A reading from the first letter of Peter 1 Peter 4:7-13

 Be good stewards of the many graces you have received. The consummation of all is close at hand. Therefore do not be perturbed; remain calm so that you will be able to pray. Above all, let your love for one another be constant, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Be mutually hospitable without complaining. As generous distributors of God's manifold grace, put your gifts at the service of one another, each in in the measure he has received. The one who speaks is to deliver God's message.

The one who serves is to do it with the strength provided by God. Thus, in all of you God is to as glorified through Jesus Christ: to him be glory and dominion throughout the ages. Amen.

Do not be surprised, beloved, that a trial n fire is occurring in your midst. It is a test: for you, but it should not catch you off guard. Rejoice instead, insofar as you share Christ's sufferings. When his glory is revealed, you will rejoice exultantly.

The Word of the Lord.

What great and holy men these Priests are. Wonderful beyond words.

As for the deeply troubles people who are driven by hate we need to pray for them.

No wonder Satan is attacking these Priests they are costing the death business a ton of money because of their spiritual power that helps (as do all the prayers of Christians) drive the evil thoughts of killing a baby from a mothers heart.

This article is really good news!!!!!!

The power of evil is losing it's grip (as are those inside the mill) and babies are being saved!!!!!!!!!

After reading this I am sorry to say I haven't been at the mill praying like I should.

I will be joining these saintly men to pray for the moms, dads, and babies.

Just as Christ was attacked and lied about so the promoters of death today lie and attack Christs priests. All this shows is these priests are effectivly doing the will of God.

May I suggest a couple of things.

1. Forward this article on to all your friends so people can know how our Priests are sacrificing themselves and being attacked by the killers of children.

2. Thank your Priest or your Pastor for thier service to the people of God.

3. Pray for your Priests and your Pastors. They are always under attak by satan.

THESE ARE A FEW COMMENTS FROM ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED BLOGS ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS STORY.

OUR ROCKFORD PRIESTS SHOULD KNOW HOW MUCH THEY ARE LOVED AND RESPECTED NOT ONLY HERE BUT AROUND THE WORLD.

Thank you Father for posting this, and for your own ministry. May God bless and strengthen you throughout all your days and bring you in the end into His peace.Comment by mrsmontoya — 29 May 2010 @ 10:49 am

This is terrific! God bless those courageous priests! Thank so much for posting this. The pictures of the priests doing this in the snow and the wet really speak for themselves.Comment by Sacristymaiden — 29 May 2010 @ 10:58 am

Fr. Eutenuer spoke about these priests in a talk I’ve heard. They have received permission from the bishop to recite the exorcism prayers there. Very cool indeed.Comment by Charles — 29 May 2010 @ 11:14 am

What a great story. I never quite understood the logic of the pro-aborts formulated thus: ‘child abuse = bad, whereas killing babies = good.’Comment by Magpie — 29 May 2010 @ 11:16 am

Well, if ever exorcism prayers were needed someplace, I would say that is where. Child abuse? What do you call destroying the evidence of a 40 year old man impregnating a 14 year old?Comment by AnAmericanMother — 29 May 2010 @ 11:19 am

St. John Vianney, pray for these holy priests!Comment by torch621 — 29 May 2010 @ 11:35 am

One wonders for whom the knackers working at that pediatric abattoir voted in 2008. Not.Comment by Mike Morrow — 29 May 2010 @ 11:35 am

These guys give me courage. I will pray for them, and for the grace to imitate their good example.Comment by FrCharles — 29 May 2010 @ 11:47 am

God bless these good, brave and holy priests. What power there is in just seeing them in prayer outside the death chamber. May God bless and protect them from all harm and attack. St. Michael the Archangel defend them in battle and Blessed Mother Mary wrap her mantle around them.Thank you for posting this powerful story,Father Z. I don’t know that we would ever hear of these events were it not for you. St. John Vianney, pray for all priests.Comment by wanda — 29 May 2010 @ 12:06 pm

Such incidents should motivate the priests to get other clergy who oppose abortion to join them, especially since abortion nis not a Catholic issue, per se. That act alone would defuse the attacks and embarass the attackers. Such incidents also should be a profound reminder to all Catholics that, regardless of the morality of the Church’s views on any given subject, the Church will have no moral credibility unless it confronts its own sins and sinners first and foremost. Until Pope Benedict’s recent remarks and actions, that confrontation was sadly lacking when it came to the clerical sex-abuse crisis.Comment by DHippolito — 29 May 2010 @ 12:21 pm

