Monday, February 2, 2009

Columbian February 2009 Edition

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One Million Rosaries for the Unborn

(The press release[below] is followed by a message from Patrick Benedict of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization.)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 2nd, 2009
CONTACT: Patrick Benedict
PatrickBenedict@SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org

One Million Rosaries For Unborn Babies
scheduled for May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (February 2nd, 2009) - The 2nd annual ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event is scheduled to take place on Friday(May 1st), Saturday(May 2nd), and Sunday(May 3rd), 2009. A person wanting to be a participant will pray at least one Rosary on any of the three days for the following intention: For an end to the surgical and non-surgical killing of unborn human persons. This multinational pro-life prayer event is being coordinated by the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization.

"Last year's ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event was on one day only," said Patrick Benedict, president of the Memphis-based Saint Michael the Archangel Organization and a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in the Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee. " This year, Friday has been added for everyone, but particularly for students at schools. Sunday, also, has been added for everyone, but particularly for people to pray the Rosary either before or after Masses."

People planning on participating in the ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event are encouraged to register at www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org. Or, a person may let his/her intention be known by writing to: Saint Michael the Archangel Organization; P. O. Box 41257; Memphis, Tennessee 38174; U.S.A. Parishes, schools, organizations, etc. are welcome to register many Rosaries at the same time.

In addition to praying the Rosary, people are encouraged to let others know about the ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event. An "Information Page/Bulletin Insert" about the prayer event can be found at the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization's website(see above) or may be requested by writing to the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization(see above for the mailing address).

The Saint Michael the Archangel Organization recently coordinated the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES Novena(January 13th - 21st, 2009). As part of this Novena, more than 3,000 Masses were offered in at least 18 countries(Australia, Canada, England, Germany, India, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak, Singapore, South Africa, Trinidad, Uganda, U.S.A., The Vatican, and Vietnam).

" The ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES may be thought of as a spiritual bouquet for unborn babies. A person who is willing to participate will be united with many others in increasing the size and beauty of this spiritual bouquet for God's precious little ones," concluded Benedict.
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A message from Patrick Benedict to the supporters of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization:

Dear Supporter of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization,

First, with regards to the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES Novena: 1) I want to thank each priest who offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass; 2) Also, I want to thank each person who scheduled to have one or more Masses offered; and, 3) And, thanks very much to each person who in some other way(s) helped out. Over 3,000 Masses were offered for unborn human persons. The 2nd annual 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES is set to happen January 13th - 21st, 2010.

Second, if you have not already done so, I hope you will go to the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization's website (see below) to register as a participant for the May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event. Additionally, I greatly encourage you to promote this pro-life prayer event at one or more parishes, at schools, etc. The website www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org has a page titled "Promoting the ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event."

Third, as you may know, the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization has a bumper sticker with a full-color picture of the Our Lady of Guadalupe image on it along with a pro-Rosary, pro-life message. You may want one of these unique bumper stickers for yourself, or you may want to give it away to someone you know. I hope you will consider making a donation and asking for one of these bumper stickers. The website www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org has information about this and shows a picture of the bumper sticker. Please know: A substantial increase in the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization's funding would be very helpful. I do thank each person reading this who has made a donation in the past.

I ask that you please pray one Hail Mary for the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization.

Sincerely,

Patrick Benedict
Saint Michael the Archangel Organization