Do not be afraid Mary, for you have found favor with God.
"Behold you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus."
Mary said,"Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord. May
it be done to me according to your word." - Luke1:30-31,38

CURRENT EVENTS

2008 Gospel of Life Conference Speaker :
Join us as the Blessed Sacrament Parish Gospel of Life committee and the Office for Marriage and Family Life of the Diocese of Springfield present: Father Thomas Loya.

The talk is entitled "Who is Man for Woman and Woman for Man: A discussion on the Theology of the Body" on Saturday February 23, 2008, 9 A.M.-Noon Christ the King Church, Springfield, IL.

Registration Fee: $5, Registration Deadline: February 14 Breakfast Provided. For more details please access the event poster or the brochure (includes registration form) or call 414-3078.

Families praying with the Gospel of Life Icon :
January 13 - Sunday 8:30am Mass - Donald & Delores Egan Family
January 19-20 - Timothy and Linda Thornberry
January 26 - Saturday 4:30p - Brian & Amy Gatewood Family
Feb. 3 - Sunday 8:30am - Wes & Beth Clark Family
Feb. 9 - Saturday 4:30pm - Lee & Julie Bertagnolli Family
Feb. 17 - Sunday 7:00am - Ken & Darlene Tasset Family
Feb. 23 - Saturday 4:30pm - Tim & Anne Healy Family

Gospel of Life Contest Winning Essays

"Modesty and Humility: Signs of Greatness and True Inner Strength" - Victoria Farris - 2007

'What Would You Say To Convince Somone to Become Pro-Life" - Elizabeth Schmidt - 2006

MAGESTERIUM/CHURCH FATHERS

Evangelium vitae - Encyclical of Pope John Paul II

Humanae Vitae

Theology of the Body

Patron Saints

Saint Gianna Beretta Molla

Life Columns

Humanae Vitae - On the Regulation of Birth:
Part I
Part II
Part III

LIFE Homilies

10/05/2003 - Fr. David Hoefler

LIFE LINKS (Internet Links)