It is interesting that the response from within the clinic to the prayers of exorcism would be foul language, reference to sexual perversion, and a twisting of the truth. Typical demonic behavior. Indeed, some priests have committed heinous crimes, but were they the type of priest who prays in front of abortion clinics? I don’t think so. What punishment could be terrible enough for the evil one who incites priests to sins of lust, and then uses those same sins to attack the innocent priests who try to prevent murder? Truly he is the father of lies, and a murderer from the beginning. On a positive note, if more priests would do this sort of thing, I think we would see many souls saved and many Protestants convert to the Catholic Church. There are many people who truly love Jesus who would get a nudge in the direction of the Church if they saw a systematic approach to one of the greatest evils of our day. Has the devil ever been able to convince man to snuff out so many people, invisibly inside offices and sanctioned by law? Thankfully, while these insults received by the priests are vulgar and untrue, they are the equivalent of a schoolyard bully’s. We have not yet reached the point of red martyrdom, though I wonder if that is not on its’ way.Comment by chantgirl — 29 May 2010 @ 12:24 pm torch621,

St. John Vianney, pray for these holy priests! dittos. Pray for those poor deceived people working in the abortion mill, as well. Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.Comment by markomalley — 29 May 2010 @ 12:44 pm

These priests are truly heroic. God give them every grace and blessing! This “hell-hole”, the “death mill” in Rockford used to be in the Medical Arts Center…a clinic adjacent to Rockford Memorial Hospital…a place my father, an MD, used to have his private practice…every time I went there (in the early ‘70s, I prayed there)...they got “kicked out” and took over a former grade school (irony here?). Their founder, Dr. Richard Ragsdale, was accused of commiting pedophilia with his own adopted daughter (even taking pictures)...a real creep. It looks like they are in the “spirit of the founder” with this kind of filth. Prayers and penance are required here. Lots of it. This is just hellish. In all kinds of ways.Comment by nazareth priest — 29 May 2010 @ 1:38 pm

It’s amazing the power a faithful Catholic priest possess; he graces wherever he goes with his presence. It’s also important to note that these men are clearly Catholic priests. I once ran into the pastor of my former parish (a man who would later be removed over allegations of sexual misconduct) in the supermarket and had to do a double-take before I recognized him. His black shirt, Roman collar and slacks didn’t exactly scream “I am a Catholic priest,” and he didn’t have much impact on those around him. Conversely, I recently ran into one of the priests from my current parish in a hospital lobby. He, as always, was wearing his cassock, and there was no mistaking him for anything but a Catholic priest. Everyone he passed noticed him, one way or another. Priests, you are set apart; set yourselves apart by your appearance and behavior in public, and the world will stand in awe of your power. Take the holy priests shown above as your example. The faithful will follow.Comment by greg the beachcomber — 29 May 2010 @ 1:48 pm

God bless these good priests and their actions. May they continue to give witness to the Gospel of Life. May the numbers of babies dying at this facility continue to decrease. Praise and thanks be to our ever-merciful God!! Comment by Nerinab — 29 May 2010 @ 1:52 pm

I was at the mill once and saw a woman ask for help for her friend inside. The women at the driveway gave her some information then I saw a Catholic Priest, a Protestant Pastor, and the women sidewalk counselors gather in a circle of prayer.

It was a beautiful sight, the prayer was so intense you could feel it.......and yes the woman and her friend came out and the baby was saved!

http://wdtprs.com/blog/

You can also check out this story at Fr. Z's bolg. He has some excellent comments.

Thank you to this web-site for such professional reporting.

Dear God we thank you for our faithful priests and bishop in Rockford, whose spiritual fatherhood and example of fidelity, self-sacrifice, and devotion is so vital to the faith of your people.

May our spiritual fathers be guided by the examples of Saints Peter and Paul, all the Apostles and their saintly successors. Give them valiant faith in the face of the evil attacks of Rockford's abortion mill, hope in time of trouble and sorrow, and steadfast love for you, for the unborn facing death at the mill, and for all your people throughout the world. May the light of your Truth shine through their lives and their good works.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

As a Protestant, and one of the few that come to the clinic, I thank God that the Catholic Priests are truely being the Shepards of their flock and leading the way. And bless the faithful laity that follow them to the gates of hell. I only pray that more Pastors and protestants would take the murder of millions of unborn babies more seriously. I'm sure God does.

There were 37 Catholics religious who were killed in 2009 just because they were Catholic. Central and South America appear to be the most dangerous places for the Catholic faith, with a total of 19 deaths. Both Colombia and Brazil had six deaths.

Thirty of those who were killed were priests, 19 of them diocesan. Two were seminarians, both of whom were killed in Mexico. Two were nuns, one a Trappist; the other a Sister of the Blessed Sacrament, who was killed in the U.S. in the state of New Mexico. Three of the total were lay people.

After Central and South America, the second most dangerous place for missionaries was Africa, with a total of 11 deaths, followed by Asia, with a death in the Philippines, and another in India. Three were from the U.S.

