Almighty God, we thank you for the precious gift of human life, for life in the womb, coming from Your creative power, for life of children, making us glad their is freshness and promise, for the life of young people, hoping for a better work, for the life of the disabled, teaching us that every life has value, for the life of the elderly, witnessing to the ageless values of patience and wisdom.
And for all creatures ~ their timidity and docile nature regarded as a special blessing to human families.
....May we say "yes" to Your gift, May we defend it and promote it from conception to the natural end, And bring us at last, O Father, to the fullness of eternal life, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
(excerpted, in part, from Marians of the Immaculate Conception Prayer,
www. Marians.org)