Today is the fifth day of the Fortnight for Freedom.

The only institution in the world that can stand up to Leviathan rouses herself for battle.

From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:

Fortnight for Freedom

The fourteen days from June 21—the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More—to July 4, Independence Day, are dedicated to this “fortnight for freedom”—a great hymn of prayer for our country. Our liturgical calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power—St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, St. John the Baptist, SS. Peter and Paul, and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome.  Culminating on Independence Day, this special period of prayer, study, catechesis, and public action will emphasize both our Christian and American heritage of liberty. Dioceses and parishes around the country have scheduled special events that support a great national campaign of teaching and witness for religious liberty. 

Check for your local diocese's events at the link above and live your faith. 

Or get out of the way. I hear the heretics are always looking for new recruits.

 

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Bulletin Inserts:  "Help Save Our Religious Freedom" is the title of the newly released bulletin insert. The insert emphasizing a text campaign can be used in church bulletins, meetings and group discussions. View PDF Version  |  En Español

Latest News!

Repair My House: Renewing the Roots of Religious Liberty — Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Presentation given in Indianapolis, 6.20.12


Opening Remarks for Domestic Religious Freedom Hour, USCCB General Assembly— Archbishop William E. Lori, Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, June 13, 2012

Religious Freedom and the Love of God — John H. Garvey, Esq., President,The Catholic University of America, June 13, 2012, USCCB General Assembly

Special Masses

Opening Mass—June 21 in Baltimore, MDTime: 7 p.m.
Location: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption
Celebrant & Homilist:  Most Reverend William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore
Homily  (PDF version)


Closing Mass—July 4 in Washington, DC
Time: 12:10 p.m.
Location: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Celebrant: His Eminence Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington
Homilist: Most Reverend Charles Chaput, OFM Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia
Nationwide Telecast: EWTN cable network. Check your local listings.

 

And pray, pray, pray. Never stop praying.

Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty

O God our Creator,
Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit,
you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world,
bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel
to every corner of society.
We ask you to bless us
in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty.
Give us the strength of mind and heart
to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened;
give us courage in making our voices heard
on behalf of the rights of your Church
and the freedom of conscience of all people of faith.
Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father,
a clear and united voice to all your sons and daughters
gathered in your Church
in this decisive hour in the history of our nation,
so that, with every trial withstood
and every danger overcome—
for the sake of our children, our grandchildren,
and all who come after us—
this great land will always be "one nation, under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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