Archbishop Wuerl Prays Outside Local Planned Parenthood

On Saturday, October 24, Archbishop Donald Wuerl led a group of people praying the Rosary outside the main office of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington. This abortuary is located at the corner of 16th and L Streets, NW. After the Rosary, he spoke some words of encouragement to the others gathered there to pray and sidewalk counsel.

He also gave verbal encouragement to the 40 Days for Life Campaign, an effort that encourages Christian witness at abortuaries throughout the United States (and some other countries) during any given 40-day span. We thank His Excellency for leading by example as well as word. The war (yes, it is war!) against abortion is primarily (but not solely) a spiritual war. Thus spiritual means must be employed. Moreover, we need our spiritual leaders, that is, our ordained clergy, to lead the way by their prayerful examples. We trust that Archbishop Wuerl's example will inspire Archdiocesan priests to come out to the abortuaries.

We encourage all people to offer Christian witness in front of the death camps, as did Mary and John the Apostle at the foot of the Cross. For those of you in the Washington DC area, we invite you to download this flyer (and distribute it!) that contains a list of ongoing witnesses, as well as contact information.