{"id":25998,"date":"2010-11-27T13:13:42","date_gmt":"2010-11-27T17:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2010\/11\/pope-benedict-xvis-prayer-for\/"},"modified":"2010-11-27T13:13:42","modified_gmt":"2010-11-27T17:13:42","slug":"pope-benedict-xvis-prayer-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2010\/11\/pope-benedict-xvis-prayer-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Benedict XVI’s Prayer for Nascent Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lord Jesus,<\/span><\/div>\n

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You who faithfully visit and fulfil with your Presence<\/div>\n
the Church and the history of men;<\/div>\n
You who in the miraculous Sacrament of your Body and Blood<\/div>\n
render us participants in divine Life<\/div>\n
and allow us a foretaste of the joy of eternal Life;<\/div>\n
We adore and bless you.<\/div>\n
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Prostrated before You, source and lover of Life,<\/div>\n
truly present and alive among us, we beg you.<\/div>\n
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Reawaken in us respect for every unborn life,<\/div>\n
make us capable of seeing in the fruit of the maternal womb<\/div>\n
the miraculous work of the Creator,<\/div>\n
open our hearts to generously welcoming every child<\/div>\n
that comes into life.<\/div>\n
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Bless all families,<\/div>\n
sanctify the union of spouses,<\/div>\n
render fruitful their love.<\/div>\n
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Accompany the choices of legislative assemblies<\/div>\n
with the light of your Spirit,<\/div>\n
so that peoples and nations may recognise and respect<\/div>\n
the sacred nature of life, of every human life.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Guide the work of scientists and doctors,<\/div>\n
so that all progress contributes to the integral well-being of the person,<\/div>\n
and no-one endures suppression or injustice.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Gift creative charity to administrators and economists,<\/div>\n
so they may realise and promote sufficient conditions<\/div>\n
so that young families can serenely embrace<\/div>\n
the birth of new children<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Console the married couples who suffer<\/div>\n
because they are unable to have children<\/div>\n
and in Your goodness provide for them.<\/div>\n
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Teach us all to care for orphaned or abandoned children,<\/div>\n
so they may experience the warmth of your Charity,<\/div>\n
the consolation of your divine Heart.<\/div>\n
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Together with Mary, Your Mother, the great believer,<\/div>\n
in whose womb you took on our human nature,<\/div>\n
we wait to receive from You, our Only True Good and Saviour,<\/div>\n
the strength to love and serve life,<\/div>\n
in anticipation of living forever in You,<\/div>\n
in communion with the Blessed Trinity.<\/div>\n

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Lord Jesus, You who faithfully visit and fulfil with your Presence the Church and the history of men; You who in the miraculous Sacrament of your Body and Blood render us participants in divine Life and allow us a foretaste of the joy of eternal Life; We adore and bless you. Prostrated before You, source … Continue reading Pope Benedict XVI’s Prayer for Nascent Life<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,30],"tags":[32081,2583,1900],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25998"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25998\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}