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Washington D.C., Jan 25, 2013 \/ 06:56 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Cardinal Se\u00e1n P. O'Malley of Boston encouraged pro-life pilgrims from across America to deepen their faith, explaining that a culture of life must be founded upon the conversion of our own lives.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cOur task is to live our faith so intensely,\u201d the cardinal said, \u201cthat we will generate a culture of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tOver 13,000 people gathered on the evening of Jan. 24 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. for the opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life.<\/p>\n

\tCardinal O\u2019Malley, recently appointed chairman-elect of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, was the principal celebrant and homilist at the Mass, which was concelebrated by 324 priests, 41 bishops, and six cardinals.<\/p>\n

\tThe vigil continued with confessions, prayer and holy hours celebrated throughout the night. It concluded on the morning of Jan. 25 with a closing Mass, at which Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas was the principal celebrant and homilist. Over 5,500 were in attendance.
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\n\tParticipants were then able to attend the annual March for Life in downtown D.C., along the National Mall to the Supreme Court building.<\/p>\n

\tIn his homily, Cardinal O\u2019Malley focused on \u201cgreat pro-life Gospel\u201d that takes place during the visitation of Elizabeth. In the Gospel, he said, \u201cJohn dances like David dancing before the Arc of the Covenant\u201d when he first encounters his unborn cousin, Jesus.<\/p>\n

\tThe cardinal also highlighted the importance of Mary, noting that by saying \u201cyes\u201d to carrying Christ, \u201cMary is saying yes to God, yes to life, yes to love, and yes even to the Cross.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe explained that because of this emphasis on accepting life, \u201cthe Gospel of Life is an imperative to Christ\u2019s disciples,\u201d both in the first centuries of the Church and today.
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\n\t\u201cChrist through his Church is urging us to be defenders of life in a culture of death,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe have been wandering in the desert for 40 years,\u201d Cardinal O'Malley said, however recent cultural shifts show that we \u201care nearing the promised land.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAs technology advances, the dignity of the human person becomes more evident, he observed, and according to recent surveys, \u201cyoung Americans are now more pro-life than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHowever, there is still a battle to be fought, he cautioned, as Roe v. Wade has institutionalized a grave injustice against the unborn within the Constitution.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cToo many Americans see abortion as a necessary evil,\u201d said Cardinal O\u2019Malley.\u00a0 Going forth, he urged, the pro-life movement needs to work to show that abortion is not \u201ca necessary evil: it\u2019s simply evil.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe cardinal pointed to work that pro-life groups within his own diocese have done to expose the evils of the culture of death. A wide coalition of pro-life and disabilities advocates succeeded in halting an attempt to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Massachusetts in Nov. 2012, despite significant initial support for the measure.<\/p>\n

\tCardinal O'Malley said the motion \u201cwas like the race between the tortoise and the hare,\u201d gaining slow and steady support for protecting life within the state.<\/p>\n

\tStill, he warned, although the pro-life movement won a victory in that instance, the continuation of abortion in the U.S. will lead to more efforts to support euthanasia.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cA society that allows parents to kill children will allow children to kill parents,\u201d he cautioned.<\/p>\n

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