From the St Louis Review:
Archbishop’s rosary crusade draws 400 to Old Cathedral
by Jennifer Brinker, Review Staff Writer
Prayer is our greatest ally in promoting a culture of life.
That’s according to Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, who launched this month a rosary crusade to pray, through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, for the safeguarding of human embryonic life.
The crusade was developed as a response to a current ballot initiative that seeks to constitutionally protect embryonic stem-cell research and human cloning in Missouri.
Parishes across the archdiocese were to have received this week packets of information on the crusade, which began with a holy hour and rosary May 9 at the Old Cathedral (Basilica of St. Louis King of France). More than 400 people attended the event, according to Respect Life Apostolate director Molly Corcoran Kertz.
In his homily at the event, Archbishop Burke said the initiative "appeals to many, who are captivated by the claim of cures of dread diseases and injuries, without taking account of the destruction of the tiniest of human lives...For us as Catholics, our most basic duty is to defend and foster the inviolable dignity of innocent human life. We must not spare any effort to speak the truth that the human embryo is a human being..."
"Our first and most important armament is prayer," he said. "Through prayer we receive the gift of the invincible love of all our brothers and sisters, without exception or boundary."
People can sign up for the Rosary Crusade at one's parish or via the web at
www.morosarycrusade.org.
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