"For it was you who formed my inmost being, knit me together in my mother's womb. I thank you who wonderfully made me; how wonderful are your works, which my soul knows well!!" ~Psalm 138:13-14Ave Maria! Today, January 22, is the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. It is also the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, established by the U.S. Catholic Bishops as a day of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life and of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion. We Catholics believe that abortion is a form of infanticide. It's as simple and profound as that.
Today we are reminded that the culture of death prevailing in our world can be overcome only by prayer and fasting (Mk 9:29, Mt 17:21). Our prayer and fasting are a sign of our gratitude to and love for God, who in His wondrous love created us in His image and likeness and gave us the gift of human and supernatural life. Please join us today in begging our dear Lord to increase His love within us and to bring people everywhere to respect His gift of human life.
"God our Creator, we give thanks to you, who alone have the power to impart the breath of life as your form each of us in our mother's womb; grant, we pray, that we, whom you have made stewards of creation, may remain faithful to this sacred trust and constant in safeguarding the dignity of every human life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the united of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen." ~Collect, Mass for Giving Thanks for the Gift of Human Life
Our Lady of Life, help us to cherish and protect life as you did! Amen.
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