The Christian ideal is not to live entirely independently, but to help one another. Service can take the form of material gifts to food banks and pregnancy care centers—taking time to clean out our pantries and closets—or through the gift of time and presence, like a phone call to a lonely friend or neighbor. Many women who are pregnant would appreciate help with running necessary errands. Ideas for volunteering and organizations in need of assistance can be found through an online search or by reaching out to your parish or diocese. Pray about how you may be an instrument of God’s peace and love. We are Jesus’s hands and feet!

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Let us pray:

 

O Blessed Mother, you received the good news of the incarnation of Christ, your Son, with faith and trust. Grant your protection to all pregnant mothers facing difficulties.

 

Guide us as we strive to make our parish communities places of welcome and assistance for mothers in need. Help us become instruments of God’s love and compassion.

 

Mary, Mother of the Church, graciously help us build a culture of life and a civilization of love, together with all people of good will, to the praise and glory of God, the Creator and lover of life. Amen.

 

(Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be)