instruction and clarity.”

The Code explains that “as human beings, we are called by God to a life of holiness. We recognize that, without diminishing our freedom, this call orients us to heed God in our thoughts, words and deeds. We further recognize that this call is all the more compelling for us since, in our lives and vocations as teacher/administrators in a Catholic school, we have been entrusted with the task of helping students ‘arrive at the fullness of the Christian life’ (Canon 794, § 1).”

Therefore, the Code states, it is essential that Catholic school teachers and leaders model an “exemplary life both personally and professionally”—words that also appear in the Diocese’s employment contracts. “Thus, whether we are at school or outside of school, our public behavior is to be in conformity with Church teaching as expounded in The Catechism of the Catholic Church.”
While teaching in a Catholic school can be an extraordinary experience for the faithful Catholic teacher, the authors note that disputes with teachers who run afoul of diocesan standards can be “painful, emotionally and socially charges, and potentially litigious.”

Bishop Barber, Oakland

“Charity, clarity, humility, and justice will all need to come into play in aiming for a peaceful resolution with the employee,” the authors advise, citing the Diocese of Davenport’s termination policies as exemplary in their avoidance of scandal and promotion of “mutual respect, personal integrity and freedom of conscience.”

What the two reports demonstrate, the authors conclude, is that:

…there are different options for Catholic leadership to approach the presentation and enforcement of faith and morals clauses for Catholic school teachers. In seeking to implement faith and morals clauses, it is prudent for the school to ensure that 1) it has properly highlighted the fundamental religious nature of all of its efforts, 2) it has made all teachers aware of their responsibility to advance the religious mission of Catholic education, and 3) it seeks to ensure that the teachers understand the scope of faith and morals transgressions that might result in termination of employment.

Both reports—the best practices brief and the full compilation of diocesan materials—are posted online at The Cardinal Newman Society website.
The Cardinal Newman Society.

The Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ

The Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ was a feast included in the General Roman Calendar from 1849 to 1969.

In 1933, Pope Pius XI raised the feast to the rank of Double of the 1st Class to mark the 1900th anniversary of Jesus' death.

In Pope John XXIII's 1960 revision of the General Roman Calendar, the feast was classified as of the first class (see General Roman Calendar of 1960).

The feast was removed from the General Roman Calendar in 1969, "because the Most Precious Blood of Christ the Redeemer is already venerated in the solemnities of the Passion, of Corpus Christi and of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and in the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. But the Mass of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ is placed among the votive Masses".

There can never be too many prayers.

Following are various prayers regarding the Precious Blood. But first, here's the address of a cloistered contemplative order of nuns established in 1861 called the Sisters of the Precious Blood. You may send prayer intentions, or you may request devotionals such as an awesome prayer book, a chaplet, and a Precious Blood cord, which is a sacramental especially for the sick.

ADDRESS:

Sisters of the Precious Blood
700 Bridge Street
Manchester, NH 03104-9962
(603) 623-4264

AND NOW SOME PRAYERS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES:
When blessing yourself with Holy Water:
"By this Holy Water and by Your Precious Blood, Lord Jesus, wash away all my sins."
When entering or leaving your house:
Precious Blood of Jesus, shed on the Cross for us, bless this house. Take it under Thy protection.
A Powerful Prayer to be Said Before Praying
Almighty Father, I place the Precious Blood of Jesus before my lips before I pray, that my prayers may be purified before they ascend to Your divine altar.
- St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi
Precious Blood, ocean of divine mercy: Flow upon us!
Precious Blood, most pure offering: Procure us every grace!
Precious Blood, hope and refuge of sinners: Atone for us!
Precious Blood, delight of holy souls: Draw us! Amen.

