Day for Fasting & Praying
theophilus January 22nd, 2009
One of the uplifting aspects of the 2008 election was the great discussion that took place on the stblogosphere promoting the Culture of Life. I’m certain this discussion will reach new heights in the coming years.
But with today being the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and Respect Life Day, I’m not going to focus on this discussion; for this day is a good day to simply fast and pray.
Fasting in reparation, in petition, in hope, in love.
Prayer through the Rosary and Mass.
Prayer for intercession to Mary as Our Lady of Guadalupe, patron saint of the unborn, and Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, patron saint of our nation.
Prayer to the Sacred Heart and the Divine Mercy of Jesus that he will show us his infinite mercy and that our nation will be redeemed.
Prayer to the Precious Blood of Jesus that our nation is washed clean of this corrosive and soul-destructive sin.
Prayer for the unborn; especially those already killed and those whose lives hang in the balance.
Prayer for pregnant mothers contemplating abortions and those who have already had abortions.
Prayer for all pregnant mothers and their babies.
Prayer for those mothers who chose life and are wondering whether they made the right choice; for those who are struggling; for those who placed their children for adoption.
Prayer for abortionists and those who work in the clinics.
Prayer for those who advocate for the Culture of Death.
Prayer for those who advocate for the Culture of Life.
Prayer for our public officials.
Prayer for those in the media.
Prayer for those who just want the issue to go away; who want a “negative peace.”
Prayer for those who will not open their eyes; who won’t even look at the incredible pictures of life in the womb.
And most introspectively for me, prayer for my birth mother who made the right choice; despite my foster homes, orphanages and birth defects.
I think one of St. Teresa of Avila’s prayer is especially appropriate for today.
Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything. Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours; no hands but yours; no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which the compassion of Christ must look out on the world. Yours are the feet which he is to go about doing good. Yours are the hands with which he is to bless His people.
We have a long road ahead of us. We cannot succeed in turning our nation back to a Culture of Life unless we fully and completely put our work into God’s hands.
