Awesome. Should be replicated throughout the country.
ZitatOn March 5, the march at Jericho by Joshua and the Israelite army is to be evoked as Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila leads a Eucharistic procession around Planned Parenthood in Stapleton and circles the facility seven times.
Archbishop Aquila intends for the march to be a peaceful, merciful and prayerful protest against the actions of Planned Parenthood. There will be no arguing or shouting, only prayerful witness to the love and mercy of God.
[snip: description of Israelite's march around Jericho provided. Oddly enough I was just reading this story yesterday]
ZitatDerek Barr, first-year instructor for the Denver Catholic Biblical School, notes that despite the evocation of Jericho in the procession, Archbishop Aquila is leading the charge into a different kind of battle than that of Joshua.
“Our battle today is laid out for us by the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 6:12,” Barr said. “He tells us that we are not to fight against flesh and blood, but our battle is a spiritual battle against demons, those who bring death, injury and deception to humans via spiritual means.
“[Archbishop Aquila] is doing for our Captain Jesus as the Levitical High Priest did for his Captain Joshua in leading us in o a prayerful action that will bring down the spiritual walls of the sin of abortion which is bringing death, injury and suffering to millions of women, men, girls and boys,” he said. “Jericho was the first of many battles that led to the Children of Israel possessing the Promised Land, and this is one of many battles that will lead to the defeat of the spiritual forces behind abortion.”