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Children: Born and Unborn
For orphaned children throughout the world,
and especially those
who are abused or neglected,
that we might work to save them;
We pray to the Lord
For children who are unwanted by their parents,
that God's grace might send others to love
and care for them;
We pray to the Lord
For the children of our country,
especially those who are forgotten or neglected,
that their presence might remind us
of the infinite value of human life;
We pray to the Lord
For every little child:
That we might accept and preserve each one
as a sign of the infinite love of God for us;
We pray to the Lord
For all unborn children:
that our love for them may keep them safe
until the joyous day of their birth;
We pray to the Lord
That the Lord,
who rescues the life of the poor
from the power of the wicked,
might send an angel to guard and protect
all unborn children;
We pray to the Lord
For every little child
and especially for those who
live in their mother's womb,
that they might grow
in the image and likeness of
the God who made them;
We pray to the Lord
For the littlest child in her mother's womb,
that in her life we may see the infinite love of God;
We pray to the Lord
That through the intercession of Saint Vincent,
who spilled his blood for the defense of the Gospel,
the lives of unborn children may be spared;
We pray to the Lord
For all children who have died from abortion,
that God might cradle them in his arms
and grant them eternal peace with him;
We pray to the Lord
For every child who lives in the womb,
that God might send an angel to guard and protect
the innocent and defenseless;
We pray to the Lord
For all unborn children,
and especially for the babies of unmarried mothers,
that God might send an angel to protect them:
We pray to the Lord
For the children who have died from abortion in our nation,
and for their mothers and fathers,
for mercy, peace and the loving embrace of Christ:
We pray to the Lord
For little children
who await the birth of a brother or sister:
that they may learn to cherish
the child in her mother's womb;
We pray to the Lord
Conception to Natural Death
For a growing love of each human person
from conception to natural death;
We pray to the Lord
That the life of every human person,
from conception to natural death,
might be enshrined and protected in our laws;
We pray to the Lord
For a growing love of God's little ones,
in the womb, in the nursing home or at death's door.
That we might love with the love of Jesus;
We pray to the Lord
Death Penalty
For the men and women who sit on death row
awaiting the end of their life,
that we might pray for them
with compassion and care;
We pray to the Lord
For those who have lost hope,
and especially for those condemned to die,
that we might work to save their lives;
We pray to the Lord
For those condemned to die,
and especially for men and women on death row,
that their plight might move the hearts of the people of this nation;
We pray to the Lord
For guards on death row,
and all who touch the lives of those condemned to die:
for compassion, respect,
and an appreciation of the dignity of all human life;
We pray to the Lord
End of Life
For the oldest man who in sickness approaches death,
that in his weakness we may find strength,
and in his suffering see the cross of Christ;
We pray to the Lord
For those who have grown very old,
especially elderly parents and godparents:
that the love and respect of their children
might sustain them and bring them joy;
We pray to the Lord
For all who live in nursing homes,
and especially for those who are alone or in pain:
that we might cherish the gift of their wisdom,
and the perduring example of their faith;
We pray to the Lord
For families who have grown very old:
that we might rejoice in the gift of their presence
and cherish their wisdom;
We pray to the Lord
For those who have grown very old,
and especially for those tempted to die,
that God might grant them patient endurance
to do his will and serve his Gospel;
We pray to the Lord
For all who are about to die:
that through our love, care, and devotion,
they might know the beauty of life,
to the moment of their final breath;
We pray to the Lord
For all who are about to die,
and for their families:
that God might gently lead them home;
We pray to the Lord
For those who are dying,
that they may await your call
with calm and dignity;
We pray to the Lord
Families
Mothers
For all mothers,
particularly those who are with child,
that they may be supported by loved ones
and warm friends, and that they may
be understood and blessed;
We pray to the Lord
For young mothers everywhere,
and especially those who are tempted to despair,
that through the child they carry deep within,
they might know hope and joy;
We pray to the Lord
For all mothers,
