Yesterday was an eventful day. While some people were off finalizing details for their Halloween plans that night, a rosary was led by Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted for an end to abortion, and was said by hundreds of people yesterday at the Planned Parenthood clinic located on 7th Ave. The sidewalk surrounding the clinic was swarming with men, women, and children, all who came out in the heat of the day to pray as a group for an end to abortion. Police officers were careful to direct traffic around the crowd, and even occasionally joined in the rosary. Native Americans came and danced in honor of Our Lady of Guadelupe, whose missionary image was there beside Bishop Olmsted as he said the rosary. People ranging in age from little children to seniors came to show their support.
While standing there, we received mixed feedback from passing traffic. From being flipped off and yelled at to "get a life!" (we're saving lives instead!), to being honked and waved at, our large group was definitely noticed by the passersby. Even if we only saved one life, or made an impression on one person -- maybe one child saw our signs as their family drove by and will remember that as they grow older -- the time we took to stand outside Planned Parenthood was well spent.
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