- The "Constant" Prayer of St. Catherine of Siena

Jesus Lord, kind Pelican,
Cleanse my filth with Thy Blood,
One drop of which can save
The whole world from all its sin.
               - St. Thomas Aquinas
Offering of the Precious Blood
Eternal Father, I offer You the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in atonement for my sins, and in supplication for the holy souls in Purgatory and for the needs of Holy Church.
                - The Raccolta
Precious Blood Prayer in Response to Requests from Our Lord
Dear Jesus, moved by an impulse of love, and with purity of intention, I wish to cover my humble labors with Your merits and bathe them in the supernatural gold of Your Precious Blood. I desire to consecrate my life to the saving of souls and the extension of Your glory, and I beg the Heavenly Father for as many souls as You shed drops of Blood during Your Passion.
               - Sr. Josefa Menendez
Prayer of St. Faustina
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a Fount of Mercy for us, I trust in You.
Pleading the Blood of Jesus
Father in heaven, may we all be cleansed by the saving Blood of Jesus; may our consciences be purged of dead works. Scripture says that evil is defeated by the Blood of the Lamb, so we ask that the Blood of Jesus cover all who are in need of protection (all civil, religious and lay leaders, our families, friends, enemies, all those for whom we have promised to pray, and ourselves). We mark the borders of our nation and the doorposts of our churches, homes, schools and places of employment with the Precious Blood of Jesus. Also, we cover our vehicles that no one may ever be injured through them. Thank You, Lord, for shedding Your Blood for us.

May the Water and Blood that came from the side of Jesus create a protecting fountain of grace, one which flows directly from the throne of God to us. Come, Lord, and fill us with Your Holy Spirit.
Testimony to the Precious Blood
We overcome Satan when we testify personally to what the Word of God says that the Blood of Jesus does for us (Revelation 12:11).
Ephesians 1:7     Through the Blood of Jesus I am redeemed out of

Psalm 107:2        the hand of the devil.
Ephesians 1:7     Through the Blood of Jesus all my sins are forgiven.
1 John 1:7         The Blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanses me from all sin.
Romans 5:9         Through the Blood of Jesus I am justified and
                          saved from God's wrath.
Hebrews 13:12     Through the Blood of Jesus I am sanctified,
                           made holy, set apart to God.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20   My body is a temple for the Holy Spirit,
                            redeemed, cleansed, sanctified by the Blood of Jesus.Therefore, the devil has no place in me, and no power over me, through the Blood of Jesus.
LITANY TO THE PRECIOUS BLOOD
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.

Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the Eternal Father,
save us. *

( * "Save us" is repeated after each invocation.)

Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word of God,
Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament,
Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in the Agony,
Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging,
Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns,
Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross,
Blood of Christ, price of our salvation,
Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness,
Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls,
Blood of Christ, stream of mercy,
Blood of Christ, Victor over demons,
Blood of Christ, courage of martyrs,
Blood of Christ, strength of confessors,
Blood of Christ, bringing forth virgins,
Blood of Christ, help of those in peril,
Blood of Christ, relief of the burdened,
Blood of Christ, solace in sorrow,
Blood of Christ, hope of the penitent,
Blood of Christ, consolation of the dying,
Blood of Christ, peace and tenderness of hearts,
Blood of Christ, pledge of Eternal Life,
Blood of Christ, freeing souls from Purgatory,
Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honor,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.

You have redeemed us, O Lord, in your Blood,
And made us, for our God, a kingdom.

LET US PRAY:

Almighty and Eternal God, You have appointed Your only begotten Son the Redeemer of the world, and willed to be appeased by His Blood. Grant, we beg of You, that we may worthily adore this price of our salvation, and through its power be safeguarded from the evils of this present life, so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Chaplet of the Precious Blood
Each bead of the Precious Blood Chaplet is, as it were, a chalice filled with the Divine Blood of Jesus, uplifted by Our Lady to the Eternal Father, imploring every grace necessary for your soul and body.

This Chaplet is divided into seven groups, containing 33 "Our Fathers" in honor of the 33 years during which the Precious Blood flowed in the veins of Jesus, before it was poured out on the Cross for our salvation.

After each group, the "Glory be to the Father" is recited in thanksgiving to the Holy Trinity for this great gift of the Precious Blood.

While reciting these prayers, you are asked to meditate on each of the 7 bloodsheddings of Jesus.

The "Our Father" is Christ's own prayer. It is a complete prayer, including every possible desire for the glory of God and the needs of soul and body. Its 7 petitions unite in a very practical way with each of the bloodsheddings, making up 7 chapters in the gospel of Christ's love for me: "He loved me, and delivered Himself up for me."

V. O God, come to my assistance.R. Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, etc.
R. As it was in the beginning, etc.
1st Mystery - Jesus shed His Blood in the Circumcision.

Let us ask for chastity of soul and body.

Our Father five times.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
We pray You, Lord, help Your people whom You have redeemed with Your Precious Blood.

2nd Mystery - Jesus shed His Blood while praying in the Garden of Olives.

Let us ask for the spirit of prayer.