Novena Day 9:
"Dear children, let us love
not with words and speech
but with actions and in truth!"
but with actions and in truth!"
(1 John 3:18)
Reflection: Did you cry dear friend, when you heard about the horrrible massacre at the Connecticut school? Did you cry for those 20 children and their teachers? I know I did. ...Which one of us didn't?! Twenty children killed in one brief instant: each child a beautiful girl or boy, innocent, young, full of life, with so much ahead. Obama appeared moved and spoke about it and rightly so because these children deserved to be mourned but likewise, so do the 4,000+ unborn murdered every day in the same country! How can we forget the innocent unborn and not mourn them? Over another 100,000 children are aborted everyday worldwide too. Oh Lord Jesus: how You must cry! How You must be deeply saddened! How You must be angered too that we could let this continue to happen! Over 55 million children, so precious to You, have been murdered by abortion these past 40 years, legally, in States alone!
Lord Jesus You taught us to love each other! You told us to look out for our brothers! You taught us to care and respect others and yet we kill instead! We talk and pretend to be "civilised" and yet this is what we've done and what we continue to do. Lord Jesus, give us the courage to stand up and to bring an end to this tragedy: give us the strength and wisdom to love with deeds and actions, not just words!
Today, (22nd January) is the 40th Anniversary since America legalised abortion. In the past 40 years over 55 million innocent children have been legally aborted. Pray, sincerely, and with faith, for an end to abortion ...how many more children must we kill or let die before this tragedy is ended? Watch the video above and do your part in speaking up in favour of life: at every opportunity!
Prayer:
God and Father of Life,
You have created every human person,
And have opened the way for each
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
We live in the shadow of death.
Tens of millions of your children
have been killed because of the
Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion.
Father, have mercy on us,
Father, have mercy on us,
Heal our world
And accept our offering
And accept our offering
of prayer and penance.
In Your love for us,
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
And work together
to build a culture of life.
We pray through Christ our Lord, Amen.
We pray through Christ our Lord, Amen.
(This prayer is from the Priests for Life website,
May God continue to bless us through their work for life!)
May God continue to bless us through their work for life!)
(Note: this year's March for Life will be happening on the 25th of January. May politicians be moved to enact laws which defend not kill the unborn: offer a prayer for this intention! :-)
