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Pro-Life Ministry Sponsors Mass for Life

MERIDEN, CT (Jan. 11, 2004) - The Pro-Life Ministry of the Archdiocese of Hartford at the Franciscan Life Center sponsored a "Celebrate Life" Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford, on January 11, 2004. The Pro-Life Ministry Program Coordinator, Sister Suzanne Gross, F.S.E., and her staff organized the liturgy. Parishes in the Archdiocese were represented by families whose infants had been baptized during the past year. As the names of their parishes were called out, the couples came forward to receive a "Choose Life" candle to be lit at Masses in their home churches.

The newly installed Archbishop, Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell, spoke eloquently about the need to uphold the dignity of human life in every aspect as the assaults on human life intensify. The Cathedral choir and a children's choir assembled for the event provided beautiful and fitting music. The Pro-Life Ministry has been very active in promoting a "life stance" on current issues that undermine a culture of life.