Day for Life is this Sunday (15 June) and presents an opportunity to celebrate the dignity of all human life from conception to natural end.

This year’s theme is Hope Does Not Disappoint: Finding Meaning in Suffering.

It builds on last year’s theme which affirmed the value of good end-of-life care in contrast to proposals for assisted suicide.

Bishop John Keenan of Paisley Diocese said: "This year we wanted to draw out the question of human suffering which is at the heart of this debate, and to present it more fully in the light of Christian faith.

"This is a not a simple message to get across, but the meaning of suffering lurks in the background of abortion, assisted suicide and suicide generally, and many of our contemporary problems come from a worldview that assumes all suffering is bad and to be avoided.

"We were also conscious of this Holy Year’s theme of Hope and the teaching of Spes Non Confundit that ‘beyond the darkness we glimpse a light (and) come to realize that evangelization is sustained by the power flowing from Christ’s cross and resurrection.’"

Collection

The Day for Life Collection takes place in parishes this weekend and helps foster human life in every stage and condition, with particular attention to pro-life causes along with other aspects of life deserving consideration. 

The collection is split fifty percent between national and diocesan initiatives.  Applications for grants should be sent to Day for Life Fund, Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, 64 Aitken Street, Airdrie, ML6 6LT or use the contact page.

In this booklet, you will find a message from Bishop John Keenan along with Bishops of England and Wales, Ireland, along with prayers that can be used on or around Day for Life.