{"id":4145,"date":"2018-01-18T20:58:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T01:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=4145"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:11:57","slug":"prayer-for-the-unborn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/prayer-for-the-unborn","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for the Unborn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Heavenly Father, in Your love for us, protect against the wickedness of the devil, those helpless little ones to whom You have given the gift of life.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Touch with pity the hearts of those women pregnant in our world today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Help them to see that the child they carry is made in Your image, as well as theirs, made for eternal life.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Dispel their fear of selfishness and give them true womanly hearts to love their babies and give them birth and all the needed care that a mother can give.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> We ask this through Jesus Christ, Your Son, Our Lord Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavenly Father, in Your love for us, protect against the wickedness of the devil, those helpless little ones to whom You have given the gift of life. 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