Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
In today’s First Reading, we hear of the destruction of the Jerusalem temple by the Babylonians and the sacking of the city. Many people were killed, and all the leading citizens and skilled workers were deported to Babylon. The prophets viewed this as punishment for Israel’s infidelity.
Read MoreMany couples choose abortion because they say the child was “an accident.” Others choose the same over fears of financial stress, lack of support, career hiatus, loss of freedom, or potential health risks to the child. In response, Jesus reminds us that He is with us always, “to the end of the age.” Each child is conceived under His providential care. Each parent is strengthened by His love. He is not promising that these difficulties will cease completely, but that, whatever we endure, He will be there to sustain us with His grace.
Read MoreJust as in the case of Zacchaeus, Jesus desires to become “the guest” of sinners, for the “Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost”. How consoling this is for those of us who have had or facilitated someone to have an abortion!
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