"National Mass" for Terri Schiavo at Ave Maria Oratory Tuesday

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Published on Friday, 27 February 2009 12:23

Terri's Foundation and Priests for Life have announced that Ave Maria University will host a "National Mass for Terri's Day" March 31. Father Frank Pavone, president of Priests for Life, will be the main celebrant at the Mass in the oratory at 5:15 p.m., along with Father Thomas Euteneuer, president of Human Life International. All are invited to the Mass.

The remembrance is part of an "International Day of Prayer and Remembrance," also referred to as "Terri's Day," established last year by the two organizations. Four years ago, on March 31, 2005, Terri Schiavo died after almost 14 days without nutrition or hydration following a federal court ruling that her husband could legally order the removal of feeding tubes.

Terri Schiavo's brother, Bobby Schindler, said that recent cases in the news highlight the significance for the Terri's Day Mass. "As we just witnessed with Italy's Eluana Englaro's tragic death by dehydration, people with disabilities, like my sister Terri, are routinely being denied their most basic rights. My family is committed to stopping this form of discrimination against people with disabilities."

For more background, click here for the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation website.