The Culture of Life Ministry

...All people are sacred, made in the image and likeness of God.  People do not lose dignity because of disability, poverty, age, lack of success, or race.  This emphasizes people over things, being over having. The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society.  Our belief in the sanctity of human life and the inherent dignity of the human person is the foundation of all the principles of our social teaching.  

                                               (U.S. Catholic Bishops, 2020)

"Do small things with great love" 

Saint Mother Teresa

The Culture of Life Ministry promotes a renewed respect for human life.  The goal of The Church of St. Luke is to help our parishioners understand the issues and importance of meeting the needs of those who are most vulnerable – especially mothers and their unborn children, and those who are seriously ill or dying and their families.

       * Every thirty seconds a baby is lost to abortion.
     * Out of 195 countries, abortion is legal in all but 5.
              * 56 million babies are killed every year.

PRAY
All church leaders including Pope Francis have encouraged prayer as something every single person can do, such as the pro-Life Rosary 8:15 a.m. before the  9 a.m. Mass on Sunday. During this COVID time, our Pro-Life Rosary is now being Zoomed every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. Check out the link on our parish website. 

You can pray ~ every second, every minute, every hour, and every day, while awake, anywhere. Please pray for an end to abortion.

GET INVOLVED
You are invited to join thousands of Christians around the world for the 40 Days for Life campaign from September 23 through November 1, 2020. This consists of 40 days of peaceful prayer and fasting for an end to abortion.

During the six-week campaign event, The Church of Saint Luke has adopted Mondays as our parish day of prayer on the front sidewalk of Planned Parenthood, 1625 E. Main Street in El Cajon. Just think of the impact our witness together will make!

Mark your calendar and watch for more information
OR email me directly at cprm4life@gmail.com.

God bless,
Patricia Riggs 

Coordinator ~ Culture of Life Ministry

“The Gospel of Life needs to be proclaimed through word and action, 

and you are the very instruments Christ has chosen to be advocates for those who are forgotten or abandoned in this world. All people, from the womb to the tomb, are to be treasured and upheld as blessings from God.”

             Most Rev. John P. Dolan
        Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego