A reader writes:

Pax Christi

1. Rarely have your prayers been more urgently needed to save lives. The South American nation of Uruguay faces a crucial turning point on Sunday, November 29, 2009.

If the people vote for the Frente Amplio or Broad Front candidate for president, he has promised to legalize abortion-on-demand in Uruguay and will have the votes to do it. If the National Party candidate wins, abortion will be blocked. Currently the opinion polls show almost 50% on each side.

It is a thousand times easier to prevent legal abortion than it is to reverse it once it has taken root. Spain recently had their second rally for life with over 1 million people on the streets in Madrid and their socialist government still insists on keeping abortion-on-demand.

Please join with us in praying for a pro-life outcome to this election by adding this important intention to your Mass and Rosary prayers for the next few days. Even a single Hail Mary and Our Father will be valuable contributions. We need an outpouring of grace on Uruguay as we all collaborate prayerfully to stop the global advance of death that threatens to overtake our entire world. This Thanksgiving holiday in the USA and Sunday let us storm Heaven for life.

Thank you for your concern for God’s precious children. Please forward this to friends and contact convents to ask for their prayers. Father Thomas Euteneuer

2. Hi…..I am asking for prayers for my dear friend Joan’s husband, Robert H. He was hospitalized for a possible heart attack last night. Although his EKG looks fine his blood work shows an elevated blood enzyme which indicates he may have had a heart attack…..he will be transferred to the University of Penn from Princeton Medical for a cardiac cath and depending on the findings may have to undergo heart surgery. He is the Editor in Chief of a prestigious health journal for Doctors……..I know that much of his stress is due to finances, because although he is very talented his income is not what anyone would expect and he has a large family and rent to pay for……….finances are vey tight. Please pray that he will regain his health both physically and financially so that the stress this family has been undergoing will be lightened.
Thank you all and a Blessed Thanksgiving to both friends and family.

Father, hear our prayer through your Son Jesus Christ! Mother Mary, pray for us!