Loving God, may our hearts be filled with gratitude not just today but every day. Your blessings surround us, but too often we ignore them or lose sight of them in the presence of current challenges. Open our hearts to see the signs of your love in our midst and remind us that we are…
Respect Life Month Toolkit The death penalty is a life issue. Explore resources and opportunities below to engage in death penalty education, advocacy, and prayer. What is Respect Life Month? October is Respect Life Month, a time for Catholics to reflect more deeply on the God-given dignity of all human life. During this month, Catholics…
Offered in the wake of President Biden’s December 2024 commutations of 37 federal death sentences, this reflection was part of Catholic Mobilizing Network’s monthly prayer vigil to lament upcoming executions and bear witness to the inviolable dignity of all human life. Drawing on Luke 23:32–43, Cardinal Tobin reflects on Jesus’ crucifixion as a profound encounter…
Lord of all, we pray for healing to address the persistent sin of racism, which is the rejection of the full humanity of some of your children, and the talents and potential you have given them. We pray for the grace to recognize the systems that do not support the dignity of every person, that…
“Redemption Way” is performed by the NIA Men’s Chorus at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Ohio. It was composed by one of the group’s members, Brian. In December 2023, the Deputy Warden at Chillicothe Correctional Institution in Ohio asked the Men’s Chorus there to sing for the men on death row at Christmas time. Brian…
Father in heaven,may the faith you have given usin your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,and the flame of charity enkindledin our hearts by the Holy Spirit,reawaken in us the blessed hopefor the coming of your Kingdom. May your grace transform usinto tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.May those seeds transform from within both…
The Jubilee Year 2025 A Holy Year inviting us to be “Pilgrims of Hope.” Pilgrims of Hope Every 25 years, the Catholic Church recognizes a special year to “proclaim liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the blind, and letting the oppressed go free.” A year that proclaims liberation, conversion, and reconciliation to mark a…
October 20, 2024 / 29th Ordinary / Cycle BHoly Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DC Readings: Isaiah 53:10-11 Through his suffering, my servant shall justify many.Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 LORD, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.Hebrews 4:14-16 Let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy.Mark…
Sunday, October 13, 2024 / 28th Ordinary / Cycle BHoly Trinity Catholic Church, Washington, DCExtracts This past Thursday was the United Nations-sponsored World Day Against the Death Penalty. Pope Francis spoke out on that day: “The Death Penalty is always inadmissible, because it attacks the inviolability and dignity of the person. I appeal for its…
In September 2022, CMN had the privilege of teaming up with the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network to produce a video featuring Pope Francis’ monthly prayer intention: for the abolition of the death penalty. In the video, the Holy Father invites us to pray “that the death penalty, which attacks the dignity of the human person,…
Drawn from the resources compiled for a Prayer Vigil in Texas, this bilingual resource is aimed at assisting those planning prayer vigils in states where condemned prisoners are to be executed. Although it is specifically worded for a vigil on the night before or day of a scheduled execution, it is easily adaptable to other…
The devotion to our Lady Undoer of Knots began in the 2nd century with St. Irenaeus. He wrote, “The knot of Eve’s disobedience was untied by the obedience of Mary; what the virgin Eve bound by her unbelief, the Virgin Mary loosened by her faith.” With this Novena, we pray for Mary, our Advocate, and…