National Mass for Terri Schiavo at AMU March 31

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Published on Monday, 14 February 2011 16:17

The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network has announced that Ave Maria University will once again host "The National Mass for Terri's Day" at the Ave Maria Oratory.

The International Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Terri Schindler Schiavo, and All of Our Vulnerable Brothers and Sisters ("Terri's Day") was established in 2007 and is observed each year on March 31, the date of Terri's death, and it has been held at AMU since 2009. Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, will again be the main celebrant for the mass.

The purpose of this day is to foster education, prayer, and activism regarding discrimination against the cognitively disabled, and advocacy for people in situations similar to what Terri and her family faced.

"We must continue to raise the awareness of the potential threat of hospital 'ethics committees' across the country that are seeking to remove basic care, food and water even from those who are not terminally ill. Right now, in all but ten states, doctors and hospitals have been empowered to disregard advance directives even in cases when they call for treatment is food and water", noted Terri's brother, Bobby Schindler.

The mass is open to the public. More information is available at Terri's Network (www.TerrisFight.org).