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Prayer in Respect Life Ministry
“Prayer is both a gift of grace and a determined response on our part. It always presupposes effort.
The great figures of prayer of the Old Covenant before Christ, as well as the Mother of God, the saints,
and he himself, all teach us this: prayer is a battle. Against whom? Against ourselves and against the
wiles of the tempter who does all he can to turn man away from prayer, away from union with God. We
pray as we live, because we live as we pray. If we do not want to act habitually according to the Spirit
of Christ, neither can we pray habitually in his name. The "spiritual battle" of the Christian's new life
is inseparable from the battle of prayer.”
(Catechism of the Catholic Church #2725)
In our battle against the culture of death, we are blessed as Catholics to have access
to the Sacraments and prayer, fasting and reparation, and we encourage all Catholics to make recourse to these
powerful means of grace. Everything we do in our battle to build a culture of life must be centered upon prayer
and the discernment of God’s will. Below are some resources to aid you in your prayer life.
Prayer for the Diocese of Sioux Falls
Father of mercy, justice and hope, we the people of the Diocese of Sioux Falls,
With humble hearts, acknowledge your gift of life, of creation, of the Church and commit ourselves to use what you have given us well;
With unworthy hearts, approach the Holy sacraments, especially our Lord in the Most Holy Eucharist and commit ourselves to reverence in liturgical prayer and sacred spaces;
With grateful hearts, remember those courageous and faith-filled men and women, clergy and consecrated, native and immigrant, who nurtured and nourished the land and built the visible Church on the plains and commit ourselves to honor them by being good stewards of the legacy;
With loving hearts, recognized one another as brothers and sisters in Christ and commit ourselves to defending life from conception to natural death and serving those in need; and
With contrite hearts, ask your forgiveness for the sins of the past and for the sins of our day and commit ourselves to be people of reconciliation and peace.
We ask Mary our Mother, and Joseph our patron, to watch over and guide us as we seek to do your will each day.
We pray this through Christ our Lord.
~Bishop Paul J. Swain
Make Us Your Servants of Life
Lord our God, the Creator of life, how wonderful is Your Name throughout all the earth! O Jesus, our Redeemer
and Friend, at the heart of Your saving message is the Gospel of Life – the “Good News” for people of every age
and culture. Help us, Your Servants, to promote and defend the life of preborn babies, the elderly, the sick, the
orphaned, the poor, the physically and the mentally challenged, the imprisoned and those threatened by war, violence,
indifference and false compassion. Inspire us to proclaim Your Gospel of Life with honesty and charity, never shirking
our grave responsibility to be the light in our society. O Mary, Mother of the living and bright Dawn of creation,
who with Saint Joseph gratefully accepted the Child born for us, pray that we will courageously build the Civilization
of Truth and Love to the glory of the Most Blessed Trinity. Amen.
~Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
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Prayer Resources
Daily Scripture Readings and Saint of the Day
Read today's Mass readings and find out who is the Saint of the day.
www.usccb.org/nab
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USCCB Prayers for Life
A collection of resources for all forms of prayer, including, but not limited to, liturgy guides, intercessions for life, homilies, blessings, holy hours, litanies, meditations, novenas, and rosaries for life.
www.usccb.org/prolife/liturgy/index.shtml
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Contact Information
Respect Life Office
523 N. Duluth Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605.988.3755
Travis Benson
Director
605.988.3748
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Kelly Benson
Director
605.940-5976
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Mary Andersen
Administrative Assistant
605.988.3755
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