For all mothers, fathers, grandparents and those wishing to pray for children; you are invited to pray a holy Hour each week, in front of the Blessed Sacrament or in a Church for children.
Our special intention for this month is the infant child, the new born and the unborn, and we invite you to include this intention in your weekly holy hour.
The joy a new born gives to us is priceless. In his homily on Sunday 9th January 2011, the feast of the Baptism of our Lord, the Pope has asked us to pass on to to our new born children the gift of faith, "that which is most precious in life, and that is the truest and most beautiful reason to live", he explained.
Prayer to Our lady for the Protection of the Unborn
O Mary, Mother of Jesus and Mother of us all, we turn to you today as the one who said "Yes" to Life. "You will conceive and bear a Son," the angel told you. Despite the surprise and uncertainty about how this could be, you said yes. "Be it done unto me according to your word."
Mary, we pray today for all mothers who are afraid to be mothers. We pray for those who feel threatened and overwhelmed by their pregnancy. Intercede for them, that God may give them the grace to say yes and the courage to go on. May they have the grace to reject the false solution of abortion. May they say with you, "Be it done unto me according to your word". May they experience the help of christian people, and know that peace comes from doing God's will. Amen