especially those who are young or alone,
beaten or addicted;
that God might heal their broken hearts
and seal them with his love;
We pray to the Lord
For mothers,
especially those wracked with fear,
depression or despair,
that the new life of their child ]
may touch them with the eternal love of God;
We pray to the Lord
For young mothers tempted to abort their child,
that God's grace might give them
the wisdom and fortitude
to preserve the gift they carry within them;
We pray to the Lord
For mothers tempted to abortion,
that God might teach us how to love them;
We pray to the Lord
Fathers
For fathers,
especially those who are very young,
that through the intercession of Saint Joseph,
they might assume the great responsibility
which God has given to them;
We pray to the Lord
Parents
For all parents who struggle alone to raise their children,
that God will give them the strength of the children of God
and the support of his holy Church;
We pray to the Lord
For expectant mothers and the fathers of unborn children:
that they might rejoice in the noble vocation
which God has given them;
We pray to the Lord
For every unwed father and mother,
and for their child:
that, with God's grace,
their love might bind them together
and truth might preserve and protect them;
We pray to the Lord
For all homeless parents,
that God will teach us
how to love and support them;
We pray to the Lord
For mothers and fathers
who await the birth of their child,
that God might fill their hearts
with an ever-deepening love each day;
We pray to the Lord
For parents of all teen mothers,
that God might grant them
a full portion of his merciful love;
We pray to the Lord
Grandparents
For Grandparents and uncles and aunts:
that their expectant love,
might nurture and preserve the life
of every unborn child;
We pray to the Lord
For parents who have grown very old
that through their prayers and example
they might teach their grandchildren
the wonders of the Gospel of Life;
We pray to the Lord
The Marginalized
For those deprived of their human needs
and their human rights,
ahat they may be given the dignity
which God confers on all his people;
We pray to the Lord
For all who are forgotten or thrown away,
and especially for the poor, the sick and the aged,
that God might change our hearts
and move us to love them as the image of Christ
We pray to the Lord
For all who are lonely or afraid,
for teenagers on the street,
old people in nursing homes,
prisoners with no one to visit them,
and all whom the world has forgotten:
that Christ might lead us to them;
We pray to the Lord
For all who are forgotten or cast off,
that we might value each human life,
as a priceless gift from God;
We pray to the Lord
Medical Profession
For medical researchers:
that they may be inspired and strengthened
by a love for every human person,
from the first moment of conception;
We pray to the Lord
For medical researchers,
that inspired by the beauty of human life
they might seek to be co-workers with God
in fulfillment of his divine plan;
We pray to the Lord
For doctors,
who in their practice abort unborn children:
that God might give them the grace
to turn from sin and remember the Gospel;
We pray to the Lord
For those who study medicine:
that they may be driven by a desire
to heal and protect very human person;
We pray to the Lord
For doctors, nurses and other medical personnel,
especially those tempted by abortion,
that God might change their hearts
and give them the conviction
of the Gospel of Life;
We pray to the Lord
For doctors who perform abortions,
and for those who assist them,
that by our love, patience,
and unswerving dedication to the truth,
they might be drawn closer to the Lord of life;
We pray to the Lord
Post Abortion Healing
For all whose hearts ache from the sin of abortion,
that God will soothe and heal us with the balm of his mercy;
We pray to the Lord
For mothers broken by the memory of a child lost to abortion,
that through the intercession of the Mother of God,
the gentle and merciful love of God may heal their innermost being;
We pray to the Lord
For everyone who is haunted by the memory of abortion,
that they might know repentance, mercy, and peace;
We pray to the Lord
Priests and Bishops
For the leaders of the Church,
that they may be given wisdom
and a sense of justice to speak the words of life
to a world overshadowed by a cult of death;
We pray to the Lord
For the bishops and priests of our Church,
that by their commitment to the innocent child,
the Gospel of Life might be preached
in each of our churches;
We pray to the Lord
For bishops
who seek to guide Catholic politicians in the ways of truth,
that by their example and their words
they might witness the Gospel of Life;
We pray to the Lord
Pro-Life Advocates
For those who pray before abortion clinics,
who march for life,
or who witness to the rights of all human beings:
