BREAKING US Bishops Invite Catholics Nationwide to a Prayer for the End of Taxpayer Funding of the Abortion Industry - USCCB
Nationwide Invitation to Prayer for the End of Taxpayer Funding of the Abortion Industry
Invoking the intercession of Saint Joseph, Defender of Life, Archbishop Broglio and Bishop Thomas are inviting Catholics to join a focused effort of daily prayer to stop taxpayer funding of the abortion industry.
July 25, 2025
WASHINGTON – Recently, Planned Parenthood and other big abortion businesses were banned from receiving federal Medicaid dollars for a period of one year. However, Planned Parenthood sued, and a preliminary injunction was granted by the court that requires taxpayer funding to continue. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop Daniel E. Thomas, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities are inviting Catholics to join a focused effort of daily prayer to stop taxpayer funding of the abortion industry.
The prayer will invoke the intercession of Saint Joseph, Defender of Life, and begin today, July 25 and continue until October 1, the beginning of Respect Life Month.
The invitation and prayer may be found here:
Dearest St. Joseph, at the word of an angel, you lovingly took Mary into your home. As God’s humble servant, you guided the Holy Family on the road to Bethlehem, welcomed Jesus as your own son in the shelter of a manger, and fled far from your homeland for the safety of both Mother and Child. We praise God that as their faithful protector, you never hesitated to sacrifice for those entrusted to you. May your example inspire us also to welcome, cherish, and safeguard God’s most precious gift of life. Help us to faithfully commit ourselves to the service and defense of human life —especially where it is vulnerable or threatened. Obtain for us the grace to do the will of God in all things. Amen.
We ask Catholics to offer this prayer daily, from now until October 1, the beginning of Respect Life Month.
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