God and Father of Life,
You have created every human person,
And have opened the way for each to have eternal life.
We live in the shadow of death.
Tens of millions of Your children have been killed
Thanks to the Roe vs Wade decision legalizing abortion.
Father, have mercy on us
Heal our land
And accept our offering of prayer and penance
In Your love for us,
Turn back the scourge of abortion.
May each of us exult in hearts full of hope
And hands full of mercy
And work together to build a culture of life
We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen
For all who believe in God, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe in God, no explanation is possible. Believers are convinced that God is fully alive and has perfect life. That life is full of love. The doctors and life section will hopefully provide some spiritual insights and steps to reflect, pray and act upon to understand and experience the beauty of life.
Jesus said he was the way, truth and the life, and the more we know and love Jesus, the more we will follow the way, understand the truth, and live the life that God has given to us. The life that Christ provides for us daily, we can also give to others through our example, prayers and service to them. Life is, above all, sacred, and to be treasured daily. With God’s help, and our cooperation, we will learn to obtain this favor from God.
Blessed Theresa of Calcutta said: "Life is the life of God in us, even in an unborn child."
Catholics and all Christians have a sacred duty to nurture and protect God's gift of life, especially the most innocent and defenseless of all lives - the lives of unborn children.
PRAYER TO END ABORTION
Lord God, I thank you today for the gift of my life and for the lives of all my brothers and sisters throughout the world. I know there is nothing that destroys more life than abortion.
Yet I rejoice that you have conquered death by the resurrection of your Son.
I am ready to do my part in ending abortion.
Today I commit myself never to be silent, never to be passive, and never to be forgetful of the unborn.
I commit myself to be active in the Pro-Life movement, and never to stop defending life until all my brothers and sisters are protected, and our nation once again becomes a nation with liberty and justice not just for some, but for all.
Dear Father, through Christ our Lord, we beseech you to hear us, Amen!
Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests For Life priestforlife.org
The more accurate and thorough knowledge that we can gain about life and its beauty from the basic beginnings, the unborn stage, the more we will be able to appreciate life. One way that we can gain this knowledge is through reading. One book for young children is Angel in the Waters by Regina Doman with pictures by Ben Hatke.
This book can be ordered through Sophia Institute Press.
Taken from the back cover: “In its mother’s womb, a tiny baby grows, explores the waters, and talks with the angel who is there...” These gentle illustrations and wise words tell the story of that baby and the angel in the waters… a story that’s sure to delight all young children, because the journey from conception to birth is their story, too.
Sophia Institute Press. Manchester. NH; 1-800 888 9344
The Church, with her bishops, employs Our Lady of Guadalupe as the Patron of the Unborn. There is ample evidence that after Mary’s appearances in Mexico hundreds of years ago, and the miracles that happened afterwards, helped eliminate, on a large scale, infant sacrifices and massacres that were prevalent at that time. We might explore Our Lady of Guadalupe websites. This will remind us that Mary appeared pregnant. All the research and the icon itself, that Mary left with Saint Juan Diego, substantiated this sacred truth.
From the practical side, we might want to heed the advice of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta who stated that if we really want to stop this terrible war immediately, the solution would be to stop the killing of the unborn through abortion.
One glowing example of a mother who willingly gave up her life for her unborn child, rather than abort, is Saint Gianna Molla. Her website is http://www.saintgianna.org/
The background music is Andrea Bocelli's "Ave Maria".
