Abortion as Ritual Infanticide

Violent Occultism is the Fruit of the New Age

"Catholics for a Free Choice" is a well funded pro-abortion group mounting a serious effort to oust the Vatican from the UN.  (See http://www.seechange.org/ ).

Catholics for a Free Choice provides women with a New Age ritual to perform if they are considering or have obtained an abortion.   To visit the grisly web site, go to: http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/ . 

Discover how the New Age blasphemy of making ourselves into "gods" leads to the blasphemeous murder of abortion.  Below are copies of the rituals promoted on their web site. 

Please pray for their conversion.

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"Liturgy for Seeking Wisdom

Background: This liturgy will help a woman decide to bring her pregnancy to term or to have an abortion.

Centering: Play soothing instrumental music quietly in the background.

Candle Lighting: Light candle, absorb its power, pray.

Prayer: Gracious and loving Holy Wisdom, fill ______ (name of woman) with wisdom that she may see clearly the choice that she needs to make. Bless her and comfort her with your Spirit.

Visualization: Guide the woman through this visualization.

See yourself walking on a path through the woods. You are walking into the future. At the end of this path see yourself in ten years if you decide to bring this pregnancy to term. (Pause for three minutes and listen to yourself.)

Now begin again. (Pause fifteen seconds.) See another path through the
woods. Walk along this path. At the end of this path see yourself in ten years if you do not bring this pregnancy to term. (Pause for three minutes and experience what this is like.)

After you have visualized these two pathways, find a cozy room with a
comfortable chair. Sit in this chair and think about what you have seen. (Pause for as long as you like.)

Reflection: Sit and watch the candle burn, write down your thoughts in a journal and/or share your insights.

Closing: Wisdom comes when we reflect on our life and make choices based on honesty and truth. Wisdom lives within us. Listen to her. Trust her. Talk to her whenever you need to. She is your friend.

Song: "i found god in myself" from Colored Girls

i found god in myself, i found god in myself
and I loved her fiercely, i loved her fiercely, 
i found god in myself. 

Blow out the candle when you are finished. Invite the woman to do something comforting, for example, drink a cup of tea or take a warm shower.

Liturgy of Affirmation for making a difficult decision

Background: This liturgy affirms that a woman has made a good and holy decision. It provides strength and healing after making a difficult decision. It brings closure to an often intense and emotional process. It is intended to be celebrated with friends.

Gathering: The celebrant invites friends, and if appropriate the partner, to gather in a circle. She welcomes them and introduces the liturgy.

Song: A favorite, comforting song, one that the woman likes.

Prayer: Blessed are you, Holy One, for your presence with _____ (name of woman).

Praised be you, Mother and Father God, that you have given your people the power of choice. We are saddened that the life circumstances of _____ (woman’s name or, if appropriate, woman’s name and her partner’s name) are such that she has had to choose to terminate her pregnancy. Such a choice is never simple. It is filled with pain and hurt, with anger and questions, but also with integrity and strength. We rejoice in her attention to choice.

Our beloved sister has made a very hard choice. We affirm her and support her in her decision. We promise to stand with her in her ongoing life. 

Blessed are you, Holy One, for your presence with her.

Reading: Choose a poem, reading, or scripture verse that captures the
message of the liturgy.

Sharing: The celebrant invites the woman (and her partner) to speak about her (their) decision to have an abortion. If there is a symbolic gesture that expresses her (their) feelings such as sprinkling flower petals, or sharing dried flowers invite her (them) to incorporate.

Blessing of ______ (name of woman):

_______ (name of woman), we love you very deeply. As a sign of our
affirmation of you and of your choice, we give you this bowl and this oil. Oil soothes the bones that are weary from making a difficult decision. Oil strengthens and heals. Oil…(add sentences that reflect what the woman spoke in her story.)

We bless you with this oil. (Each person takes oil from the bowl and anoints the woman’s hands, face, feet, neck, shoulders and/or head. Each closes the blessing by embracing her.)

______ (name of woman), the bowl is a tangible symbol of this day. When times are difficult—and such days come to each of us—look at this bowl and remember our love for you.

Closing song: A blessing song like the following closes the liturgy. "Blessing Song" from the album Circling Free © 1983 by Marsie Silvestro

Bless you my sister, bless you on your way
You have roads to roam before you’re home 
And winds to speak your name.
So go gently my sister let courage be your song 
You have words to say in your own way and 
stars to light your night. 
And if ever you grow weary and your heart song 
has no refrain 
Just remember we’ll be waiting to raise you
up again.
And we’ll bless you our sister, bless you in our way 
And we’ll welcome home all the life you’ve
known and softly speak your name. 
And we’ll welcome home all the self you 
own and softly speak your name
Bless you my sister, bless you on your way.

Liturgies by Diann Neu, feminist liberation liturgies and co-director of
WATER, the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual in Silver Spring, MD"

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