The point of all this is these Rockford priests know they are taking a big risk confronting the satanic forces of abortion and they still stand against those who murder children. God bless them forever!!!!!!!!!!

What a fantastic video!!! And what truly great men to stand and spiritualy fight against that awful place in Rockford. The pictures of the priests in prayer give me chills of thankfulness. I have never appreciated God's gift to us of His priests more than I do now.

I've read this article....and I'm proud and very supportive of priests who unceasingly prayed for all who goes to this horrible place....despite being attacked.....Jesus himself was attacked and verbally abused but He still stands and preached fearlessly until He died on the cross.....we should continue to pray for these priests whom St John Vianney best describes them as the "priests after the Heart of Christ"......May this abortion mill keep on going down till the abortion industry is totally destroyed thru the saving power of Jesus....amen...alleluia....

regards from Malaysia....

P/S: even my parish priests often frowns at some people who does this horrible deed and always advised them to give it for adoption if they do not want their new-born child.....

August Queen of Heaven!
Sovereign Mistress of the angels!
Thou who from the beginning
hast received from God
the power and mission to crush the head of Satan,
we humbly beseech thee
to send thy holy Legions,
that, under thy command
and by thy power,
they may pursue the evil spirits,
encounter them on every side,
resist their bold attacks
and drive them hence into the abyss of eternal woe.

Amen

I had a call from a friend in Washington state that has seen this article. He had only two things to say;

 1. You have the most openly demon inspired place in the in the world.

2. You in Rockford have some of the greatest most inspiring priests in the world.

It is interesting that the response from within the clinic to the prayers of exorcism would be foul language, reference to sexual perversion, and a twisting of the truth.

Typical demonic behavior.

The more evil abounds the more grace flows. That's why God has sent His represenatives to pray over this place and destroy thier demonic power.

These priests are truly the humble instruments of the Almighty. We do not pray enough for them enough.

Abortion kills the soul NOT of the unborn.

Pray, pray, pray.

May I have Prolifecorner.com's permission to copy the picture of the Priests praying and have it blown-up into a poster for my classroom and parish? It is the most beautiful picture I have ever seen of priests leading lay people in the Churches battle against the powers of hell. Amazing story.

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God bless these men for their courage and fortitude. What a true showing of what Jesus Himself would be doing in this Culture of Death! Would any one of them be willing to move to Tucson? We, like the Marines, could use a few good men (priests) with that kind of courage.

I pray with a group of catholic pro-lifers on saturdays across the street from the abortion mill called "presidential women's center" in west palm beach florida. We need all the prayers we can get as well as more priests praying with us.

 I was upset about the vicious attacks against your priests at the rockford abortion mill. I will pray for you and for the closing of the rockford abortion mill and the conversion and repentance of their staff owners and "doctors". Please pray for us. Sincerely in Christ, dean

Come, Holy Spirit, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well beloved Spouse, and protect the Priests of Rockford as they battle sin, satan, and death at the gates of hell where your children are murdered.

Come, Holy Spirit and empower the priests standing in prayer and love at the Rockford death mill with the vision of St. Paul; the faith of St. Peter, and the fearlessness of St. John the Baptist.

In James 5:14-15 we read: "Is any man sick among you? Let him bring in the priests of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil, in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick man; and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him."

 Your Priests in Rockford IL, are doing just this!! They are praying over the sickness of the abortion clinic and the result has been a lot of babies saved from the butchers deadly hand. Now if only those who are killing these babies will come to these holy and good Priests thay can receive forgivness if they give up their killing ways. Long live these servents of of the Most High God. The Priests of the Rockford Diocese are to honored and thanked!

A priest is a lover of God. A priest is a lover of men. A priest is a holy man because he walks before the Face of the All Holy. A priest understands all things. A priest forgives all things. A priest encompasses all things.

 In Rockford a priest fights directly against the powers of satan. The heart of a priest, like Christ's, is pierced with the lance of love. The heart of a priest is open, like Christ's, for the whole world to walk through. The heart of a priest is a vessel of compassion. The heart of a priest is a chalice of love. The heart of a priest is the trysting place of human and divine love. The heart of the priests who pray at the Rockford death mill must be made in the image of the heart of Jesus Christ.

A priest is a man whose goal is to be another Christ. A priest is a man who lives to serve, in Rockford they serve children about to be murdered at 1400 Broadway. A priest is a man who has crucified himself, so that he too may be lifted up and draw all things to Christ. A priest is a man in love with God. A priest is the gift of God to man, and of man to God. A priest is a symbol of the Word made flesh. A priest is the hand of God's mercy. A priest is the reflection of God's love to all the people of Rockford. MAY GOD BLESS AND PROTECT THESE SAINTS/PRIESTS FOREVER.

May Our Lady of Guadalupe be with you always...Amen