the womb
"Look! There is the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world!" —John 1:29
God's Servant was formed from the womb (Is 49:5). The Lord "knitted" us in our mothers' wombs (Ps 139:13). From our mothers' wombs, the Lord gave us our names (see Is 49:1). The Lord is working with children in the womb both physically and spiritually.
This means:
- We should pray for and with children in the womb.
- Pregnant mothers should receive Holy Communion, and their babies in the womb will share in those Communions.
- We should pray and fast to protect children in the womb from abortion (see The Gospel of Life, Pope John Paul II, 100).
- We should invite parents who have aborted their children to come to Jesus to receive forgiveness and healing.
- We should ask aborted babies to pray for us.
- Most of all, we must invite everyone to give their lives totally to Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Jn 14:6). Jesus is our only Savior, Lord, and Hope.
Prayer: Father, give me the grace to die if necessary to save the lives of children in the wombs.
Promise: "It is He Who is to baptize with the Holy Spirit." —Jn 1:33
Praise: Praise Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life! (Jn 11:25) Praise You, Jesus, enthroned in glory at the right hand of the Father. Praise You, Jesus, victorious Lamb of God!
Reference: (See our leaflets, Hope and Healing Through Aborted Children, How to Stop Abortion, and Abortion and Your Taxes.)
Nihil Obstat: Reverend Robert J. Buschmiller, June 11, 1998
Imprimatur: †Most Reverend Carl K. Moeddel, Vicar General and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, July 20, 1998