Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
Jesus’ life on earth finished not with His death on the Cross but with His Ascension into Heaven, the last of the mysteries of His life here on earth. It is fitting that those who saw Christ die amid insults, scoffing, and mockery on the Cross should see Him now exalted.
Read MoreToday, we celebrate Christ’s Ascension to heaven and in the opening prayer we ask that the Father “gladden us with holy joys and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving, for the Ascension of Christ Your Son is our exaltation.”
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.
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