Jesus is Born to Mary His Mother and to Joseph His Foster Father.

The Sanctity of Human Life Eminently Manifested in the Birth of a Child

Leader:
Oh Most Holy Family, Jesus, Mary and Joseph; intercede for us who seek your help.

All:
For in you we place all our faith and all our trust.

Meditation:
(Lk. 2:6-7) While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

 Reflection:
It is so difficult to believe that anyone would deliberately kill a child. And yet, abortion is exactly that. We believe that a new, unrepeatable human life begins to live at the moment of conception. Then why do so many bitterly fight for the right to choose to kill these children? Perhaps because those who choose abortion and all other crimes against human life no longer see the beauty of God's creation.

Prayer-All:
The true beauty and glory of all of God’s creation can be seen in the face of a new born child. With every child, God embraces us with his endless love. We pray that all people will come to respect human life, especially the lives of the unborn children. Let us pray ceaselessly for an end to abortion and to all the other crimes against human life: God’s greatest and most beautiful creation.

Our Father...
Hail Mary....
Glory be to the Father...