Against the background of a rapidly-deepening global attack on life, leaders of pro-life movements of 16 European and Asian countries met on Saturday 28 January at the Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Poland. The protection of the Civilisation of Life and Love throughout the world was entrusted into the loving hands of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. During a ceremony Archbishop. S. Nowak blessed a specially-created replica of the Częstochowa Icon with the intention of protecting life. The icon was then entrusted to the Russian Orthodox pro-life movement, a small band of whom have now have successfully brought it on a pilgrimage of 25,000 difficult kilometres across the Russian Far East, Siberia, Kazakstan and European Russia for the veneration of Christians.
We are preparing to continue this epic pilgrimage in England and Scotland between 5 to 16 November 2012. Please pray for its success. The Act of Entrustment with which we inaugurated From Ocean to Ocean makes both our situation and aim quite clear.
For further information, please contact:
Dr.Thomas Ward dr.thomas.ward@btinternet.com
Member of the international executive
From Ocean to Ocean
Corresponding Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life
Founder and Vice-President of the National Association of Catholic Families (NACF)
From Ocean to Ocean is under the auspices of:
- Human Life International (HLI)
- HLI Poland
- The Charity Fund for the Protection of Family, Motherhood and Childhood (Russia)
- The Orthodox centre for pro-life activity (Russia).