that God might strengthen and guide them;
We pray to the Lord
For those who long for the equality of all persons:
that their dedication to the unborn, the old, the condemned, and the forgotten,
may grow every day;
We pray to the Lord
For all who work for an end to abortion:
that they might be strengthened by prayer,
and that God might reward them for their goodness;
We pray to the Lord
For all who teach the Gospel of Life:
that they might be driven by love alone;
We pray to the Lord
For all who work to defend life:
that God might reward them for their faithfulness;
We pray to the Lord
For all who work for life,
and especially those who pray at abortion clinics,
that God might reward them for their prayers;
We pray to the Lord
For all those who work to promote the Gospel of Life,
that God might reward them for their goodness;
We pray to the Lord
For those who work to defend the lives of the unborn;
the sick, the infirm, and the aged;
those who defend humanity's inalienable right to life;
We pray to the Lord
For all who work for an end to the culture of death,
and especially for our brothers and sisters
from other churches, ecclesial communions, and religions,
that love for the Gospel of Life might draw us closer in Christ;
We pray to the Lord
Public Servants and Legal System
For an end to all laws
which legalize the taking of a human life,
that our nation might embrace truth and justice;
We pray to the Lord
That justice, truth, and a love for the gift of life,
might inspire all legislators, governors, and our President;
We pray to the Lord
For President (current president), the members of Congress
and the Supreme Court,
that they may have the courage and wisdom
to establish and promote laws
which protect the dignity of human life
from conception until natural death;
We pray to the Lord
For our President,
our congressmen and senators,
the Justices of our Supreme Court,
and all who seek to foster
principles on which this country was founded;
We pray to the Lord
For President (current President),
that God might guide and inspire his heart
with a love for the Gospel of life;
We pray to the Lord
For all those who govern us,
especially President (current President)
the members of Congress and of the Supreme Court
that they may frame laws that are life-giving,
protecting all those who are unable to protect themselves
We pray to the Lord
For (your U.S. Representative), and (your U.S. Senator),
and all the leaders of our country:
that God may make them strong and effective defenders
of the poor, the unborn and the forgotten;
We pray to the Lord
For the justices of our Supreme Court,
and the legislators of our Congress,
that the silent voice of the unborn child,
might move their hearts and minds;
We pray to the Lord
For those who work to change our laws
to reflect the Gospel of Life,
that God might inspire and shepherd them;
We pray to the Lord
For all young professionals, especially doctors,
lawyers and those in public service:
that they might come to know and cherish
the truth of the Gospel of Life;
We pray to the Lord
For a growing respect for life among the leaders of our government:
that our laws might respect the right to life and liberty
of every human being from conception to natural death;
We pray to the Lord
Others
For our nation,
that the values of life and liberty
may truly be our watchwords;
We pray to the Lord
That the good seed of the Gospel of Life
may take root in our land
and grow to the glory of God;
We pray to the Lord
For those who are mentally disabled,
that we might cherish the gifts God has given them,
and in their lives hear the voice of our loving God;
We pray to the Lord
For every person who suffers from violence,
and especially for women whose pain breaks their hearts,
that through the intercession of she whose heart was pierced with a sword,
they might know peace and strength;
We pray to the Lord
For those who mourn the death of a child,
that they may be given the strength
and courage to face the future,
and that they may be understood and blessed;
We pray to the Lord
For all who work in abortions clinics:
that through the intercession of the Mother of God,
they might come to love the unborn child;
We pray to the Lord
For all who do not embrace the rights of the unborn
that, in love, they may come to know and treasure
the infinite value of every human person;
We pray to the Lord
For those who provide or cooperate in abortions,
that by our love for the truth and for them,
they might turn from darkness and death;
We pray to the Lord
For all who are tempted to sin against life,
that they might turn from darkness
and embrace the infinite love and light of God;
We pray to the Lord
For all who are very sick,
and especially those afflicted by HIV/AIDS,
that we might care for them
with the compassion and love of Christ;
We pray to the Lord