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Battlelines Newsletter
TAKEN FROM ANF’S PUBLICATION, BATTLELINES
Worth the Sacrifice
In a recent email about the Walk for Life in Miami Springs, Sergio expressed gratitude to Our Heavenly Mother, who gave him the strength to be there so soon after his stay in the hospital. “The first big miracle of the day” is how the eighty-six-year-old described the arrival of Sandra and her husband with their seven children, who got there just in time to help. “The family crowned the statue of Our Lady, and helped distribute pro-life flyers,” Sergio said, “and the sons carried the banner and the American flag! The family’s presence was worth the sacrifice.”
Over two hundred people attended the walk, among them several rally captains, whose testimonies were inspiring to all. Sergio described it as a very blessed Walk for Life. He happily affirmed, “Our Lady reigned.”
Local Catholics in St. Augustine, Florida, energetically march for an end to abortion. As in most pro-life events, the number of youthful participants was encouraging.
Our Lady is the Answer
Bakersfield, California, is home to one of America Needs Fatima’s very devoted rally captains. Patricia has been leading rallies every year since the start of the Public Square Rosary Rally Campaign in 2007. Last year, seeing the desperate need for prayer in the country, she decided to increase the rallies to twice a month. “It has become clear that this is a time of crisis—not just of physical illness—but a deep spiritual illness, and the answer is God and Our Lady,” she remarked.
Not only has the number of her rally participants grown from ten to forty people, but others have also been inspired to hold rosary rallies as well. Patricia affirmed, “We have rallies on three of the four Saturdays a month because a friend of mine became a rally captain.” She continued, “Hopefully, some of the group will break off so we can hold rallies on all four Saturdays!”
Returning the Favor
Without law enforcement, our society would overflow with chaos and evil. They are the front line of an ordered and civil society. Yet, we see them excoriated, unjustly painted with the broad brush of the bad law enforcement officers.
It is no coincidence that current assaults on law enforcement have led to so much anarchy. Police officers put their lives at risk every day to keep our communities safe. Yet, how often does society return the favor and thank them for their sacrifice?
On April 17, rosary rally captains and participants said thank you to the honorable police officers that keep our communities safe, by praying for our police.
We are all aware of evil people abusing their positions of authority, but the institutions themselves are good and wholesome, and we should show gratitude to the people whose profession is dedicated to combating evil in our local communities.
We received many letters from officers thanking us for our rosary rallies in support of police.
A police chief in Oklahoma
A police chief in Washington
A police chief in New York
Would you like to become a rally captain but don’t know where to start?
Just call us at (844) 830- 3570 or e-mail Protest@TFP.org. This IS a time of crisis, but we have only to turn to God and Our Lady for the answer!
